| SHORTCUT | ACTION | 
| General | |
| Cmnd+A | Select all | 
| F2 or Cmnd+Shft+A | Deselect all | 
| Return | Rename selected layer, composition, folder,effect, group, or mask | 
| Enter on numeric keypad | Open selected layer, composition, or footageitem | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+UpArro | Move selected layers, masks, or effectsdown (back) or up (forward) in stacking order | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+ | Move selected layers, masks, or effectsto bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order | 
| Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel | 
| Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel | 
| Cmnd+D | Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects,text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, or compositions | 
| Cmnd+Q | Quit | 
| Cmnd+Z | Undo | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Z | Redo | 
| Cmnd+Optn+/ (on numeric keypad) | Purge all | 
| Working with projects | |
| Cmnd+Optn+N | New project | 
| Cmnd+O | Open project | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+P | Open most recent project | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N | New folder in Project panel | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K | Open Project Settings dialog box | 
| Cmnd+Optn+G | Find in Project panel | 
| Optn+Shft+G | Find again in Project panel | 
| Optn-click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Cycle through color bit depths for project | 
| Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Open Project Settings dialog box | 
| Working with preferences | |
| Cmnd+Optn+; (semicolon) | Open Preferences dialog box | 
| Hold down Cmnd+Optn+Shft while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings | 
| Panels, viewers, workspaces and windows | |
| Cmnd+0 | Open or close Project panel | 
| Cmnd+Optn+0 | Open or close Render Queue panel | 
| Cmnd+1 | Open or close Tools panel | 
| Cmnd+2 | Open or close Info panel | 
| Cmnd+3 | Open or close Time Controls panel | 
| Cmnd+4 | Open or close Audio panel | 
| Cmnd+5 | Open or close Effects & Presets panel | 
| Cmnd+6 | Open or close Character panel | 
| Cmnd+7 | Open or close Paragraph panel | 
| Cmnd+8 | Open or close Paint panel | 
| Cmnd+9 | Open or close Brush Tips panel | 
| F3 or Cmnd+Shft+T | Open or close Effect Controls panel forselected layer | 
| Cmnd+F11 | Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart | 
| Shft+F10, Shft+F11, or Shft+F12 | Switch to workspace | 
| Cmnd+W | Close active viewer or panel (closes contentfirst) | 
| Cmnd+Shft+W | Close active panel or all viewers of typeof active viewer (closes content first) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N | Split the frame containing the active viewerand create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state | 
| ` (accent grave) | Maximize or restore panel under pointer | 
| Cmnd+\ (backslash) | Resize application window or floating windowto fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fillthe screen.) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+\ (backslash) | Move application window or floating windowto main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resizewindow so that contents fill the screen.) | 
| \ (backslash) | Toggle activation between Composition paneland Timeline panel for current composition | 
| Shft+, (comma) or Shft+. (period) | Cycle to previous or next item in activeviewer | 
| Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Optn+Shft+.(period) | Cycle to previous or next panel in activeframe | 
| Activating tools | |
| Optn-click tool button in Tools panel | Cycle through tools | 
| V | Activate Selection tool | 
| H | Activate Hand tool | 
| Hold down spacebar. | Temporarily activate Hand tool | 
| Z | Activate Zoom In tool | 
| Optn (when Zoom In tool is active) | Activate Zoom Out tool | 
| W | Activate Rotation tool | 
| C | Activate and cycle through Camera tools(Orbit, Track XY, and Track Z) | 
| Y | Activate Pan Behind tool | 
| Q | Activate and cycle through mask and shapetools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) | 
| Cmnd+T | Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontaland Vertical) | 
| G | Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen,Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex) | 
| Cmnd | Temporarily activate Selection tool whena pen tool is selected | 
| Cmnd+Optn | Temporarily activate pen tool when the Selectiontool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool whenpointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is overa vertex) | 
| Cmnd+B | Activate and cycle through Brush, CloneStamp, and Eraser tools | 
| Cmnd+P | Activate and cycle through Puppet tools | 
| Optn (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to ShapeDuplication tool | 
| Cmnd (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to DirectSelection tool | 
| Working with compositions and the work area | |
| Cmnd+N | New composition | 
| Cmnd+K | Open Composition Settings dialog box forselected composition | 
| Cmnd+Shft+B | Set composition background color | 
| B or N | Set beginning or end of work area to currenttime | 
| Cmnd+Optn+B | Set work area to duration of selected layersor, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration | 
| Working with previews | |
| spacebar | Start or stop standard preview | 
| 0 on numeric keypad* | RAM preview | 
| Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | RAM preview with alternate settings | 
| Cmnd-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview | 
| Cmnd+Shft-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+Shft+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview with alternate settings | 
| . (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, from current time | 
| Optn+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad* | Preview only audio, in work area | 
| Drag or Optn-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting | Manually preview (scrub) video | 
| Cmnd-drag current-time indicator | Manually preview (scrub) audio | 
| Optn+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview | 
| Optn+Shft+0 on numeric keypad* | Wireframe preview, leaving panel contents | 
| / (on numeric keypad) | Show current frame on video preview device | 
| Shft+/ (on numeric keypad) | Turn display color management on or offfor active view | 
| Cmnd+/ (on numeric keypad) | Toggle Output Device preference betweenDesktop Only and video preview device | 
| Shft+F5, Shft+F6, Shft+F7, or Shft+F8 | Take snapshot | 
| F5, F6, F7, or F8 | Display snapshot in active panel | 
| Cmnd+Shft+F5, Cmnd+Shft+F6, Cmnd+Shft+ | Purge snapshot | 
| Time navigation | |
| Optn+Shft+J | Go to specific time | 
| Shft+Home or Shft+End | Go to beginning or end of work area | 
| J or K | Go to previous or next visible item in timeruler (keyframe, marker, work area beginning or end) | 
| Home or Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow | Go to beginning of composition, layer, orfootage item | 
| End or Cmnd+Optn+Right Arrow | Go to end of composition, layer, or footageitem | 
| Page Down or Cmnd+Right Arrow | Go forward 1 frame | 
| Shft+Page Down or Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow | Go forward 10 frames | 
| Page Up or Cmnd+Left Arrow | Go backward 1 frame | 
| Shft+Page Up or Cmnd+Shft+Left Arrow | Go backward 10 frames | 
| I | Go to layer In point | 
| O | Go to layer Out point | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Left Arrow | Go to previous In point or Out point | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Right Arrow | Go to next In point or Out point | 
| D | Scroll to current time in Timeline panel | 
| Working with footage | |
| Cmnd+I | Import one file or image sequence | 
| Cmnd+Optn+I | Import multiple files or image sequences | 
| Optn-double-click | Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel | 
| Cmnd+/ (on main keyboard) | Add selected items to most recently activatedcomposition | 
| Cmnd+Optn+/ (on main keyboard) | Replace selected layers' source footagewith footage item selected in Project panel | 
| Optn-drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer | Replace a selected layer's source | 
| Cmnd+Delete | Delete a footage item without a warning | 
| Cmnd+F | Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selectedfootage item | 
| Cmnd+Optn+C | Remember footage interpretation | 
| Cmnd+E | Edit selected footage item in application with which it's associated (Edit Original) | 
| Cmnd+H | Replace selected footage item | 
| Cmnd+Optn+L | Reload selected footage items | 
| Cmnd+Optn+P | Set proxy for selected footage item | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Ctrl+Q | Scan for changed footage | 
| Using and modifying views | |
| Optn+1, Optn+2, Optn+3, Optn+4 | Show red, green, blue, or alpha channelas grayscale | 
| Optn+Shft+1, Optn+Shft+2, Optn+Shft+3 | Show colorized red, green, or blue channel | 
| Optn+Shft+4 | Toggle showing straight RGB color | 
| Double-click Hand tool | Reset view in the Composition panel to 100%and center composition in the panel | 
| . (period) on main keyboard | Zoom in in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | 
| , (comma) | Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | 
| / (on main keyboard) | Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | 
| Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel | 
| Optn+/ (on main keyboard) | Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer,or Footage panel | 
| Cmnd+J, Cmnd+Shft+J, Cmnd+Optn+J | Set resolution to Full, Half, or Customin Composition panel | 
| Cmnd+Optn+U | Open View Options dialog box for activeComposition panel | 
| ; (semicolon) | Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units | 
| = (equals sign) on main keyboard | Zoom in time | 
| =- (hyphen) on main keyboard | Zoom out time | 
| Caps Lock | Suspend image updates | 
| ' (apostrophe) | Show or hide safe zones | 
| Cmnd+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide grid | 
| Optn+' (apostrophe) | Show or hide proportional grid | 
| Cmnd+R | Show or hide rulers | 
| Cmnd+; (semicolon) | Show or hide guides | 
| Cmnd+Shft+' (apostrophe) | Turn snapping to grid on or off | 
| Cmnd+Shft+; (semicolon) | Turn snapping to guides on or off | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+; (semicolon) | Lock or unlock guides | 
| Cmnd+Shft+H | Show or hide layer controls | 
| Effects and animation presets | |
| Cmnd+Shft+E | Delete all effects from selected layers. | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+E | Apply most recently applied effect to selectedlayers. | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+F | Apply most recently applied animation presetto selected layers. | 
| Working with layers | |
| Cmnd+Y | New solid layer | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Y | New null layer | 
