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 + Num +

Increase Scale of selected layers by 10%

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Num -

Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10%

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

(drag with Rotation tool) Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments

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↑  Shift +
+

(drag layer handle with Selection tool) Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio

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(double-click Rotation tool) Reset Rotation to 0°

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(double-click Selection tool) Reset Scale to 100%

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Ctrl + Alt + F

Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + H

Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + G

Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer

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F10

Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)

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F11

Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1)

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F12

Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)

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Esc

Return to previous view

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + L

New light

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1

Switch to Orbit camera control

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2

Switch to Pan camera control

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3

Switch to Dolly camera control

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + C

New camera

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V

Switch to Universal gizmo

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4

Switch to Position gizmo

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5

Switch to Scale gizmo

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6

Switch to Rotation gizmo

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + \

Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers

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F

With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers

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Alt + ↑  Shift + C

Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers

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↑  Shift + F3

Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes

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(click property name) Select all keyframes for a property

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Ctrl + Alt + A

Select all visible keyframes and properties

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↑  Shift + F2

Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups

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or Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + A
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Alt +   

Move keyframe 1 frame earlier or later

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Alt + ↑  Shift +   

Move keyframe 10 frames earlier or later

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Ctrl + Alt + K

Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode)

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Ctrl + Alt + H

Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier

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Ctrl +

(click in layer bar mode) Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier

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Ctrl + Alt +

(click in layer bar mode) Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold

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F9

Easy ease selected keyframes

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↑  Shift + F9

Easy ease selected keyframes in

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F9

Easy ease selected keyframes out

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + K

Set velocity for selected keyframes

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Alt + ↑  Shift + A - Z

(press property shortcut letter) Add or remove keyframe at current time. For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + T

New text layer

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C
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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + L

Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + C
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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + R
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↑  Shift +   

Reduce or extend selection by one character to left or right in horizontal text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +   

Reduce or extend selection by one word to left or right in horizontal text

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↑  Shift +   

Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text

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↑  Shift +   

Reduce or extend selection by one line to left or right in vertical text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift +   

Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text

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↑  Shift +   

Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text

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↑  Shift + Home

Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line

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or ↑  Shift + End
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Home

Move insertion point to beginning or end of line

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or End
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(double-click text layer) Select all text on a layer

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Home

Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame

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or Ctrl + ↑  Shift + End
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↑  Shift +

To mouse-click point, select text from insertion point

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In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right

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In horizontal text, move insertion point one line up or down

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Ctrl +   

In horizontal text, move insertion point one word left or right

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Ctrl +   

In horizontal text, move insertion point one paragraph left or right

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In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down

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In vertical text, move insertion point one left or right

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Ctrl +   

In vertical text, move insertion point one word up or down

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Ctrl +   

In vertical text, move insertion point one paragraph left or right

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(with Type tool) Select word

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(with Type tool) Select line

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then

(quadruple-click with Type tool) Select paragraph

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then
then

(quintuple-click with Type tool) Select entire text frame

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + K

Turn All Caps on or off for selected text

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + K

Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + =

Turn Superscript on or off for selected text

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + =

Turn Subscript on or off for selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + X

Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + X

Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + A

Auto leading for selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Q

Reset tracking to 0 for selected text

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + J

Justify paragraph; left align last line

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + J

Justify paragraph; right align last line

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Justify paragraph; force last line

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + ,

Decrease font size of selected text by 2 units

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + .

Increase font size of selected text by 2 units

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + ,

Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units

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or Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + .
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Alt +   

Decrease or increase leading by 2 units

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Ctrl + Alt +   

Increase or decrease  leading by 10 units

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Alt + ↑  Shift +   

Increase or decrease baseline shift by 2 units

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift +   

Increase or decrease baseline shift by 10 units

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Alt +   

Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)

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Ctrl + Alt +   

Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift + T

Toggle paragraph composer

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + N

New mask

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Alt +

(click mask) Select all points in a mask

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Alt + `

Select next or previous mask

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or Alt + ↑  Shift + `
Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform mask editing mode
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Esc

Exit free-transform mask editing mode

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Ctrl +
+

(drag) Scale around center point in Free Transform mode

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Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification

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↑  Shift +

Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification

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Ctrl + Alt +

(click vertex) Toggle between smooth and corner points

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Ctrl + Alt +
+

(drag vertex) Redraw Bezier handles

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + I

Invert selected mask

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + M

Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask

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S

Subtract mode

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D

Darken mode

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F

Difference mode

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A

Add mode

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I

Intersect mode

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N

None

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X

Swap paint background color and foreground colors

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D

Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white

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Alt +

Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer

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Ctrl + Alt +

Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer

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Ctrl +
+

(drag) Set brush size for a paint tool

Ctrl+drag, then release Ctrl while dragging: Set brush hardness for a paint tool
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↑  Shift

(Hold Shift while beginning stroke) Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke

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Alt +

Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift

Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option

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Alt + ↑  Shift +
+

(drag with with Clone Stamp tool) Show and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool)

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3

Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset

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or 4
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or 5
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or 6
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or 7
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Alt +

(click the button for the preset) Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel

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Num 1 - Num 9

(for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set opacity for a paint tool

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Num .

Set opacity for a paint tool to 100%

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↑  Shift + Num 1 - Num 9

(for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set flow for a paint tool

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↑  Shift + Num .

Set flow for a paint tool to 100%

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Ctrl + Page Up / Down

Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration

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or 1
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or 2
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Ctrl + G

Group selected shapes

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + G

Ungroup selected shapes

Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform path editing mode

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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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