=========================================== Adobe After Effects 2021 keyboard shortcuts =========================================== 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. Adobe After Effects 2021 has 450 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Ctrl + A Select all F2 Deselect all Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect all Enter Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask 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 + Alt + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to top (front) or bottom (back) of stacking order Shift + Down arrow Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel Shift + Up arrow Extend selection to previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel 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 Esc Interrupt running a script Ctrl + Alt + E Display filename corresponding to the frame at the current time in the Info panel Projects -------- Ctrl + Alt + N New project Ctrl + O Open project Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P Open most recent project Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N New folder in Project panel Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Open Project Settings dialog box Ctrl + F Find in Project panel Alt + Left click (click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel) Cycle through color bit depths for project Left click (click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel) Open Project Settings dialog box Preferences ----------- Ctrl + Alt + ; Open Preferences dialog box Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold down while starting After Effects) Restore default preferences settings Panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows ---------------------------------------- Ctrl + 0 Open or close Project panel Ctrl + Alt + 0 Open or close Render Queue panel Ctrl + 1 Open or close Tools panel Ctrl + 2 Open or close Info panel Ctrl + 3 Open or close Preview panel Ctrl + 4 Open or close Audio panel Ctrl + 5 Open or close Effects & Presets panel Ctrl + 6 Open or close Character panel Ctrl + 7 Open or close Paragraph panel Ctrl + 8 Open or close Paint panel Ctrl + 9 Open or close Brushes panel F3 Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer Ctrl + Shift + T Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer Ctrl + F11 Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart Shift + F10 Switch to workspace Shift + F11 Switch to workspace Shift + F12 Switch to workspace Ctrl + W Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) Ctrl + Shift + W Close active panel or all viewers of type of active viewer (closes content first). For example, if a Timeline panel is active, this command closes all Timeline panels. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state ` Maximize or restore panel under pointer Ctrl + \ Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) Ctrl + Alt + \ Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) \ Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition Shift + , Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) Shift + . Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) Alt + Shift + , Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) Alt + Shift + . Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) Middle click Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection Activate tools -------------- 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. Alt + Left click (alt-click tool button in Tools panel) Cycle through tools V Activate Selection tool H Activate Hand tool Space Temporarily activate Hand tool Middle click Temporarily activate Hand tool Z Activate Zoom In tool Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) Activate Zoom Out tool W Activate Rotation tool Alt + W Activate Roto Brush tool Alt + W Activate Refine Edge tool C Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) Y Activate Pan Behind tool Q Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) Ctrl + T Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) G Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note: You can turn off this setting in the Preferences dialog box.) Ctrl Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected Ctrl + Alt Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex) Ctrl + B Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools Ctrl + P Activate and cycle through Puppet tools Alt (in shape layer) Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool Ctrl (in shape layer) Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool Compositions and the work area ------------------------------ Ctrl + N New composition Ctrl + K Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition B or N:  Set beginning or end of work area to current time Ctrl + Alt + B Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration Tab Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition Shift + Esc Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition Ctrl + Shift + X Trim Composition to work area Alt + \ New Composition from selection Time navigation --------------- Alt + Shift + J Go to specific time Shift + Home or Shift + End Go to beginning or end of work area J Go to previous visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) K Go to next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) (Note: Also goes to beginning, end, or base frame of Roto Brush span if viewing Roto Brush in Layer panel.) Home Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item End Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item Page Down Go forward 1 frame Ctrl + Right arrow Go forward 1 frame Shift + Page Down Go forward 10 frames Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow Go forward 10 frames Page Up Go backward 1 frame Ctrl + Left arrow Go backward 1 frame Shift + Page Up Go backward 10 frames Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow Go backward 10 frames I Go to layer In point O Go to layer Out point Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left arrow Go to previous In point or Out point Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right arrow Go to next In point or Out point D Scroll to current time in Timeline panel Previews -------- Space Start or stop preview Num 0 Start or stop preview Alt + Left click (click Reset in Preview panel) Reset preview settings to replicate RAM Preview and Standard Preview behaviors Num . Preview only audio, from current time Alt + Num . Preview only audio, in work area Left click + Move the mouse Manually preview (scrub) video Alt + Left click + Move the mouse Manually preview (scrub) video Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag current-time indicator) Manually preview (scrub) audio Alt + Num 0 Preview number of frames specified by Alternate Preview preference (defaults to 5) Num / Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview Shift + F5 Take snapshot Shift + F6 Take snapshot Shift + F7 Take snapshot Shift + F8 Take snapshot F5 Display snapshot in active viewer F6 Display snapshot in active viewer F7 Display snapshot in active viewer F8 Display