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Activate
Selection V V
tool

Activate
H H
Hand tool

Activate
Z Z
Zoom tool

Activate
Al Op
Zoom Out t
Z
t
Z
tool

Activate
Rotation W W
tool

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

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

Activate
and cycle
between
the Pen and G G
Mask
Feather
tools

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

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

Go to layer
I I
In point

Go to layer
O O
Out point

Scroll to
current
time in D D
Timeline
panel

Select layer
(1-999) by
its number
(enter
digits 0- on numeric
0-9 on numeric keyboard
rapidly for 9 keyboard
two-digit
and three-
digit
numbers)

Scroll
topmost
selected
X X
layer to top
of Timeline
panel

Go forward
PgDn PgDn
1 frame

Go PgUp PgUp
backward 1
frame

Go to
beginning
of
composition Home Home
, layer, or
footage
item

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

Set
beginning
of work
B B
area to
current
time

Set end of
work area
N N
to current
time

Trim In
point of
selected
[ [
layers to
current
time

Trim Out ] ]
point of
selected
layers to
current
time

Show
properties
U U
with
keyframes

Maximize or
restore
` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)
panel under
pointer

Take Shif Shif

F5 - F8 F5 - F8
snapshot t t

Display
snapshot in
F5 - F8 F5 - F8
active
viewer

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

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

Zoom to / on main keyboard / on main keyboard

100% in
Compositio
n, Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom up to
100% to fit
in
Al on main Op
Compositio t
/
keyboard t
/ on main keyboard
n, Layer, or
Footage
panel

Zoom in
= on main keyboard = on main keyboard
time

Zoom out
- on main keyboard - on main keyboard
time

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

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

Show or Ctr Cm
' (apostrophe) ' (apostrophe)
hide grid l d

Switch to
3D view 1, F10 - F12 F10 - F12
2 or 3
Set marker
at current
time (works
during * on numeric keyboard * on numeric keyboard
preview and
audio-only
preview)

Set and
number a
composition
Shif Shif
marker (0- t
0-9
t
0-9
9) at the
current
time

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

Show or
hide Layer
Switches F4 F4
and Modes
columns

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

Show only L L
Audio
Levels
property

Show only
Mask
F F
Feather
property

Show only
Mask Path M M
property

Show only
Opacity
property T T
(for lights,
Intensity)

Show only
Position P P
property

Show only
Rotation
and R R
Orientation
properties

Show only
Scale S S
property

Show only
Effects
E E
property
group

Increase or + or on numeric + or on numeric

decrease - keyboard - keyboard
Rotation (Z
Rotation) of
selected
layers by 1°

Deselect all
keyframes,
properties,
F2 F2
and
property
groups

Easy ease
selected F9 F9
keyframes

Open
Ente on numeric on numeric
selected r keyboard
Enter
keyboard
item

Open or
close Effect
Controls F F
panel for 3 3
selected
layer

Toggle
activation
between
Compositio
n panel and \ \
Timeline
panel for
current
composition

Open Tab Tab

Compositio
n Mini-
Flowchart
for active
composition

Toggle
Mercury
Transmit / on numeric keyboard / on numeric keyboard
video
preview

Move
selected
layers 1
pixel at Arrow key Arrow key
current
magnificatio
n (Position)

Help F1 F1

Ctr Cm
Cut l
X
d
X

Ctr Cm
Copy l
C
d
C

Ctr Cm
Paste l
V
d
V

Ctr Cm
Select all l
A
d
A

Ctr Cm
Deselect all l
Shift A
d
Shift A

Rename Enter on main keyboard Retur

selected on main keyboard
n
item

Move
selected
Ctr Arrow Cm Arrow
item down l
Alt
Down d
Opt
Down
in stacking
order

