After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

GENERAL: TIMELINE NAVIGATION/PREVIEW:

Ctrl + K – composition settings Spacebar – start/pause playback

select layer + Return – rename layer 0 (numeric keypad) – RAM preview

Home – go to start of timeline

LAYER PROPERTIES & KEYING:
End – go to end of timeline
stopwatch – turn on keying
Page Down – forward 1 frame
t – expand opacity
Page Up – backward 1 frame
p – expand position

s – expand scale
LAYER IN & OUT POINTS:
e – effects
i – go to layer In point
u – expand keyed properties
o – go to layer Out point
Alt + stopwatch – add expression
[ – set In point

] – set Out point

Alt + [ - trim In point

Alt + ] - trim Out point