Adobe After Effects Shortcuts

Adobe After Effects Shortcut Keys.

62 shortcuts
Shortcut Action Description
AA Show Material Options Show material options.
Alt+Left Arrow Previous Space Go to previous word in text.
Alt+Right Arrow Next Space Go to next word in text.
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow Decrease Font Size Decrease text font size.
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Increase Font Size Increase text font size.
Ctrl+7 Effect Controls Panel Open Effect Controls panel.
Ctrl+9 Effects Panel Open Effects panel.
Ctrl+A Select All Properties Select all properties in timeline panel.
Ctrl+Alt+/ Add to Render Queue Add selected to render queue.
Ctrl+Alt+R Render Render the composition.
Ctrl+Alt+S Save Snapshot Save snapshot of current frame.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow Move Layer Up Move layer up in stacking order.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E Export Export with Adobe Media Encoder.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Arrow Move Layer Backward Move layer one position backward.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow Move Layer Forward Move layer one position forward.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T New Text Layer Create new text layer.
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow Move Layer Down Move layer down in stacking order.
Ctrl+B Save Frame Save current frame as file.
Ctrl+D Duplicate Duplicate selected layer or property.
Ctrl+F Effects Search Search for effects.
Ctrl+K Composition Settings Open Composition Settings dialog.
Ctrl+M Add to Render Queue Add current composition to render queue.
Ctrl+N New Composition Create a new composition.
Ctrl+Shift+A Select All Select all layers in timeline.
Ctrl+Shift+B Save Frame As Save current frame with options.
Ctrl+Shift+C Align Center Align text center.
Ctrl+Shift+D Split Layer Split layer at playhead.
Ctrl+Shift+E Remove All Effects Remove all effects from layer.
Ctrl+Shift+F9 Easy Ease Out Apply easy ease out to keyframes.
Ctrl+Shift+L Align Left Align text left.
Ctrl+Shift+R Align Right Align text right.
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As Save project with new name.
Ctrl+Shift+T Vertical Text Tool Select vertical text tool.
Ctrl+Shift+X Purge All Purge all undo and cache.
Ctrl+Shift+[ Trimming In Point Trim in point of layer to current time.
Ctrl+Shift+] Trimming Out Point Trim out point of layer to current time.
Ctrl+T Text Tool Select horizontal text tool.
Ctrl+Tab Panel Switch Switch to next panel.
Ctrl+Y New Solid Create a new solid layer.
D Set Layer In Point Set layer in point at current time.
E Show Expressions Show expressions properties.
End Go to End Move playhead to end.
F Show Frames Show frames holding keyframes.
F9 Easy Ease Apply easy ease to keyframes.
Home Go to Beginning Move playhead to beginning.
I Go to In Point Go to layer in point.
J Go to Previous Keyframe Go to previous keyframe.
K Go to Next Keyframe Go to next keyframe.
L Show Audio Waveform Show audio waveform.
M Show Masks Show mask properties.
O Go to Out Point Go to layer out point.
Page Down Go to Next Frame Go to next frame.
Page Up Go to Previous Frame Go to previous frame.
PP Show Paint Properties Show paint properties.
R Show Transform Properties Show transform properties.
Shift+F5 Import Import file.
Shift+F9 Easy Ease In Apply easy ease in to keyframes.
Shift+O Set Layer Out Point Set layer out point at current time.
Space Play/Pause Play or pause the preview.
T Show Transparency Show transparency.
U Show Keyframed Properties Show keyframed properties.
U+U Show Modified Properties Show modified properties.