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Adobe After Effects 2021 cheat sheet

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Open Project Settings dialog box
General K
Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + F or Ctrl + F Find in Project panel
Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect all Alt + Left click (click bit-depth button at bottom of
Enter Rename selected layer, Project panel) Cycle through color
composition, folder, effect, group, bit depths for project
or mask Left click (click bit-depth button at bottom of
Num Enter Open selected layer, composition, Project panel) Open Project
or footage item Settings dialog box

Ctrl + Alt + Up Move selected layers, masks,

arrow / Down effects, or render items up Preferences
arrow (forward) down (back) in stacking
Ctrl + Alt + ; Open Preferences dialog box
order
Ctrl + Alt + Shift (hold down while starting After
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Move selected layers, masks,
Effects) Restore default
Up arrow / Down effects, or render items to top
preferences settings
arrow (front) or bottom (back) of stacking
order
Shift + Down Extend selection to next item in Panels, viewers, workspaces, and
arrow Project panel, Render Queue windows
panel, or Effect Controls panel
Ctrl + 0 Open or close Project panel
Shift + Up arrow Extend selection to previous item in
Project panel, Render Queue Ctrl + Alt + 0 Open or close Render Queue
panel, or Effect Controls panel panel

Ctrl + D Duplicate selected layers, masks, Ctrl + 1 Open or close Tools panel
effects, text selectors, animators, Ctrl + 2 Open or close Info panel
puppet meshes, shapes, render
Ctrl + 3 Open or close Preview panel
items, output modules, or
compositions Ctrl + 4 Open or close Audio panel

Ctrl + Q Quit Ctrl + 5 Open or close Effects & Presets

panel
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + 6 Open or close Character panel
Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo
Ctrl + 7 Open or close Paragraph panel
Ctrl + Alt + Num / Purge All Memory
Ctrl + 8 Open or close Paint panel
Esc Interrupt running a script
Ctrl + 9 Open or close Brushes panel
Ctrl + Alt + E Display filename corresponding to
the frame at the current time in the Ctrl + Shift + T Open or close Effect Controls panel
Info panel for selected layer
Ctrl + F11 Open Flowchart panel for project
flowchart
Projects
Shift + F10 or Shift Switch to workspace
Ctrl + Alt + N New project + F11 or Shift +
Ctrl + O Open project F12
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Open most recent project Ctrl + W Close active viewer or panel
P (closes content first)
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + New folder in Project panel Ctrl + Shift + W Close active panel or all viewers of
N type of active viewer (closes
content first). For example, if a
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Timeline panel is active, this Alt + W Activate Roto Brush tool

command closes all Timeline Alt + W Activate Refine Edge tool
panels.
C Activate and cycle through Camera
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Split the frame containing the tools (Unified Camera, Orbit
N active viewer and create a viewer Camera, Track XY Camera, and
with opposite locked/unlocked state Track Z Camera)
` Maximize or restore panel under Y Activate Pan Behind tool
pointer
Q Activate and cycle through mask
Ctrl + \ Resize application window or and shape tools (Rectangle,
floating window to fit screen. (Press Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse,
again to resize window so that Polygon, Star)
contents fill the screen.)
Ctrl + T Activate and cycle through Type
Ctrl + Alt + \ Move application window or floating tools (Horizontal and Vertical)
window to main monitor; resize
G Activate and cycle between the
window to fit screen. (Press again
Pen and Mask Feather tools. (Note:
to resize window so that contents
You can turn off this setting in the
fill the screen.)
Preferences dialog box.)
\ Toggle activation between
Ctrl Temporarily activate Selection tool
Composition panel and Timeline
when a pen tool is selected
panel for current composition
Ctrl + Alt Temporarily activate Pen tool when
Shift + , or Shift + . Cycle to previous or next item in
the Selection tool is selected and
active viewer (for example, cycle
pointer is over a path (Add Vertex
through open compositions)
tool when pointer is over a
Alt + Shift + , or Alt Cycle to previous or next panel in segment; Convert Vertex tool when
+ Shift + . active frame (for example, cycle pointer is over a vertex)
through open Timeline panels)
Ctrl + B Activate and cycle through Brush,
Space or Middle Activate a view in a multi-view Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools
click layout in the Composition panel
Ctrl + P Activate and cycle through Puppet
without affecting layer selection
tools
Alt (in shape layer) Temporarily
Activate tools convert Selection tool to Shape
Note: To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter Duplication tool
keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key Ctrl (in shape layer) Temporarily
to return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool convert Selection tool to Direct
and keep it active, press the key and immediately Selection tool
release it.
Alt + Left click (alt-click tool button in Tools panel) Compositions and the work area
Cycle through tools
Ctrl + N New composition
V Activate Selection tool
Ctrl + K Open Composition Settings dialog
H Activate Hand tool
box for selected composition
Space or Middle Temporarily activate Hand tool
B or N: Set beginning or end of work
click
area to current time
Z Activate Zoom In tool
Ctrl + Alt + B Set work area to duration of
Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) selected layers or, if no layers are
Activate Zoom Out tool selected, set work area to
W Activate Rotation tool composition duration
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Tab Open Composition Mini-Flowchart

