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Adobe After Effects 2021 keyboard shortcuts (filtered)
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First published at 10/28/2021 on
https://defkey.com/adobe-after-effects-cc-2021-shortcuts

Adobe After Effects is a visual effects software used in the
post-production of filmmaking, video games, and more. It can be used for
tracking, keying, compositing, and animation among other purposes.



General
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Ctrl + A                Select all
F2                      Deselect all
Num Enter               Open selected layer, composition, or footage item
Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow / Down arrow Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items up (forward) down
(back) in stacking order
Ctrl + D                Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators,
puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions
Ctrl + Q                Quit
Ctrl + Z                Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z        Redo
Ctrl + Alt + Num /      Purge All Memory


Projects
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Left click              (click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel) Open Project Settings
dialog box


Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows
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Ctrl + 7                Open or close Paragraph panel
F3                      Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer
Ctrl + \                Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to
resize window so that contents fill the screen.)


Activate tools
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Note: To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard
shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously
active tool. To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and
immediately release it.

C                       Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera,
Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera)
Q                       Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star)
G                       Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can
turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.)


Layers
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Alt + [                 Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time


Modifying layer properties
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Ctrl + Alt + Home       Center anchor point in the visible content


Keyframes and the Graph Editor
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F9                      Easy ease selected keyframes
Shift + F9              Easy ease selected keyframes in


Saving, exporting, and rendering
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Source: Adobe


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