snapshot in active viewer Ctrl + Shift + F5 Purge snapshot Ctrl + Shift + F6 Purge snapshot Ctrl + Shift + F7 Purge snapshot Ctrl + Shift + F8 Purge snapshot Ctrl + Alt + 1 Fast Previews > Off Ctrl + Alt + 2 Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution Ctrl + Alt + 3 Fast Previews > Draft Ctrl + Alt + 4 Fast Previews > Fast Draft Ctrl + Alt + 5 Fast Previews > Wireframe Views ----- Shift + Num / Turn display color management on or off for active view Alt + 1 Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale Alt + 2 Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale Alt + 3 Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale Alt + 4 Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale Alt + Shift + 1 Show colorized red, green, or blue channel Alt + Shift + 2 Show colorized red, green, or blue channel Alt + Shift + 3 Show colorized red, green, or blue channel Alt + Shift + 4 Toggle showing straight RGB color Alt + 5 Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel Alt + 6 Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel Alt + X Show Refine Edge X-ray Double click (double-click Hand tool) Center composition in the panel . Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel , Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel / Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Shift + / Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Alt + / Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel Ctrl + J Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel Ctrl + Shift + J Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel Ctrl + Alt + J Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel Ctrl + Alt + U Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel = Zoom in time - Zoom out time ; Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) 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.) Caps Lock Prevent images from being rendered for previews in viewer panels ' Show or hide safe zones Ctrl + ' Show or hide grid Alt + ' Show or hide proportional grid Ctrl + R Show or hide rulers Ctrl + ; Show or hide guides Ctrl + Shift + ' Turn snapping to grid on or off Ctrl + Shift + ; Turn snapping to guides on or off Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ; Lock or unlock guides Ctrl + Shift + H Show or hide layer controls (masks, motion paths, light and camera wireframes, effect control points, and layer handles) Footage ------- Ctrl + I Import one file or image sequence Ctrl + Alt + I Import multiple files or image sequences Double click (double-click the footage item in the Project panel) Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel Ctrl + / Add selected items to most recently activated composition Ctrl + Alt + / Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer) Replace source for a selected layer Ctrl + Backspace Delete a footage item without a warning Ctrl + Alt + G Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item Ctrl + Alt + C Remember footage interpretation Ctrl + E Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) Ctrl + H Replace selected footage item Ctrl + Alt + L Reload selected footage items Ctrl + Alt + P Set proxy for selected footage item Effects and animation presets ----------------------------- Ctrl + Shift + E Delete all effects from selected layers Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers Layers ------ Ctrl + Y New solid layer Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y New null layer Ctrl + Alt + Y New adjustment layer [Num 0 - 9] Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) Shift + [Num 0 - 9] Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) Ctrl + Down arrow Select next layer in stacking order Ctrl + Up arrow Select previous layer in stacking order Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow Extend selection to next layer in stacking order Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect all layers X Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel Shift + F4 Show or hide Parent column F4 Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns Alt + B Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bilinear) Alt + Shift + B Setting the sampling method for selected layers (Best/Bicubic) Alt + Left click (click solo switch) Turn off all other solo switches Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers Ctrl + Shift + V Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers Ctrl + Shift + Y Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer Ctrl + Alt + V Paste layers at current time Ctrl + Shift + D Split selected layers. (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) Ctrl + Shift + C Precompose selected layers Ctrl + Shift + T Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers Double click (double-click a layer) Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) Alt + Double click (double-click a layer) Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) Ctrl + Alt + R Reverse selected layers in time Ctrl + Alt + T Enable time remapping for selected layers [ Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time ] Move selected layers so that their In point or Out point is at the current time Alt + [ Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time Alt + ] Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time Alt + Left click (click stopwatch) Add or remove expression for a property Double click (double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel) Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers Ctrl + Shift + , Set In point or Out point by time-stretching Ctrl + Alt + , Set In point or Out point by time-stretching Alt + Home Move selected layers so that their In point is at beginning of composition Alt + End Move selected layers so that their Out point is at end of composition Ctrl + L Lock selected layers Ctrl + Shift + L Unlock all layers Ctrl + U Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers Ctrl + Shift + U Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers Shift + - Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers Shift + = Cycle forward or backward through blending modes for selected layers Ctrl + F Find in Timeline panel Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel --------------------------------------------------- Ctrl + F Find in Timeline panel Ctrl + ` Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties Ctrl + Left click (click triangle to the left of the property group name) Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties A Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) L Show only Audio Levels property F Show only Mask Feather property M Show only Mask Path property T then T Show only Mask Opacity property T Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) P Show only Position property R Show only Rotation and Orientation properties S Show only Scale property R then R Show only Time Remap property F then F Show only instances of missing effects E Show only Effects property group M then M Show only mask property groups A then A Show only Material Options property group E then E Show only expressions U Show properties with