for active composition
Previews
Shift + Esc Activate the most recently active Space or Num 0 Start or stop preview
composition that is in the same Alt + Left click (click Reset in Preview panel)
composition hierarchy (network of Reset preview settings to replicate
nested compositions) as the RAM Preview and Standard
currently active composition Preview behaviors
Ctrl + Shift + X Trim Composition to work area numperiod Preview only audio, from current
Alt + \ New Composition from selection time
Alt + numperiod Preview only audio, in work area
Time navigation Alt + Left click + Manually preview (scrub) video
Move the mouse
Alt + Shift + J Go to specific time
Ctrl + Left click + (drag current-time indicator)
Shift + Home or Go to beginning or end of work
Move the mouse Manually preview (scrub) audio
Shift + End area
Alt + Num 0 Preview number of frames
J Go to previous visible item in time
specified by Alternate Preview
ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work
preference (defaults to 5)
area beginning or end)
Num / Toggle Mercury Transmit video
K Go to next visible item in time ruler
preview
(keyframe, layer marker, work area
beginning or end) Shift + F5 or Shift Take snapshot
+ F6 or Shift + F7
(Note: Also goes to beginning, end, or base frame of
or Shift + F8
Roto Brush span if viewing Roto Brush in Layer panel.)
F5 or F6 or F7 or Display snapshot in active viewer
Home or Ctrl + Alt Go to beginning of composition,
F8
+ Left arrow layer, or footage item
Ctrl + Shift + F5 or Purge snapshot
End or Ctrl + Alt + Go to end of composition, layer, or
Ctrl + Shift + F6 or
Right arrow footage item
Ctrl + Shift + F7 or
Page Down or Ctrl Go forward 1 frame Ctrl + Shift + F8
+ Right
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Fast Previews > Off
Shift + Page Down Go forward 10 frames
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Fast Previews > Adaptive
or Ctrl + Shift +
Resolution
Right
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Fast Previews > Draft
Page Up or Ctrl + Go backward 1 frame
Left Ctrl + Alt + 4 Fast Previews > Fast Draft

