Adobe After Effects 2021 keyboard shortcuts

Adobe After Effects 2021  

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- Shortcuts

We have listed default keyboard shortcuts of After Effects below. The list can be daunting at first glance - we recommends looking at "General" section first. These shortcuts can be customized in Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor which can be opened by pressing Ctrl + Alt + ' or selecting Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 3

Show colorized red, green, or blue channel

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Alt + ↑  Shift + 4

Toggle showing straight RGB color

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Alt + 5

Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel

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Alt + 6

Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel

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Alt + X

Show Refine Edge X-ray

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(double-click Hand tool) Center composition in the panel

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Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

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Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

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/

Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

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↑  Shift + /

Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

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Alt + /

Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel

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Ctrl + J

Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + J
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or Ctrl + Alt + J
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Ctrl + Alt + U

Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel

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=

Zoom in time

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Zoom out time

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;

Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.)

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↑  Shift + ;

Zoom out in Timeline panel to show the entire composition duration (Press again to zoom back in to the duration specified by the Time Navigator.)

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⇪ Caps Lock

Prevent images from being rendered for previews in viewer panels

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'

Show or hide safe zones

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Ctrl + '

Show or hide grid

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Alt + '

Show or hide proportional grid

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Ctrl + R

Show or hide rulers

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Ctrl + ;

Show or hide guides

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + '

Turn snapping to grid on or off

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + ;

Turn snapping to guides on or off

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + ;

Lock or unlock guides

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + H

Show or hide layer controls (masks, motion paths, light and camera wireframes, effect control points, and layer handles)

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Ctrl + I

Import one file or image sequence

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Ctrl + Alt + I

Import multiple files or image sequences

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(double-click the footage item in the Project panel) Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel

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Ctrl + /

Add selected items to most recently activated composition

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Ctrl + Alt + /

Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel

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Alt +
+

(drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer) Replace source for a selected layer

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Ctrl + Backspace

Delete a footage item without a warning

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Ctrl + Alt + G

Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item

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Ctrl + Alt + C

Remember footage interpretation

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Ctrl + E

Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original)

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Ctrl + H

Replace selected footage item

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Ctrl + Alt + L

Reload selected footage items

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Ctrl + Alt + P

Set proxy for selected footage item

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + E

Delete all effects from selected layers

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + E

Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + F

Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers

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Ctrl + Y

New solid layer

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + Y

New null layer

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Ctrl + Alt + Y

New adjustment layer

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Num 0 - Num 9

Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)

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↑  Shift + Num 0 - Num 9

Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)

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Ctrl +

Select next layer in stacking order

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Ctrl +

Select previous layer in stacking order

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Extend selection to next layer in stacking order

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + A

Deselect all layers

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X

Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel

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↑  Shift + F4

Show or hide Parent column

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F4

Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns

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Alt + B

Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bilinear)

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Alt + ↑  Shift + B

Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bicubic)

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Alt +

(click solo switch) Turn off all other solo switches

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + V

Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + V

Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Y

Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer

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Ctrl + Alt + V

Paste layers at current time

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + D

Split selected layers. (If no layers are selected, split all layers.)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C

Precompose selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + T

Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers

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(double-click a layer) Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel)

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Alt +

(double-click a layer) Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel)

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Ctrl + Alt + R

Reverse selected layers in time

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Ctrl + Alt + T

Enable time remapping for selected layers

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[

Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time

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or ]
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Alt + [

Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time

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or Alt + ]
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Alt +

(click stopwatch) Add or remove expression for a property

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(double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel) Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + ,

Set In point or Out point by time-stretching

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or Ctrl + Alt + ,
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Alt + Home

Move selected layers so that their In point is at beginning of composition

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Alt + End

Move selected layers so that their Out point is at end of composition

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Ctrl + L

Lock selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Unlock all layers

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Ctrl + U

Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + U
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or Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + U
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↑  Shift + -

Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers

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or ↑  Shift + =
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Ctrl + F

Find in Timeline panel

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or Ctrl + F
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Ctrl + `

Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties

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Ctrl +

(click triangle to the left of the property group name) Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

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A

Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)

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L

Show only Audio Levels property

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F

Show only Mask Feather property

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M

Show only Mask Path property

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T then T

Show only Mask Opacity property

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T

Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity)

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P

Show only Position property

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R

Show only Rotation and Orientation properties

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S

Show only Scale property

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R then R

Show only Time Remap property

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F then F

Show only instances of missing effects

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E

Show only Effects property group

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M then M

Show only mask property groups

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A then A

Show only Material Options property group

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E then E

Show only expressions

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U

Show properties with keyframes

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U then U

Show only modified properties

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P then P

Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins

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L then L

Show only audio waveform

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S then S

Show only selected properties and groups

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Alt + ↑  Shift +

(click property or group name) Hide property or group

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↑  Shift +

(click property or group shortcut) Add or remove property or group from set that is shown

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Alt + ↑  Shift + A - Z

(hit the property shortcut key) Add or remove keyframe at current time

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Ctrl + `

Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties

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Ctrl +

(click triangle to the left of the property group name) Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

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(drag property value) Modify property value by default increments

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↑  Shift +
+

(drag property value) Modify property value by 10x default increments

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Ctrl +
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(drag property value) Modify property value by 1/10 default increments

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Ctrl + Alt + O

Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + O

Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R

Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + P

Open Position dialog box for selected layers

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Ctrl + Home

Center-selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view)

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Ctrl + Alt + Home

Center anchor point in the visible content

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Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position)

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↑  Shift +

Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position)

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Alt + Page Up / Down

Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later

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Alt + Shift + Page Up / Down

Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later

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Num +

Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1°

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or Num -
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↑  Shift + Num +

Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10°

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or ↑  Shift + Num -
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Ctrl + Alt + Num +

Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1%

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or Ctrl + Alt + Num -
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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + Num +

Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10%

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or Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + Num -
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Ctrl + Num +

Increase Scale of selected layers by 1%

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or Ctrl + Num -
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Ctrl + Num -

Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1%

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or Alt + Num -
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Num +

Increase Scale of selected layers by 10%


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Program information

Program name: Adobe After Effects 2021 Adobe After Effects 2021 (Imaging)

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.

Web page: helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/...

Last update: 3/7/2022 10:42 AM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 73%

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Updated: Updated program information. (5 updates.) 10/28/2021 10:51:30 AM New program added.
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