keyframes U then U Show only modified properties P then P Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins L then L Show only audio waveform S then S Show only selected properties and groups Alt + Shift + Left click (click property or group name) Hide property or group Shift + Left click (click property or group shortcut) Add or remove property or group from set that is shown Alt + Shift + [A - Z] (hit the property shortcut key) Add or remove keyframe at current time Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel ----------------------------------------------- Ctrl + ` Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties Ctrl + Left click (click triangle to the left of the property group name) Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties Modifying layer properties -------------------------- Left click + Move the mouse (drag property value) Modify property value by default increments Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag property value) Modify property value by 10x default increments Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag property value) Modify property value by 1/10 default increments Ctrl + Alt + O Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers Ctrl + Shift + O Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers Ctrl + Shift + R Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers Ctrl + Shift + P Open Position dialog box for selected layers Ctrl + Home Center-selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) Ctrl + Alt + Home Center anchor point in the visible content Arrow keys Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) Shift + Arrow keys Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) Alt + Page Up / Down Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later Alt + Shift + Page Up / Down Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later Num + Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° Num - Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° Shift + Num + Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° Shift + Num - Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° Ctrl + Alt + Num + Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% Ctrl + Alt + Num - Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Num + Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Num - Increase or decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% Ctrl + Num + Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% Ctrl + Num - Increase Scale of selected layers by 1% Ctrl + Num - Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% Alt + Num - Decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% Ctrl + Shift + Num + Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% Alt + Shift + Num + Increase Scale of selected layers by 10% Ctrl + Shift + Num - Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% Alt + Shift + Num - Decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag with Rotation tool) Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (drag layer handle with Selection tool) Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio Double click (double-click Rotation tool) Reset Rotation to 0° Double click (double-click Selection tool) Reset Scale to 100% Ctrl + Alt + F Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer 3D layers --------- F10 Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) F11 Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1) F12 Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) Esc Return to previous view Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L New light 1 Switch to Orbit camera control 2 Switch to Pan camera control 3 Switch to Dolly camera control Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C New camera V Switch to Universal gizmo 4 Switch to Position gizmo 5 Switch to Scale gizmo 6 Switch to Rotation gizmo Ctrl + Alt + Shift + \ Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers F With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers Ctrl + Shift + F With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers Alt + Shift + C Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers Keyframes and the Graph Editor ------------------------------ Shift + F3 Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes Left click (click property name) Select all keyframes for a property Ctrl + Alt + A Select all visible keyframes and properties Shift + F2 Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups Alt + Left arrow / Right arrow Move keyframe 1 frame earlier or later Alt + Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Move keyframe 10 frames earlier or later Ctrl + Alt + K Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) Ctrl + Alt + H Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier Ctrl + Left click (click in layer bar mode) Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier Ctrl + Alt + Left click (click in layer bar mode) Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold F9 Easy ease selected keyframes Shift + F9 Easy ease selected keyframes in Ctrl + Shift + F9 Easy ease selected keyframes out Ctrl + Shift + K Set velocity for selected keyframes 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). Text ---- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T New text layer Ctrl + Shift + L Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right Ctrl + Shift + C Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right Ctrl + Shift + R Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right Ctrl + Shift + L Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom Ctrl + Shift + C Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom Ctrl + Shift + R Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Reduce or extend selection by one character to left or right in horizontal text Ctrl + Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Reduce or extend selection by one word to left or right in horizontal text Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text Shift + Left arrow / Right arrow Reduce or extend selection by one line to left or right in vertical text Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text Shift + Home Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line Shift + End Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line Home Move insertion point to beginning or end of line End Move insertion point to beginning or end of line Double click (double-click text layer) Select all text on a layer Ctrl + Shift + Home Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame Ctrl + Shift + End Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame Shift + Left click To mouse-click point, select text from insertion point Left arrow / Right arrow In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right Up arrow / Down arrow In horizontal text, move insertion point one line up or down Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow In horizontal text, move insertion point one word left or right Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow In horizontal text, move insertion point one paragraph left or right Up arrow / Down arrow