Shift + Page Up or Go backward 10 frames Ctrl + Alt + 5 Fast Previews > Wireframe
Ctrl + Shift + Left
I Go to layer In point Views
O Go to layer Out point Shift + Num / Turn display color management on
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Go to previous In point or Out point or off for active view
Left arrow Alt + 1 or Alt + 2 or Show red, green, blue, or alpha
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Go to next In point or Out point Alt + 3 or Alt + 4 channel as grayscale
Right arrow Alt + Shift + 1 or Show colorized red, green, or blue
D Scroll to current time in Timeline Alt + Shift + 2 or channel
panel Alt + Shift + 3
Alt + Shift + 4 Toggle showing straight RGB color
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Alt + 5 Show alpha boundary (outline Ctrl + Shift + ; Turn snapping to guides on or off
between transparent and opaque Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Lock or unlock guides
regions) in Layer panel ;
Alt + 6 Show alpha overlay (colored Ctrl + Shift + H Show or hide layer controls
overlay on transparent regions) in (masks, motion paths, light and
Layer panel camera wireframes, effect control
Alt + X Show Refine Edge X-ray points, and layer handles)
Double click (double-click Hand tool) Center
composition in the panel Footage
. Zoom-in in Composition, Layer, or
Ctrl + I Import one file or image sequence
Footage panel
Ctrl + Alt + I Import multiple files or image
, Zoom-out in Composition, Layer, or
sequences
Footage panel
Double click (double-click the footage item in the
/ Zoom to 100% in Composition,
Project panel) Open movie in an
Layer, or Footage panel
After Effects Footage panel
Shift + / Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer,
Ctrl + / Add selected items to most recently
or Footage panel
activated composition
Alt + / Zoom up to 100% to fit in
Ctrl + Alt + / Replace selected source footage
Composition, Layer, or Footage
for selected layers with footage
panel
item selected in Project panel
Ctrl + J or Ctrl + Set resolution to Full, Half, or
Alt + Left click + (drag footage item from Project
Shift + J or Ctrl + Custom in Composition panel
Move the mouse panel onto selected layer) Replace
Alt + J
source for a selected layer
Ctrl + Alt + U Open View Options dialog box for
Ctrl + Backspace Delete a footage item without a
active Composition panel
warning
= Zoom in time
Ctrl + Alt + G Open Interpret Footage dialog box
- Zoom out time for selected footage item
; Zoom in Timeline panel to single- Ctrl + Alt + C Remember footage interpretation
frame units (Press again to zoom
Ctrl + E Edit selected footage item in
out to show entire composition
application with which it’s
duration.)
associated (Edit Original)
Shift + ; Zoom out in Timeline panel to show
Ctrl + H Replace selected footage item
the entire composition duration
(Press again to zoom back in to the Ctrl + Alt + L Reload selected footage items
duration specified by the Time Ctrl + Alt + P Set proxy for selected footage item
Navigator.)
Caps Lock Prevent images from being Effects and animation presets
rendered for previews in viewer
panels Ctrl + Shift + E Delete all effects from selected
layers
' Show or hide safe zones
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Apply most recently applied effect
Ctrl + ' Show or hide grid
E to selected layers
Alt + ' Show or hide proportional grid
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Apply most recently applied
Ctrl + R Show or hide rulers F animation preset to selected layers
Ctrl + ; Show or hide guides
Ctrl + Shift + ' Turn snapping to grid on or off Layers
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Ctrl + Y New solid layer Double click (double-click a layer) Open layer
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + New null layer in Layer panel (opens source
Y composition for precomposition
layer in Composition panel)
Ctrl + Alt + Y New adjustment layer
Alt + Double click (double-click a layer) Open source
[Num 0 - 9] Select layer (1-999) by its number
of a layer in Footage panel (opens
(enter digits rapidly for two-digit
precomposition layer in Layer
and three-digit numbers)
panel)
Shift + [Num 0 - 9] Toggle selection of layer (1-999)
Ctrl + Alt + R Reverse selected layers in time
by its number (enter digits rapidly
for two-digit and three-digit Ctrl + Alt + T Enable time remapping for
numbers) selected layers

