Complete Adobe After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts Guide|Enhance productivity and skills
Adobe After Effects Shortcuts
Motion graphics and visual effects software
76 essential keyboard shortcuts to boost your productivity
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Adobe After Effects File Shortcuts
New composition
Ctrl + NClick to copy
Open project
Ctrl + OClick to copy
Save project
Ctrl + SClick to copy
Save as
Ctrl + Alt + SClick to copy
Import file
Ctrl + IClick to copy
Add to render queue
Ctrl + MClick to copy
Add to Adobe Media Encoder queue
Ctrl + Shift + /Click to copy
Adobe After Effects Edit Shortcuts
Undo
Ctrl + ZClick to copy
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + ZClick to copy
Cut
Ctrl + XClick to copy
Copy
Ctrl + CClick to copy
Copy Merged
Ctrl + Shift + CClick to copy
Paste
Ctrl + VClick to copy
Paste in Place
Ctrl + Shift + VClick to copy
Paste Into
Ctrl + Alt + VClick to copy
Paste Outside
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + VClick to copy
Select all
Ctrl + AClick to copy
Deselect
Ctrl + DClick to copy
Inverse Selection
Ctrl + Shift + IClick to copy
Refine Edge
Ctrl + Alt + RClick to copy
Reselect
Ctrl + Shift + DClick to copy
Adobe After Effects Tools Shortcuts
Move Tool
VClick to copy
Marquee Tool
MClick to copy
Lasso Tool
LClick to copy
Magic Wand Tool
WClick to copy
Crop Tool
CClick to copy
Eyedropper Tool
IClick to copy
Healing Brush Tool
JClick to copy
Brush Tool
BClick to copy
Clone Stamp Tool
SClick to copy
History Brush Tool
YClick to copy
Eraser Tool
EClick to copy
Gradient Tool
GClick to copy
Dodge Tool
OClick to copy
Pen Tool
PClick to copy
Type Tool
TClick to copy
Path Selection Tool
AClick to copy
Rectangle Tool
UClick to copy
Hand Tool
HClick to copy
Rotate View Tool
RClick to copy
Zoom Tool
ZClick to copy
Default Colors
DClick to copy
Switch Colors
XClick to copy
Quick Mask Mode
QClick to copy
Adobe After Effects View Shortcuts
Screen Modes
FClick to copy
Show/Hide Panels
TabClick to copy
Show/Hide Panels except Toolbox
Shift + TabClick to copy
Zoom In
Ctrl + +Click to copy
Zoom Out
Ctrl + -Click to copy
Fit on Screen
Ctrl + 0Click to copy
Actual Pixels
Ctrl + 1Click to copy
Print Size
Ctrl + Alt + 0Click to copy
Show/Hide Extras
Ctrl + HClick to copy
Show/Hide Target Path
Ctrl + Shift + HClick to copy
Show/Hide Rulers
Ctrl + RClick to copy
Show/Hide Guides
Ctrl + ;Click to copy
Snap to Guides
Ctrl + Shift + ;Click to copy
Lock Guides
Ctrl + Alt + ;Click to copy
Show/Hide Grid
Ctrl + 'Click to copy
Snap to Grid
Ctrl + Shift + 'Click to copy
Adobe After Effects Layer Shortcuts
New Layer
Ctrl + Shift + NClick to copy
Duplicate Layer
Ctrl + JClick to copy
Cut to Layer
Ctrl + Shift + JClick to copy
Merge Down
Ctrl + EClick to copy
Merge Visible
Ctrl + Shift + EClick to copy
Stamp Visible
Ctrl + Alt + EClick to copy
Group Layers
Ctrl + GClick to copy
Ungroup Layers
Ctrl + Shift + GClick to copy
Bring Forward
Ctrl + ]Click to copy
Send Backward
Ctrl + [Click to copy
Bring to Front
Ctrl + Shift + ]Click to copy
Send to Back
Ctrl + Shift + [Click to copy
Select Bottom Layer
Alt + [Click to copy
Select Top Layer
Alt + ]Click to copy
Select Next Layer Down
Alt + Shift + [Click to copy
Select Next Layer Up
Alt + Shift + ]Click to copy
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