In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down Left arrow / Right arrow In vertical text, move insertion point one left or right Ctrl + Up arrow / Down arrow In vertical text, move insertion point one word up or down Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow In vertical text, move insertion point one paragraph left or right Double click (with Type tool) Select word Click three times (rapidly) (with Type tool) Select line Double click then Double click (quadruple-click with Type tool) Select paragraph Double click then Double click then Left click (quintuple-click with Type tool) Select entire text frame Ctrl + Shift + K Turn All Caps on or off for selected text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text Ctrl + Shift + = Turn Superscript on or off for selected text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + = Turn Subscript on or off for selected text Ctrl + Shift + X Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Auto leading for selected text Ctrl + Shift + Q Reset tracking to 0 for selected text Ctrl + Shift + J Justify paragraph; left align last line Ctrl + Alt + Shift + J Justify paragraph; right align last line Ctrl + Shift + F Justify paragraph; force last line Ctrl + Shift + , Decrease font size of selected text by 2 units Ctrl + Shift + . Increase font size of selected text by 2 units Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units Ctrl + Alt + Shift + . Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units Alt + Up arrow / Down arrow Decrease or increase leading by 2 units Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow / Down arrow Increase or decrease  leading by 10 units Alt + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Increase or decrease baseline shift by 2 units Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up arrow / Down arrow Increase or decrease baseline shift by 10 units Alt + Left arrow / Right arrow Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow / Right arrow Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T Toggle paragraph composer Masks ----- Ctrl + Shift + N New mask Alt + Left click (click mask) Select all points in a mask Alt + ` Select next or previous mask Alt + Shift + ` Select next or previous mask Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform mask editing mode Esc Exit free-transform mask editing mode Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Scale around center point in Free Transform mode Arrow keys Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification Shift + Arrow keys Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification Ctrl + Alt + Left click (click vertex) Toggle between smooth and corner points Ctrl + Alt + Left click + Move the mouse (drag vertex) Redraw Bezier handles Ctrl + Shift + I Invert selected mask Ctrl + Shift + F Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask Ctrl + Shift + M Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask S Subtract mode D Darken mode F Difference mode A Add mode I Intersect mode N None Paint tools ----------- X Swap paint background color and foreground colors D Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white Alt + Left click Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer Ctrl + Alt + Left click Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse (drag) Set brush size for a paint tool Ctrl+drag, then release Ctrl while dragging: Set brush hardness for a paint tool Shift (Hold Shift while beginning stroke) Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke Alt + Left click Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer Ctrl + Shift Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option Alt + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse (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) 3 Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset 4 Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset 5 Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset 6 Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset 7 Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset Alt + Left click (click the button for the preset) Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel [Num 1 - 9] (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set opacity for a paint tool Num . Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% Shift + [Num 1 - 9] (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set flow for a paint tool Shift + Num . Set flow for a paint tool to 100% Ctrl + Page Up / Down Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration 1 Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration 2 Move earlier or later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration Shape layers ------------ Ctrl + G Group selected shapes Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup selected shapes Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform path editing mode Page Up (when dragging to create shape) Increase star inner roundness Page Down (when dragging to create shape) Decrease star inner roundness Up arrow (when dragging to create shape) Increase number of points for star or polygon; increase roundness for rounded rectangle Down arrow (when dragging to create shape) Decrease number of points for star or polygon; decrease roundness for rounded rectangle Space (hold when dragging to create shape) Reposition shape during creation Left arrow (when dragging to create shape) Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness Right arrow (when dragging to create shape) Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness Shift (when dragging to create shape) Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation Ctrl (when dragging to create shape) Change outer radius of star Markers ------- Num * Set marker at current time (works during preview and audio-only preview) Alt + Num * Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box Shift + [0 - 9] Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time [0 - 9] Go to a composition marker (0-9) Alt + Left click (click the markers or keyframes) Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel Ctr + Left click (click marker) Remove marker Motion tracking --------------- Arrow keys Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification Shift + Arrow keys Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification Alt + Arrow keys Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification Alt + Shift + Arrow keys Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification Saving, exporting, and rendering -------------------------------- Ctrl + S Save project Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S Increment and save project Ctrl + Shift + S Save As Ctrl + Shift + / Add active composition or selected items to render queue Ctrl + Alt + S Add current frame to render queue Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate render item with same output filename as original Ctrl + Alt + M Add a composition to the Adobe Media Encoder encoding queue Source: Adobe Last modified on (UTC): Monday, March 7, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.