Ctrl + Down arrow Select next layer in stacking order [ or ] Move selected layers so that their
In point or Out point is at the
Ctrl + Up arrow Select previous layer in stacking
current time
order
Alt + [ or Alt + ] Trim In point or Out point of
Ctrl + Shift + Down Extend selection to next layer in
selected layers to current time
arrow stacking order
Alt + Left click (click stopwatch) Add or remove
Ctrl + Shift + Up Extend selection to previous layer
expression for a property
arrow in stacking order
Double click (double-click effect selection in
Ctrl + Shift + A Deselect all layers
Effects & Presets panel) Add an
X Scroll topmost selected layer to effect (or multiple selected effects)
top of Timeline panel to selected layers
Shift + F4 Show or hide Parent column Ctrl + Shift + , or Set In point or Out point by time-
F4 Show or hide Layer Switches and Ctrl + Alt + , stretching
Modes columns Alt + Home Move selected layers so that their
Alt + B Setting the sampling method for In point is at beginning of
selected layers (Best/Bilinear) composition

Alt + Shift + B Setting the sampling method for Alt + End Move selected layers so that their
selected layers (Best/Bicubic) Out point is at end of composition

Alt + Left click (click solo switch) Turn off all other Ctrl + L Lock selected layers
solo switches Ctrl + Shift + L Unlock all layers
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or Ctrl + U or Ctrl + Set Quality to Best, Draft, or
V off for selected layers Shift + U or Ctrl + Wireframe for selected layers
Ctrl + Shift + V Turn off Video switch for all video Alt + Shift + U
layers other than selected layers Shift + - or Shift + = Cycle forward or backward
Ctrl + Shift + Y Open settings dialog box for through blending modes for
selected solid, light, camera, null, selected layers
or adjustment layer Ctrl + F or Ctrl + F Find in Timeline panel
Ctrl + Alt + V Paste layers at current time Ctrl + F or Ctrl + F Find in Timeline panel
Ctrl + Shift + D Split selected layers. (If no layers Ctrl + ` Toggle expansion of selected
are selected, split all layers.) layers to show all properties
Ctrl + Shift + L or Precompose selected layers Ctrl + Left click (click triangle to the left of the
Ctrl + Shift + C property group name) Toggle
Ctrl + Shift + T Open Effect Controls panel for expansion of property group and
selected layers all child property groups to show
all properties
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A Show only Anchor Point property expansion of property group and all
(for lights and cameras, Point Of child property groups to show all
Interest) properties
L Show only Audio Levels property
F Show only Mask Feather property Modifying layer properties
M Show only Mask Path property Left click + Move (drag property value) Modify
T then T Show only Mask Opacity property the mouse property value by default
increments
T Show only Opacity property (for
lights, Intensity) Shift + Left click + (drag property value) Modify
Move the mouse property value by 10x default
P Show only Position property
increments
R Show only Rotation and
Ctrl + Left click + (drag property value) Modify
Orientation properties
Move the mouse property value by 1/10 default
S Show only Scale property increments
R then R Show only Time Remap property Ctrl + Alt + O Open Auto-Orientation dialog box
F then F Show only instances of missing for selected layers
effects Ctrl + Shift + O Open Opacity dialog box for
E Show only Effects property group selected layers

M then M Show only mask property groups Ctrl + Shift + L or Open Rotation dialog box for