| 0-9 on numeric keypad* | Select layer (1-999) by its number (enterdigits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | 
| Shft+0-9 on numeric keypad* | Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by itsnumber (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) | 
| Cmnd+Down Arrow | Select next layer in stacking order | 
| Cmnd+Up Arrow | Select previous layer in stacking order | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Down Arrow | Extend selection to next layer in stackingorder | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow | Extend selection to previous layer in stackingorder | 
| Cmnd+Shft+A | Deselect all layers | 
| X | Scroll topmost selected layer to top ofTimeline panel | 
| Shft+F4 | Show or hide Parent column | 
| F4 | Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns | 
| Optn-click solo switch | Turn off all other solo switches | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+V | Turn Video switch on or off for selectedlayers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+V | Turn off Video switch for all video layersother than selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Y | Open settings dialog box for selected solid,light, camera, null, or adjustment layer | 
| Cmnd+Optn+V | Paste layers at current time | 
| Cmnd+Shft+D | Split selected layers (If no layers areselected, split all layers.) | 
| Cmnd+Shft+C | Precompose selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+T | Open Effect Controls panel for selectedlayers | 
| Optn-double-click a layer | Open source of a layer in Footage panel | 
| Cmnd+Optn+R | Reverse selected layers in time | 
| Cmnd+Optn+T | Enable time remapping for selected layers | 
| [ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket) | Move In point or Out point of selected layersto current time | 
| Optn+[ (left bracket) or Optn+] (right bracket) | Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time | 
| Optn-click stopwatch | Add or remove expression for a property | 
| Double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel | Add an effect (or multiple selected effects)to selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+,(comma) | Set In point or Out point by time-stretching | 
| Optn+Home | Move In point of selected layers to beginningof composition | 
| Optn+End | Move Out point of selected layers to endof composition | 
| Cmnd+L | Lock selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+L | Unlock all layers | 
| Cmnd+U, Cmnd+Shft+U, Cmnd+Optn+Shft+U | Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframefor selected layers | 
| Showing properties in the Timeline panel | |
| Cmnd+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected layers to showall properties | 
| Cmnd-click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and allchild property groups to show all properties | 
| A | Show only Anchor Point property (for lightsand cameras, Point Of Interest) | 
| L | Show only Audio Levels property | 
| F | Show only Mask Feather property | 
| M | Show only Mask Path property | 
| TT | 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 | 
| RR | Show only Time Remap property | 
| S | Show only Scale property | 
| E | Show only Effects property group | 
| MM | Show only mask property groups | 
| AA | Show only Material Options property group(3D) | 
| EE | Show only expressions | 
| UU | Show only modified properties | 
| PP | Show only paint strokes and Puppet pins | 
| LL | Show only audio waveform | 
| U | Show only properties with keyframes or expressions | 
| SS | Show only selected properties and groups | 
| Optn+Shft-click property or group name | Hide property or group | 
| Shft+property or group shortcut | Add or remove property or group from setthat is shown | 
| Optn+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time | 
| Modifying properties | |
| Drag property value | Modify property value by default increments | 
| Shft-drag property value | Modify property value by 10x default increments | 
| Cmnd-drag property value | Modify property value by 1/10 default increments | 
| Cmnd+Alt+O | Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selectedlayers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+O | Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+R | Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers | 
| Cmnd+Shft+P | Open Position dialog box for selected layers | 
| arrow key | Move selected layers 1 pixel at currentmagnification (Position) | 
| Shft+arrow key | Move selected layers 10 pixels at currentmagnification (Position) | 
| Optn+Page Up or Optn+Page Down | Move selected layers 1 frame earlier orlater | 
| Optn+Shft+Page Up or Optn+Shft+PageDown | Move selected layers 10 frames earlier orlater | 
| =+ (plus) or - (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation)of selected layers by 1º | 
| Shft++ (plus) or Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation)of selected layers by 10º | 
| Optn++ (plus) or Optn+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% | 
| Optn+Shft++ (plus) or Optn+Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad | Increase or decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% | 
| Shft-drag with Rotation tool | Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45º increments | 
| Shft-drag layer handle with Selection tool | Modify Scale, constrained to footage frameaspect ratio | 
