KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS CHEAT SHEET FOR
AFTER EFFECTS
PC
Projects
New............................................................................................Ctrl + Alt + N
Open ..........................................................................................Ctrl + O
New Folder.................................................................................Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
Open Project Settings.................................................................Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
Tools
Selection .................................................................................................. V
Hand ........................................................................................................ H
Zoom In.................................................................................................... Z
Zoom Out ................................................................................................. Alt
Rotation ................................................................................................... W
Camera..................................................................................................... C
Mask And Shape....................................................................................... Q
Type ......................................................................................................... Ctrl + T
Pen and Mask Feather.............................................................................. G
Brush ....................................................................................................... Ctrl + B
Puppet ..................................................................................................... Ctrl + P
Composition
New................................................................................................... Ctrl + N
Composition Settings ........................................................................ Ctrl + K
Trim To Work Area ............................................................................. Ctrl + Shift + X
New From Selection........................................................................... Alt + \
Modifying Layers
Auto-Orientation..............................................................................Ctrl + Alt + O
Opacity............................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + O
Rotation ..........................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + R
Position...........................................................................................Ctrl + Shift + P
Time Navigation
Specific Time ............................................. Alt + Shift + J
Beginning ................................................... Shift + Home
End............................................................. Shift + End
Layer In Point ............................................. I
Layer Out Point........................................... O
Previous In/Out Point ................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Arrow
Next In/Out Point........................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
Current Time .............................................. D
Panels
Open/Close Render Queue.................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + 0
Open/Close Tools ............................................................................... Ctrl + 1
Open/Close Info ................................................................................. Ctrl + 2
Open/Close Preview ........................................................................... Ctrl + 3
Open/Close Audio .............................................................................. Ctrl + 4
Open/Close Effects & Presets............................................................. Ctrl + 5
Open/Close Character ........................................................................ Ctrl + 6
Open/Close Paragraph........................................................................ Ctrl + 7
Open/Close Paint ............................................................................... Ctrl + 8
Open/Close Brushes........................................................................... Ctrl + 9
Open/Close Effect Controls ................................................................ Ctrl + Shift + T
Open Flowchart .................................................................................. Ctrl + F11
Maximize Panel .................................................................................. ` (accent grave)
Fit To Screen ...................................................................................... Ctrl + \
3D Layers
View 1 ...................................................................................... F10
View 2 ...................................................................................... F11
View 3 ...................................................................................... F12
New Light ................................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L
New Camera............................................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Cast Shadows........................................................................... Alt + Shift + C
Footage
Import File..........................................................................................Ctrl + I
Import Multiple Files ..........................................................................Ctrl + Alt + I
Add Selected Items ............................................................................Ctrl + /
Replace Source Footage .....................................................................Ctrl + Alt + /
Open Interpret Footage ......................................................................Ctrl + Alt + G
Remember Footage Interpretation ......................................................Ctrl + Alt + C
Edit Selected Footage.........................................................................Ctrl + E
Replace Selected Footage ..................................................................Ctrl + H
Reload Selected Footage ....................................................................Ctrl + Alt + L
Set Proxy for Selected Footage...........................................................Ctrl + Alt + P
Effects/Animation
Delete All Effects..................................................................... Ctrl + Shift + E
Apply Most Recent Effect ........................................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E
Apply Most Recent Animation.................................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F
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AFTER EFFECTS
PC
Previews
Start/Stop ....................................................... Spacebar
Only Audio....................................................... Alt + . (Period)
Show Alpha Boundary...................................... Alt + 5
Show Alpha Overlay......................................... Alt + 6
Zoom in/out Time ............................................ =/-
Show/Hide Safe Zones ....................................' (Apostrophe)
Show/Hide Grid ............................................... Ctrl + ' (Apostrophe)
Show/Hide Proportional Grid ........................... Alt + ' (Apostrophe)
Show/Hide Rulers............................................ Ctrl + R
Show/Hide Guides ........................................... Ctrl + ;
Snapping To Grid On/Off .................................. Ctrl + Shift + ' (Apostrophe)
Snapping To Guides On/Off.............................. Ctrl + Shift + ;
Lock/Unlock Guides ........................................ Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ;
Show/Hide Layer Controls ............................... Ctrl + Shift + H
Properties
Anchor Point ............................................................................................A
Audio Levels.............................................................................................L
Mask Feather ...........................................................................................F
Mask Path ................................................................................................M
Mask Opacity ...........................................................................................TT
Opacity.....................................................................................................T
Position....................................................................................................P
Rotation and Orientation...........................................................................R
Scale ........................................................................................................S
Time Remap .............................................................................................RR
Missing Effects ........................................................................................FF
Effects......................................................................................................E
Mask ........................................................................................................MM
Material Options.......................................................................................AA
Expressions..............................................................................................EE
Keyframes ................................................................................................U
Modified Properties..................................................................................UU
Paint Strokes............................................................................................PP
Audio Waveform .......................................................................................LL
Selected Properties/Groups......................................................................SS
Layers
New Solid Layer.......................................................... Ctrl + Y
New Null Layer ........................................................... Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y
New Adjustment Layer................................................ Ctrl + Alt + Y
Next Layer.................................................................. Ctrl + Down Arrow
Previous Layer............................................................ Ctrl + Up Arrow
Deselect All Layers ..................................................... Ctrl + Shift + A
Show/Hide Parent Column.......................................... Shift + F4
Show/Hide Layer Switches and Modes Column .......... F4
Best/Bilinear .............................................................. Alt + B
Best/Bicubic............................................................... Alt + Shift + B
On/Off Video Switch ................................................... Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Settings...................................................................... Ctrl + Shift + Y
Paste Layers At Current Time ..................................... Ctrl + Alt + V
Split Selected Layers .................................................. Ctrl + Shift + D
Precompose Selected Layers ..................................... Ctrl + Shift + C
Effects Controls.......................................................... Ctrl + Shift + T
Reverse Layers ........................................................... Ctrl + Alt + R
Enable Time Remapping ............................................. Ctrl + Alt + T
Lock Layers ................................................................ Ctrl + L
Unlock Layers............................................................. Ctrl + Shift + L
Set Quality to Best ...................................................... Ctrl + U
Set Quality to Draft ..................................................... Ctrl + Shift + U
Set Quality to Wireframe............................................. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U
Find in Timeline .......................................................... Ctrl + F
Mask
New............................................................. Ctrl + Shift + N
Select Next.................................................. Alt + ` (Accent Grave)
Select Previous ........................................... Alt + Shift + ` (accent grave)
Invert .......................................................... Ctrl + Shift + I
Open/Close Mask Feather ........................... Ctrl + Shift + F
Open/Close Mask Shape ............................. Ctrl + Shift + M
Subtract Mode............................................. S
Darken Mode ............................................... D Provided by
Difference Mode.......................................... F
Add Mode.................................................... A
Intersect Mode ............................................ I
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