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Orange Time Navigation Dark blue Open & Preview

Yellow Timeline & Workarea Red Multi

Green Views No color Mixed

Shortcut list Tips

Press Ctrl/Cmd + F to activate Search field

Press Ctrl/Cmd + (+) or (-) to maximize or minimize content

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Symbol Command Windows Mac

Activate Selection tool V V

Activate Hand tool H H

Activate Zoom tool Z Z

Activate Zoom Out tool Alt Z Opt Z

Activate Rotation tool W W

Activate and cycle through

C C
Camera tools

Activate Pan Behind tool Y Y

Activate and cycle through

Q Q
mask and shape tools

Activate and cycle between

the Pen and Mask Feather G G
tools

Go to previous visible item in

time ruler (keyframe, layer J J
marker, work area)

Go to next visible item in

time ruler (keyframe, layer K K
marker, work area)

Go to layer In point I I

Go to layer Out point O O

Scroll to current time in Ti-

D D
meline panel

Select layer (1-999) by its

number (enter digits ra- 0-9 numeric keyboard 0-9 numeric keyboard
pidly for more digits)

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Scroll topmost selected layer
X X
to top of Timeline panel

Go forward 1 frame PgDn PgDn

Go backward 1 frame PgUp PgUp

Go to beginning of composi-
Home Home
tion, layer, or footage item

Go to end of composition,
End End
layer, or footage item

Step One Frame Reverse B B

Step One Frame Forward N N

Set Mark In [ [

Set Mark Out ] ]

Mark Clip U U

Maximize or restore panel

` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)
under pointer

Take snapshot Shift F5 - F8 Shift F5 - F8

Display snapshot in active

F5 - F8 F5 - F8
viewer

Zoom-in in Composition,
. on main keyboard . on main keyboard
Layer, or Footage panel

Zoom-out in Composition,
, on main keyboard , on main keyboard
Layer, or Footage panel

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Zoom to 100% in Compositi-
/ on main keyboard / on main keyboard
on, Layer, or Footage panel

Zoom up to 100% to fit in

Composition, Layer, or Foota- Alt / on main Opt / on main
ge panel

Zoom in time = on main keyboard = on main keyboard

Zoom out time - on main keyboard - on main keyboard

Zoom in Timeline panel to

single-frame units (Press ; ;
again to zoom out)

Show or hide safe zones ’ (apostrophe) ’ (apostrophe)

Zoom up to 100% to fit in

Composition, Layer, or Foota- Ctrl ’ (apostrophe) Cmd ’ (apostrophe)
ge panel

Switch to 3D view 1, 2 or 3 F10 - F12 F10 - F12

Set marker at current time

(works during preview and * on main keyboard * on main keyboard
audio-only preview)

Set and number a composi-

tion marker (0-9) at the cur- Shift 0-9 Shift 0-9
rent time

Go to a composition marker
0-9 0-9
(0-9)

Show or hide Layer Switches

F4 F4
and Modes columns

Show only Anchor Point pro-

perty (for lights and came- A A
ras, Point Of Interest)

Show only Audio Levels

L L
property

Show only Mask Feather

F F
property

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Show only Mask Path
M M
property

Show only Opacity property

T T
(for lights, Intensity)

Show only Position property P P

Show only Rotation and Ori-

R R
entation properties

Show only Scale property S S

Show only Effects property

E E
group

Increase or decrease Rota-

tion (Z Rotation) of selected + or - on numeric + or - on numeric
layers by 1°

Deselect all keyframes, pro-

F2 F2
perties, and property groups

Easy ease selected

F9 F9
keyframes

Open selected item Enter on numeric Enter on numeric

Easy ease selected

F3 F3
keyframes

Toggle between Composition

panel and Timeline panel for \ \
current composition

Open Composition Mini-Flow-

Tab Tab
chart for active composition

Toggle Mercury Transmit

/ on numeric / on numeric
video preview

Move selected layers 1 pixel

at current magnification (Po- Arrow key Arrow key
sition)

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Help F1 F1

Cut Ctrl X Cmd X

Copy Ctrl C Cmd C

Paste Ctrl V Cmd V

Select all Ctrl A Cmd A

Deselect all Ctrl Shift A Cmd Shift A

Rename selected item Enter on main Enter on main

Move selected item down in Arrow Arrow

Ctrl Alt Cmd Opt
stacking order Down Down

Move selected item up in Arrow Arrow

Ctrl Alt Cmd Opt
stacking order Up Up

Arrow Arrow
Extend selection to next item Ctrl Shift Cmd Shift
Down Down

Extend selection to previous Arrow Arrow

Ctrl Shift Cmd Shift
item Up Up

Duplicate selected item Ctrl D Cmd D

Split Selected Layer Ctrl Shift D Cmd Shift D

Quit program Ctrl Q Cmd Q

Undo Ctrl Z Cmd Z

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Redo Ctrl Shift Z Cmd Shift Z