Move
selected
Ctr Cm
item up in l
Alt Arrow Up
d
Opt Arrow Up
stacking
order

Extend
Shif Arrow Cm Arrow
selection to Ctrl
t Down d
Shift
Down
next item

Extend
selection to Ctr Cm
Shift Arrow Up Shift Arrow Up
previous l d
item

Duplicate
Ctr Cm
selected l
D
d
D
item

Split
Ctr Cm
Selected l
Shift D
d
Shift D
Layer

Quit Ctr Cm
Q Q
program l d

Ctr Cm
Undo l
Z
d
Z

Ctr Cm
Redo l
Shift Z
d
Shift Z
 Ctr Cm
New project l
Alt N
d
Opt N

Open Ctr Cm
O O
project l d

Find in
Ctr Cm
Project l
F
d
F
panel

Open or
close Ctr Cm
0 0
Project l d
panel

Open or
Ctr Cm
close Tools l
1
d
1
panel

Open or
Ctr Cm
close Info l
2
d
2
panel

Open or
close Ctr Cm
3 3
Preview l d
panel

Open or
Ctr Cm
close Audio l
4
d
4
panel

Open or
close
Ctr Cm
Effects & l
5
d
5
Presets
panel

Open or Ctr 6 Cm 6
close
Character l d
panel

Open or
close Ctr Cm
7 7
Paragraph l d
panel

Open or
Ctr Cm
close Paint l
8
d
8
panel

Open or
close Ctr Cm
9 9
Brushes l d
panel

Close active
Ctr Cm
viewer or l
W
d
W
panel

Resize
application Ctr Cm
\ \
window to l d
fit screen

Temporarily
activate Hold down spacebar Hold down spacebar
Hand tool

Activate
Roto
Al Op
Brush / t
W
t
W
Refine Edge
tool

Activate Ctr Cm
and cycle T T
l d
through
Type tools
(Horizontal
and
Vertical)

Activate
and cycle
through
Ctr Cm
Brush, l
B
d
B
Clone
Stamp, and
Eraser tools

Activate
and cycle
Ctr Cm
through l
P
d
P
Puppet
tools

New Ctr Cm
N N
composition l d

Open
Compositio
n Settings Ctr Cm
K K
dialog box l d
for selected
composition

Go forward Ctr Cm
Right Arrow Right Arrow
1 frame l d

Go forward Shif Shif

PgDn PgDn
10 frames t t

Go
Ctr Cm
backward 1 l
Left Arrow
d
Left Arrow
frame
Go
Shif Shif
backward t
PgUp
t
PgUp
10 frames

Go to
Left Left
previous In Ctr Al Shif Cm Op Shif
Arro Arro
point or Out l t t
w
d t t
w
point

Go to next Right Right

Ctr Al Shif Cm Op Shif
In point or l t t
Arro
d t t
Arro
Out point w w

Start or
stop Space Space
preview

Start or
stop RAM 0 on numeric keyboard 0 on numeric keyboard
preview

Preview
only audio,
from . on numeric keyboard . on numeric keyboard
current
time

Set
resolution
Cm
to Full in Ctrl J
d
J
Compositio
n panel

Set
resolution
Cm
to Half in Ctrl Shift J
d
Shift J
Compositio
n panel

Set Ctr Cm
Alt J Opt J
l d
resolution
to Custom
in
Compositio
n panel

Show or
Ctrl R Cmd R
hide rulers

Show or Ctr Cm
; ;
hide guides l d

Import one
file or
Ctrl I Cmd I
image
sequence

Add
selected
items to
Ctr on main Cm on main
most l
/
keyboard d
/
keyboard
recently
activated
composition

Edit
selected
footage
item in
application Ctr Cm
E E
with which l d
it’s
associated
(Edit
Original)

Replace Ctrl H Cmd H

selected
footage
item

New solid
Ctrl Y Cmd Y
layer

New
Ctr Cm
adjustment l
Alt Y
d
Opt Y
layer

Select next
layer in Ctr Cm
Down Arrow Down Arrow
stacking l d
order

Select
previous
Ctr Cm
layer in l
Up Arrow
d
Up Arrow
stacking
order

Precompose
Cm
selected Ctrl Shift C
d
Shift C
layers

Lock
Ctr Cm
selected l
L
d
L
layers

Unlock all Ctr Cm

Shift L Shift L
layers l d

Set Quality
to Best for
Ctrl U Cmd U
selected
layers

Set Quality
to Draft for Ctr Cm
Alt U Opt U
selected l d
layers
Set Quality
to
Ctr Op
Wireframe l
Alt Shift U Cmd
t
Shift U
for selected
layers

Find in
Ctr Cm
Timeline l
F
d
F
panel

Toggle
expansion
of selected Ctr Cm
` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)
layers to l d
show all
properties

Center
selected
layers in
view
(modifies
Position
property to
Ctr Cm
place l
Home
d
Home
anchor
points of
selected
layers in
center of
current
view)

Increase or + on + on
decrease Cm
Ctrl Alt or numeric Opt or numeric
d
Opacity (or - keyboard - keyboard
Intensity
for light
layers) of
selected
layers by
1%

Increase or
decrease
Scale of + on numeric Cm + on numeric
Ctrl
selected or - keyboard d or - keyboard
layers by
1%

Toggle
between
Graph
Shift F3 Shift F3
Editor and
layer bar
modes

Activate Ctr Cm
T T
Text Tool l d

Group
selected Ctrl G Cmd G
shapes

Ungroup
Cm
selected Ctrl Shift G
d
Shift G
shapes

Save Ctr Cm
S S
project l d

Ctr Cm
Save As l
Shift S
d
Shift S

Render Ctr Cm
M M
Queue l d