A then A Show only Material Options Ctrl + Shift + C or selected layers

property group Ctrl + Shift + R

E then E Show only expressions Ctrl + Shift + P Open Position dialog box for
selected layers
U Show properties with keyframes
Ctrl + Home Center-selected layers in view
U then U Show only modified properties
(modifies Position property to place
P then P Show only paint strokes, Roto anchor points of selected layers in
Brush strokes, and Puppet pins center of current view)
L then L Show only audio waveform Ctrl + Alt + Home Center anchor point in the visible
S then S Show only selected properties and content
groups Arrow keys Move selected layers 1 pixel at
Alt + Shift + Left (click property or group name) current magnification (Position)
click Hide property or group Shift + Arrow keys Move selected layers 10 pixels at
Shift + Left click (click property or group shortcut) current magnification (Position)
Add or remove property or group Alt + Page Up / Move selected layers 1 frame
from set that is shown Down earlier or later
Alt + Shift + [A - Z] (hit the property shortcut key) Add Alt + Shift + Page Move selected layers 10 frames
or remove keyframe at current Up / Down earlier or later
time
Num + or Num - Increase or decrease Rotation (Z
Rotation) of selected layers by 1°
Showing properties in the Effect Shift + Num + or Increase or decrease Rotation (Z
Controls panel Shift + Num - Rotation) of selected layers by 10°
Ctrl + Alt + Num + Increase or decrease Opacity (or
Ctrl + ` Toggle expansion of selected
or Ctrl + Alt + Num Intensity for light layers) of selected
effects to show all properties
- layers by 1%
Ctrl + Left click (click triangle to the left of the
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Increase or decrease Opacity (or
property group name) Toggle
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Num + or Ctrl + Alt Intensity for light layers) of selected Ctrl + Page Up / Switch to Pan camera control
+ Shift + Num - layers by 10% Down or 1 or 2
Ctrl + Num - Increase Scale of selected layers 3 Switch to Dolly camera control
by 1% Ctrl + Alt + Shift + New camera
Ctrl + Num - or Alt Decrease Scale of selected layers C
+ Num - by 1% V Switch to Universal gizmo
Ctrl + Shift + Num Increase Scale of selected layers 3 or 4 Switch to Position gizmo
+ or Alt + Shift + by 10%
3 or 4 or 5 Switch to Scale gizmo
Num +
3 or 4 or 5 or 6 Switch to Rotation gizmo
Ctrl + Shift + Num Decrease Scale of selected layers
- or Alt + Shift + by 10% Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Move the camera and its point of
Num - \ interest to look at selected 3D
layers
Shift + Left click + (drag with Rotation tool) Modify
Move the mouse Rotation or Orientation in 45° F With a camera tool selected, move
increments the camera and its point of interest
to look at selected 3D layers
Shift + Left click + (drag layer handle with Selection
Move the mouse tool) Modify Scale, constrained to Ctrl + Shift + F With a camera tool selected, move
footage frame aspect ratio the camera and its point of interest
to look at all 3D layers
Double click (double-click Rotation tool) Reset
Rotation to 0° Alt + Shift + C Turn Casts Shadows property on or
off for selected 3D layers
Double click (double-click Selection tool) Reset
Scale to 100%
Ctrl + Alt + F Scale and reposition selected Keyframes and the Graph Editor
layers to fit composition Shift + F3 Toggle between Graph Editor and
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Scale and reposition selected layer bar modes
H layers to fit composition width, Left click (click property name) Select all
preserving image aspect ratio for keyframes for a property
each layer
Ctrl + Alt + A Select all visible keyframes and
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Scale and reposition selected properties
G layers to fit composition height,
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Deselect all keyframes, properties,
preserving image aspect ratio for
A and property groups
each layer
Alt + Left arrow / Move keyframe 1 frame earlier or
Right arrow later
3D layers
Alt + Shift + Left Move keyframe 10 frames earlier or
F10 Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to arrow / Right later
Front) arrow
F11 Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Ctrl + Alt + K Set interpolation for selected
Custom View 1) keyframes (layer bar mode)
F12 Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Ctrl + Alt + H Set keyframe interpolation method
Active Camera) to hold or Auto Bezier
Esc Return to previous view Ctrl + Left click (click in layer bar mode) Set
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + New light keyframe interpolation method to
L linear or Auto Bezier

Ctrl + Page Up / Switch to Orbit camera control Ctrl + Alt + Left (click in layer bar mode) Set
Down or 1 click keyframe interpolation method to
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linear or hold Shift + Left click To mouse-click point, select text

F9 Easy ease selected keyframes from insertion point

Shift + F9 Easy ease selected keyframes in Left arrow / Right In horizontal text, move insertion
arrow point one character left or right
Ctrl + Shift + F9 Easy ease selected keyframes out
Up arrow / Down In horizontal text, move insertion
Ctrl + Shift + K Set velocity for selected keyframes
arrow point one line up or down
Alt + Shift + [A - Z] (press property shortcut letter) Add
Ctrl + Left arrow / In horizontal text, move insertion
or remove keyframe at current
Right arrow point one word left or right
time. For property shortcuts, see
Showing properties and groups in Ctrl + Up arrow / In horizontal text, move insertion
the Timeline panel (keyboard Down arrow point one paragraph left or right
shortcuts). Up arrow / Down In vertical text, move insertion point
arrow one character up or down