New project Ctrl Alt N Cmd Opt N

Open project Ctrl O Cmd O

Find in Project panel Ctrl F Cmd F

Open or close Project panel Ctrl 0 Cmd 0

Open or close Tools panel Ctrl 1 Cmd 1

Open or close Info panel Ctrl 2 Cmd 2

Open or close Preview panel Ctrl 3 Cmd 3

Open or close Audio panel Ctrl 4 Cmd 4

Open or close Effects & Pre-

Ctrl 5 Cmd 5
sets panel

Open or close Character pa-

Ctrl 6 Cmd 6
nel

Open or close Paragraph pa-

Ctrl 7 Cmd 7
nel

Open or close Paint panel Ctrl 8 Cmd 8

Open or close Brushes panel Ctrl 9 Cmd 9

Close active viewer or panel Ctrl W Cmd W

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Resize application window to
Ctrl \ Cmd \
fit screen

Temporarily activate Hand

Space (hold down) Space (hold down)
tool

Activate Roto Brush / Refine

Alt W Opt W
Edge tool

Activate and cycle through

Type tools (Horizontal and Ctrl T Cmd T
Vertical)

Activate and cycle through

Brush, Clone Stamp, and Ctrl B Cmd B
Eraser tools

Activate and cycle through

Ctrl P Cmd P
Puppet tools

New Composition Ctrl N Cmd N

Open Composition Settings Ctrl K Cmd K

Right Right
Go Forward 1 Frame Ctrl Cmd
Arrow Arrow

Go Forward 10 Frames Shift PgDn Shift PgDn

Go to next In point or Out Ctrl Shift Alt

Right
Cmd Shift Opt
Right
point Arrow Arrow

Left Left
Go Backward 1 Frame Ctrl Cmd
Arrow Arrow

Go Backward 10 Frames Shift PgUp Shift PgUp

Go to previous In point or Ctrl Shift Alt

Left
Cmd Shift Opt
Left
Out point Arrow Arrow

Pause / Start Playback Space Space

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Start or stop RAM preview 0 numeric keyboard 0 numeric keyboard

Preview only audio, from cur-

. numeric keyboard . numeric keyboard
rent time

Set resolution to Full in Com-

Ctrl J Cmd J
position panel

Set resolution to Half in

Ctrl Shift J Cmd Shift J
Composition panel

Set resolution to Custom in

Ctrl Alt J Cmd Opt J
Composition panel

Show or hide rulers Ctrl R Cmd R

Show or hide guides Ctrl ; Cmd ;

Import one file or image

Ctrl I Cmd I
sequence

Add selected items to

on main on main
most recently activated Ctrl / Cmd /
keyboard keyboard
composition
Edit selected footage item
in application with which it’s Ctrl E Cmd E
associated (Edit Original)

Replace selected footage

Ctrl H Cmd H
item

New solid layer Ctrl Y Cmd Y

New adjustment layer Ctrl Alt Y Cmd Opt Y

Select next layer in stacking Down Down

Ctrl Cmd
order Arrow Arrow

Select previous layer in Up Up

Ctrl Cmd
stacking order Arrow Arrow

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Precompose selected layers Ctrl Shift C Cmd Shift C

Lock selected layers Ctrl L Cmd L

Unlock all layers Ctrl Shift L Cmd Shift L

Set Quality to Best for

Ctrl U Cmd U
selected layers

Set Quality to Draft for

Ctrl Alt U Cmd Opt U
selected layers

Set Quality to Wireframe for

Ctrl Alt Shift U Cmd Opt Shift U
selected layers

Find in Timeline panel Ctrl F Cmd F

Toggle expansion of selected (accent (accent

Ctrl ` Cmd `
layers to show all properties grave) grave)

Center selected layers in

Ctrl Home Cmd Home
view

Increase or decrease Opacity + +

(or Intensity for light layers) Ctrl Alt or Cmd Opt or
of selected layers by 1% - -

+ +
Increase or decrease Scale of numeric numeric
Ctrl or Cmd or
selected layers by 1% keyboard keyboard
- -

Toggle between Graph Editor

Shift F3 Shift F3
and layer bar modes

Activate Text Tool Ctrl T Cmd T

Group selected shapes Ctrl G Cmd G

Ungroup selected shapes Ctrl Shift G Cmd Shift G

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Save project Ctrl S Cmd S

Save As Ctrl Shift S Cmd Shift S

Render Queue Ctrl M Cmd M

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