| Double-click Rotation tool | Reset Rotation to 0º | 
| Double-click Selection tool | Reset Scale to 100% | 
| Cmnd+Optn+F | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+H | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition width, preserving aspect ratio | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+G | Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition height, preserving aspect ratio | 
| 3D layers | |
| F10 | Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) | 
| F11 | Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to CustomView 2) | 
| F12 | Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to ActiveCamera) | 
| Esc | Return to previous view | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+L | New light | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+C | New camera | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+\ | Move the camera and its point of interestto look at selected 3D objects | 
| Optn+Shft+C | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off forselected 3D layers | 
| Keyframes | |
| Shft+F3 | Toggle between Graph Editor and layer barmodes | 
| Click property name | Select all keyframes for a property | 
| Cmnd+Optn+A | Select all visible keyframes and properties | 
| Shft+F2 or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A | Deselect all keyframes, properties, andproperty groups | 
| Optn+Right Arrow or Optn+Left Arrow | Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier | 
| Optn+Shft+Right Arrow or Optn+Shft+Left Arrow | Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier | 
| Cmnd+Optn+K | Set interpolation for selected keyframes(layer bar mode) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+H | Set keyframe interpolation method to holdor Auto Bezier | 
| Cmnd-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor Auto Bezier | 
| Cmnd+Optn-click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor hold | 
| F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes | 
| Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes in | 
| Cmnd+Shft+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes out | 
| Cmnd+Shft+K | Set velocity for selected keyframes | 
| Optn+Shft+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time | 
| Working with text | |
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T | New text layer | 
| Cmnd+Shft+L, C, or R | Align selected horizontal text left, center,or right | 
| Cmnd+Shft+L, C, or R | Align selected vertical text top, center,or bottom | 
| Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one characterto right or left in horizontal text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+LeftArr | Extend or reduce selection by one word toright or left in horizontal text | 
| Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one line upor down in horizontal text | 
| Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one line toright or left in vertical text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+DownArrow | Extend or reduce selection one word up ordown in vertical text | 
| Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow | Extend or reduce selection by one characterup or down in vertical text | 
| Shft+Home or Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of line | 
| Home or End | Move insertion point to beginning or endof line | 
| Double-click text layer | Select all text on a layer | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Home or Cmnd+Shft+End | Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of text frame | 
| Shft-click | Select text from insertion point to mouseclick point | 
| Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Cmnd+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Right Arrow; or Com | In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right; one line up or down; one word left or right; or one paragraph up or down | 
| Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Cmnd+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Down Arrow; or Comman | In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down; one left or right; one word up or down; or one paragraph left or right | 
| Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool | Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame | 
| Cmnd+Shft+K | Turn All Caps on or off for selected text | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K | Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Superscript on or off for selectedtext | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+= (equals) | Turn Subscript on or off for selected text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+X | Set horizontal scale to 100% for selectedtext | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+X | Set vertical scale to 100% for selectedtext | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A | Auto leading for selected text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+Ctrl+Q | Reset tracking to 0 for selected text | 
| Cmnd+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; left align last line | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+J | Justify paragraph; right align last line | 
| Cmnd+Shft+F | Justify paragraph; force last line | 
| Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Shft+.(period) | Decrease or increase type size of selectedtext by 2 units | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+S | Decrease or increase type size of selectedtext by 10 units | 