Text Left arrow / Right In vertical text, move insertion point

arrow one left or right
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + New text layer
Ctrl + Up arrow / In vertical text, move insertion point
T
Down arrow one word up or down
Ctrl + Shift + L or Align selected horizontal text left,
Ctrl + Left arrow / In vertical text, move insertion point
Ctrl + Shift + C or center, or right
Right arrow one paragraph left or right
Ctrl + Shift + R
Double click (with Type tool) Select word
Ctrl + Shift + L or Align selected vertical text top,
Ctrl + Shift + C or center, or bottom Click three times (with Type tool) Select line
Ctrl + Shift + R (rapidly)

Shift + Left arrow / Reduce or extend selection by one Double click then (quadruple-click with Type tool)
Right arrow character to left or right in Double click Select paragraph
horizontal text Double click then (quintuple-click with Type tool)
Ctrl + Shift + Left Reduce or extend selection by one Double click then Select entire text frame
arrow / Right word to left or right in horizontal Left click
arrow text Ctrl + Shift + K Turn All Caps on or off for selected
Shift + Up arrow / Extend or reduce selection by one text
Down arrow line up or down in horizontal text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Turn Small Caps on or off for
Shift + Left arrow / Reduce or extend selection by one K selected text
Right arrow line to left or right in vertical text Ctrl + Shift + = Turn Superscript on or off for
Ctrl + Shift + Up Extend or reduce selection one selected text
arrow / Down word up or down in vertical text Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Turn Subscript on or off for
arrow = selected text
Shift + Up arrow / Extend or reduce selection by one Ctrl + Shift + X Set horizontal scale to 100% for
Down arrow character up or down in vertical text selected text
Shift + Home or Select text from insertion point to Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Set vertical scale to 100% for
Shift + End beginning or end of line X selected text
Home or End Move insertion point to beginning Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Auto leading for selected text
or end of line A
Double click (double-click text layer) Select all Ctrl + Shift + Q Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
text on a layer
Ctrl + Shift + J Justify paragraph; left align last line
Ctrl + Shift + Select text from insertion point to
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Justify paragraph; right align last
Home or Ctrl + beginning or end of text frame
J line
Shift + End
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Ctrl + Shift + F Justify paragraph; force last line click smooth and corner points
Ctrl + Shift + , Decrease font size of selected text Ctrl + Alt + Left (drag vertex) Redraw Bezier
by 2 units click + Move the handles
Ctrl + Shift + . Increase font size of selected text mouse
by 2 units Ctrl + Shift + I Invert selected mask
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Decrease or increase font size of Ctrl + Shift + F Open Mask Feather dialog box for
, or Ctrl + Alt + selected text by 10 units selected mask
Shift + . Ctrl + Shift + M Open Mask Shape dialog box for
Alt + Up arrow / Decrease or increase leading by 2 selected mask
Down arrow units S Subtract mode
Ctrl + Alt + Up Increase or decrease leading by D Darken mode
arrow / Down 10 units
F Difference mode
arrow
A Add mode
Alt + Shift + Up Increase or decrease baseline shift
arrow / Down by 2 units I Intersect mode
arrow N None
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Increase or decrease baseline shift
Up arrow / Down by 10 units Paint tools
arrow
X Swap paint background color and
Alt + Left arrow / Decrease or increase kerning or
foreground colors
Right arrow tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
D Set paint foreground color to black
Ctrl + Alt + Left Decrease or increase kerning or
and background color to white
arrow / Right tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)
arrow Alt + Left click Set foreground color to the color
currently under any paint tool
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Toggle paragraph composer
pointer
T
Ctrl + Alt + Left Set foreground color to the average
click color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area
Masks under any paint tool pointer
Ctrl + Shift + N New mask Ctrl + Left click + (drag) Set brush size for a paint
Alt + Left click (click mask) Select all points in a Move the mouse tool
mask Ctrl+drag, then release Ctrl while dragging: Set brush
Alt + ` or Alt + Select next or previous mask hardness for a paint tool
Shift + ` Shift (Hold Shift while beginning stroke)
Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Join current paint stroke to the
Timeline panel and press Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform previous stroke
mask editing mode Alt + Left click Set starting sample point to point
Esc Exit free-transform mask editing currently under Clone Stamp tool
mode pointer

