After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

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Maximize The ~ Panel The Cursor Is Currently Hovering Above `

F1

F2

Deselect All Layers

Effect Control Panel After F3 Selection

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

F11

F12

Tools Panel

Info Panel

Preview Panel

Audio Panel

Effects & Preset Panel

Character Panel

Paragraph Panel

Paint Panel

Brushes Panel

Project Panel Render Queue

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Zoom Out

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Zoom In

Delete Footage Without Warning

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Mask & Shape Tools

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Rotation Tool

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Effects Property Group Show Only Expressions

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Reveal Rotation

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Reveal Opacity Type Tools Effects Control Panel

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Pan Behind Tool New Solid Layer Change settings for AE native objects New NULL Layer

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Reveal Properties With Keyframes Show Only Modified Properties

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Import File Invert Selected Mask

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Open Project

backspace

Mini-Flowchart View

tab

Q
Anchor Property Deselect All Layers Select All Visible Keyframes & Properties

W
Scale Property Save

R
Show Mask Feather Property

I
Next Keyframe Open Comp Settings Project Settings

O
Show Audio Levels Property

Reveal Position Property Puppet Tools Recent Project

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Scroll To Current Time In Timeline Panel

caps lock

F
Remember Footage Interpretation Precompose Selected Layers

Pen Tools Group Selected Shapes Ungroup Shapes

Hand Tool

Previous Keyframe Set Comp To Full Resolution Change Comp Resolution

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Zoom In Comp

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Zoom Tool

Selection Tool

Set Work Area Beginning

shift

Z
alt

Set Work Area End New Comp New Mask New Project New Folder

Show Mask Property Show All Mask Properties Open Mask Shape Dialog Box

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Zoom Out Comp

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Prev Frame 10 frames back

shift

page up

ctrl

option

command

command

Beginning of Comp, Layer, Footage

home

Next Frame 10 frames forward

page down

end

mac

Single Key Double Tap Shift Command Alt Command + Shift Command + Alt Command + Option / Alt + Shift Repeat

windows

Single Key Double Tap Shift Control Alt Control + Shift Control + Alt Control + Alt + Shift Repeat

After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

Purge All Set Markers On Layers

num lock

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Show Alpha Channel

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Show Channel R

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Show Channel G

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Show Channel B

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RAM Preview

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Preview Audio From Current Time Preview del Audio

enter

mac

Single Key Double Tap Shift Command Alt Command + Shift Command + Alt Command + Option / Alt + Shift Repeat

windows

Single Key Double Tap Shift Control Alt Control + Shift Control + Alt Control + Alt + Shift Repeat