| Optn+Down Arrow or Optn+Up Arrow | Increase or decrease leading by 2 units | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+UpArro | Increase or decrease leading by 10 units | 
| Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Optn+Shft+UpArrow | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2units | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+ | Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10units | 
| Optn+Left Arrow or Optn+Right Arrow | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking20 units (20/1000 ems) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+RightA | Decrease or increase kerning or tracking100 units (100/1000 ems) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T | Toggle paragraph composer | 
| Working with masks | |
| Cmnd+Shft+N | New mask | 
| Optn-click mask | Select all points in a mask | 
| Optn+` (grave accent) or Optn+Shft+` (grave accent) | Select next or previous mask | 
| Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+T | Enter free-transform mask editing mode | 
| Esc | Exit free-transform mask editing mode | 
| Cmnd-drag | Scale around center point in Free Transformmode | 
| arrow key | Move selected path points 1 pixel at currentmagnification | 
| Shft+arrow key | Move selected path points 10 pixels at currentmagnification | 
| Cmnd+Optn-click point | Toggle between smooth and corner points | 
| Cmnd+Optn-drag point | Redraw handles | 
| Cmnd+Shft+I | Invert selected mask | 
| Cmnd+Shft+F | Open Mask Feather dialog box for selectedmask | 
| Cmnd+Shft+M | Open Mask Shape dialog box for selectedmask | 
| Working with paint tools | |
| X | Swap paint background color and foregroundcolors | 
| D | Set paint foreground color to black andbackground color to white | 
| Optn-click | Set foreground color to the color currentlyunder any paint tool pointer | 
| Cmnd+Optn-click | Set foreground color to the average colorof a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer | 
| Cmnd-drag | Set a paint tool's brush size | 
| Cmnd-drag, then release Cmnd whiledragging | Set a paint tool's brush hardness | 
| Hold Shft while beginning stroke | Join current paint stroke to the previousstroke | 
| Optn-click | Set starting sample point to point currentlyunder Clone Stamp tool pointer | 
| Cmnd+Shft | Momentarily activate Eraser tool with LastStroke Only option | 
| Optn+Shft-drag with Clone Stamp tool | Show and move overlay. (Change aligned CloneStamp tool's Offset value or change unaligned Clone Stamptool's Source Position value.) | 
| Optn-click the preset | Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paintpanel | 
| Digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%) | Set a paint tool's opacity | 
| . (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set a paint tool's opacity to 100% | 
| Shft+a digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%) | Set a paint tool's flow | 
| Shft+. (decimal) on numeric keypad* | Set a paint tool's flow to 100% | 
| Cmnd+Page Up or Cmnd+Page Down | Move earlier or later by number of framesspecified for stroke Duration | 
| Working with shape layers | |
| Cmnd+G | Group selected shapes | 
| Cmnd+Shft+G | Ungroup selected shapes | 
| Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+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 | 
| Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape | Reposition shape during creation | 
| Left Arrow when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharpcorners); 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 | 
| Shft when dragging to create shape | Constrain rectangles to squares; constrainellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation | 
| Cmnd when dragging to create shape | Change outer radius of star | 
| Working with markers | |
| * (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set layer-time marker at current time (worksduring RAM preview and audio-only preview) | 
| Optn+* (multiply) on numeric keypad | Set layer-time marker at current time andopen marker dialog box | 
| Shft+0-9 on main keyboard | Set and number a composition-time marker(0-9) at the current time | 
| 0-9 on main keyboard | Go to a composition-time marker (0-9) | 
| Optn-click the markers or keyframes | See the duration between two layer-timemarkers or keyframes in the Info panel | 
| Cmnd-click marker | Remove marker | 
| Motion tracking | |
| arrow key | Move feature region, search region, andattach point 1 pixel at current magnification | 
| Shft+arrow key | Move feature region, search region, andattach point 10 pixels at current magnification | 
| Optn+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 1pixel at current magnification | 
| Optn+Shft+arrow key | Move feature region and search region 10pixels at current magnification | 
| Saving, exporting and rendering | |
| Cmnd+S | Save project | 
| Cmnd+Optn+Shft+S | Increment and save project | 
| Cmnd+Shft+S | Save As | 
| Cmnd+Shft+/ (on main keyboard) | Add active composition or selected itemsto render queue | 
| Cmnd+M | Add active or selected composition to renderqueue and specify name of output file (Make Movie) | 
| Cmnd+Optn+S | Add current frame to render queue | 
| Cmnd+Shft+D | Duplicate render item with same output filenameas original | 
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Friday, 17 January 2014
Adobe After Effects CS3 (MAC) Keyboard Shortcuts
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