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Select all ⌘ A

Deselect all ⌘ ⇧ A

Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask ↩

Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order ⌘ ⌥ ↓ / ↑

Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ↓ / ↑

Extend selection to next item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel ⇧ ↓

Extend selection to previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel ⇧ ↑

Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions ⌘ D

Quit ⌘ Q

Undo ⌘ Z

Redo ⌘ ⇧ Z

Interrupt running a script ⎋

New project ⌘ ⌥ N

Open project ⌘ O

Open most recent project ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ P

New folder in Project panel ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ N

Open Project Settings dialog box ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ K

Find in Project panel ⌘ F

Open Preferences dialog box ⌘ ⌥ ;

Open or close Project panel ⌘ 0

Open or close Render Queue panel ⌘ ⌥ 0

Open or close Tools panel ⌘ 1

Open or close Info panel ⌘ 2

Open or close Preview panel ⌘ 3

Open or close Audio panel ⌘ 4

Open or close Effects & Presets panel ⌘ 5

Open or close Character panel ⌘ 6

Open or close Paragraph panel ⌘ 7

Open or close Paint panel ⌘ 8

Open or close Brushes panel ⌘ 9

Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer F3 / ⌘ ⇧ T

Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart ⌘ F11

Switch to workspace ⇧ F10-F12

Close active viewer or panel (closes content first) ⌘ 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. ⌘ ⇧ W

Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ N

Maximize or restore panel under pointer `

Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) ⌘ \

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 \

Cycle to previous or next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) ⇧ , / .

Cycle to previous or next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) ⌥ ⇧ , / .

Activate Selection tool V

Activate Hand tool H

Activate Zoom In tool Z

Activate Rotation tool W

Activate Roto Brush tool ⌥ W

Activate and cycle through Camera tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera, Track XY Camera, and Track Z Camera) C

Activate Pan Behind tool Y

Activate and cycle through mask and shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) Q

Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) ⌘ T

Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen, Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex) (CS5.5, and earlier) G

Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather tools (CS6) G

Temporarily activate Selection tool when a pen tool is selected ⌘

Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools ⌘ B

Activate and cycle through Puppet tools ⌘ P

New composition ⌘ N

Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition ⌘ K

Set beginning or end of work area to current time B / N

Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration ⌘ ⌥ B

Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition Tap ⇧

Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy (network of nested compositions) as the currently active composition ⇧ ⎋

Go to specific time ⌥ ⇧ J

Go to beginning or end of work area ⇧ fn ←/→

Go to previous or next visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) J / K

Go to beginning of composition, layer, or footage item ⌘ ⌥ ←

Go to end of composition, layer, or footage item ⌘ ⌥ →

Go forward 1 frame ⌘ →

Go forward 10 frames ⌘ ⇧ →

Go backward 1 frame ⌘ ←

Go backward 10 frames ⌘ ⇧ ←

Go to layer In point I

Go to layer Out point O

Go to previous In point or Out point ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ←

Go to next In point or Out point ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ →

Scroll to current time in Timeline panel D

Start or stop standard preview ␣

Show current frame on video preview device /

Take snapshot ⇧ F5-F8

Display snapshot in active viewer F5-F8

Purge snapshot ⌘ ⇧ F5-F8

Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale ⌥ 1-4

Show colorized red, green, or blue channel ⌥ ⇧ 1-3

Toggle showing straight RGB color ⌥ ⇧ 4

Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel ⌥ 5

Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel ⌥ 6

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 /

Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel ⇧ /

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

Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel ⌘ ⌥ J

Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel ⌘ ⌥ U

Zoom in time =

Zoom out time -

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

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.) ⇧ ;

Suspend image updates ⇪

Show or hide safe zones '

Show or hide grid ⌘ '

Show or hide proportional grid ⌥ '

Show or hide rulers ⌘ R

Show or hide guides ⌘ ;

Turn snapping to grid on or off ⌘ ⇧ '

Turn snapping to guides on or off ⌘ ⇧ ;

Lock or unlock guides ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ;

Show or hide layer controls ⌘ ⇧ H

Import one file or image sequence ⌘ I

Import multiple files / image sequences ⌘ ⌥ I

Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel ⌥ 2x

Delete a footage item without a warning ⌘ Delete

Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item ⌘ ⌥ G

Remember footage interpretation ⌘ ⌥ C

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

Replace selected footage item ⌘ H

Reload selected footage items ⌘ ⌥ L

Set proxy for selected footage item ⌘ ⌥ P

Delete all effects from selected layers ⌘ ⇧ E

Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ E

Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ F

New solid layer ⌘ Y

New null layer ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ Y

New adjustment layer ⌘ ⌥ Y

Select next layer in stacking order ⌘ ↓

Select previous layer in stacking order ⌘ ↑

Extend selection to next layer in stacking order ⌘ ⇧ ↓

Extend selection to previous layer in stacking order ⌘ ⇧ ↑

Deselect all layers ⌘ ⇧ A

Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel X

Show or hide Parent column ⇧ F4

Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns F4

Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ V

Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers ⌘ ⇧ V

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

Paste layers at current time ⌘ ⌥ V

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

Precompose selected layers ⌘ ⇧ C

Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers ⌘ ⇧ T

Reverse selected layers in time ⌘ ⌥ R

Enable time remapping for selected layers ⌘ ⌥ T

Move In point or Out point of selected layers to current time [ / ]

Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time ⌥ [ / ]

Set In point or Out point by time-stretching ⌘ ⇧ / ⌘ ⌥ ,

Move In point of selected layers to beginning of composition ⌥ Home

Move Out point of selected layers to end of composition ⌥ End

Lock selected layers ⌘ L

Unlock all layers ⌘ ⇧ L

Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframe for selected layers ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ U

Find in Timeline panel> ⌘ F

Find in Timeline panel ⌘ F

Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties ⌘ `

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

Show only Audio Levels property L

Show only Mask Feather property F

Show only Mask Path property M

Show only Mask Opacity property TT

Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) T

Show only Position property P

Show only Rotation and Orientation properties R

Show only Scale property S

Show only Time Remap property RR

Show only instances of missing effects FF

Show only Effects property group E

Show only mask property groups MM

Show only Material Options property group AA

Show only expressions EE

Show only modified properties UU

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

Show only audio waveform LL

Show only properties with keyframes or expressions U

Show only selected properties and groups SS

Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers ⌘ ⌥ O

Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers ⌘ ⇧ O

Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers ⌘ ⇧ R

Open Position dialog box for selected layers ⌘ ⇧ P

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

Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) ↑↓ ←→

Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) ⇧ ↑↓ ←→

Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later ⌥fn ↑ / ↓

Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later ⌥⇧fn ↑ / ↓

Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition ⌘ ⌥ F

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

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

Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) F10

Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2) F11

Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) F12

Return to previous view ⎋

New light ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ L

New camera ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ C

Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ \

With a camera tool selected, 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 all 3D layers ⌘ ⇧ F

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

Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes ⇧ F3

Select all visible keyframes and properties ⌘ ⌥ A

Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier ⌥ → / ←

Move keyframe 10 frames later/earlier ⌥ ⇧ →/←

Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) ⌘ ⌥ K

Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier ⌘ ⌥ H

Easy ease selected keyframes F9

Easy ease selected keyframes in ⇧ F9

Easy ease selected keyframes out ⌘ ⇧ F9

Set velocity for selected keyframes ⌘ ⇧ K

New text layer ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ T

Align selected horizontal text left, center, or right ⌘ ⇧ L,C,R

Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom ⌘ ⇧ L,C,R

Extend or reduce selection by one character to right or left in horizontal text ⇧ → / ←

Extend or reduce selection by one word to right or left in horizontal text ⌘ ⇧ → / ←

Extend or reduce selection by one line up or down in horizontal text ⇧ ↑ / ↓

Extend or reduce selection by one line to right or left in vertical text ⇧ → / ←

Extend or reduce selection one word up or down in vertical text ⌘ ⇧ ↑ / ↓

Extend or reduce selection by one character up or down in vertical text ⇧ ↑ / ↓

Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of line ⇧ Home/End

Move insertion point to beginning or end of line Home/End

Select text from insertion point to beginning or end of text frame ⌘ ⇧ Home/End

Turn All Caps on or off for selected text ⌘ ⇧ K

Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ K

Turn Superscript on or off for selected text ⌘ ⇧ =

Turn Subscript on or off for selected text ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ =

Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text ⌘ ⇧ X

Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ X

Auto leading for selected text ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ A

Reset tracking to 0 for selected text ⌘ ⇧ ⌃ Q

Justify paragraph; left align last line ⌘ ⇧ J

Justify paragraph; right align last line ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ J

Justify paragraph; force last line ⌘ ⇧ F

Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units ⌘ ⇧ , / .

Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ , / .

Increase or decrease leading by 2 units ⌥ ↓ / ↑

Increase or decrease leading by 10 units ⌘ ⌥ ↓ / ↑

Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2 units ⌥ ⇧ ↓ / ↑

Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10 units ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ↓ / ↑

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

Decrease or increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) ⌘ ⌥ ← / →

Toggle paragraph composer ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ T

New mask ⌘ ⇧ N

Select all points in a mask ⌥

Exit free-transform mask editing mode ⎋

Scale around center point in Free Transform mode ⌘ drag

Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification ↑↓ ←→

Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification ⇧ ↑↓ ←→

Invert selected mask ⌘ ⇧ I

Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask ⌘ ⇧ F

Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask ⌘ ⇧ M

Swap paint background color and foreground colors X

Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white D

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

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

Set brush size for a paint tool ⌘ drag

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

Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option ⌘ ⇧

Group selected shapes ⌘ G

Ungroup selected shapes ⌘ ⇧ G

Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification ←→ ↑↓

Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification ⇧ ←→ ↑↓

Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification ⌥ ←→ ↑↓

Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification ⌥⇧ ←→ ↑↓