Ctrl + Left click + (drag) Scale around center point in Ctrl + Shift Momentarily activate Eraser tool
Move the mouse Free Transform mode with Last Stroke Only option

Arrow keys Move selected path points 1 pixel Alt + Shift + Left (drag with with Clone Stamp tool)
at current magnification click + Move the Show and move overlay (change
mouse Offset value of aligned Clone
Shift + Arrow keys Move selected path points 10
Stamp tool or change Source
pixels at current magnification
Position value of unaligned Clone
Ctrl + Alt + Left (click vertex) Toggle between
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Stamp tool) constrain ellipses to circles;

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or Activate a specific Clone Stamp constrain polygons and stars to
7 tool preset zero rotation

Alt + Left click (click the button for the preset) Ctrl (when dragging to create shape)
Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool Change outer radius of star
preset in Paint panel
[Num 1 - 9] (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set Markers
opacity for a paint tool
Num * Set marker at current time (works
numperiod Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% during preview and audio-only
Shift + [Num 1 - 9] (for example, 9=90%, 1=10%) Set preview)
flow for a paint tool Alt + Num * Set marker at current time and
Shift + numPeriod Set flow for a paint tool to 100% open marker dialog box

Ctrl + Page Up / Move earlier or later by number of Shift + [0 - 9] Set and number a composition
Down or 1 or 2 frames specified for stroke Duration marker (0-9) at the current time
[0 - 9] Go to a composition marker (0-9)
Shape layers Alt + Left click (click the markers or keyframes)
Display the duration between two
Ctrl + G Group selected shapes
layer markers or keyframes in the
Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup selected shapes Info panel
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Ctr + Left click (click marker) Remove marker
Ctrl+T: Enter free-transform path editing mode
Page Up (when dragging to create shape) Motion tracking
Increase star inner roundness
Arrow keys Move feature region, search region,
Page Down (when dragging to create shape)
and attach point 1 pixel at current
Decrease star inner roundness
magnification
Up arrow (when dragging to create shape)
Shift + Arrow keys Move feature region, search region,
Increase number of points for star
and attach point 10 pixels at
or polygon; increase roundness for
current magnification
rounded rectangle
Alt + Arrow keys Move feature region and search
Down arrow (when dragging to create shape)
region 1 pixel at current
Decrease number of points for star
magnification
or polygon; decrease roundness for
rounded rectangle Alt + Shift + Arrow Move feature region and search
keys region 10 pixels at current
Space (hold when dragging to create
magnification
shape) Reposition shape during
creation
Left arrow (when dragging to create shape) Saving, exporting, and rendering
Set rounded rectangle roundness Ctrl + S Save project
to 0 (sharp corners); decrease
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Increment and save project
polygon and star outer roundness
S
Right arrow (when dragging to create shape)
Ctrl + Shift + S Save As
Set rounded rectangle roundness
to maximum; increase polygon and Ctrl + Shift + / Add active composition or selected
star outer roundness items to render queue

Shift (when dragging to create shape) Ctrl + Alt + S Add current frame to render queue
Constrain rectangles to squares; Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate render item with same
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output filename as original

Ctrl + Alt + M Add a composition to the Adobe
Media Encoder encoding queue
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