After Effects Windows Shortcuts

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After Effects Windows keyboard shortcuts
ActionWindows Shortcut
General
New ProjectCtrlAltN
Open ProjectCtrlO
Save ProjectCtrlS
Save AsCtrlShiftS
Import FileCtrlI
UndoCtrlZ
RedoCtrlShiftZ
PreferencesCtrlAlt;
Select allCtrlA
Extend selection to next panel itemShift↓
Quit applicationCtrlQ
Show current frame filename in Info panelCtrlAltE
Open most recent projectCtrlAltShiftP
Toggle Project panelCtrl0
Toggle Render Queue panelCtrlAlt0
Toggle Tools panelCtrl1
Toggle Info panelCtrl2
Toggle Preview panelCtrl3
Toggle Audio panelCtrl4
Toggle Effects and Presets panelCtrl5
Toggle Character panelCtrl6
Toggle Paragraph panelCtrl7
Toggle Paint panelCtrl8
Toggle Brushes panelCtrl9
Close active viewer or panelCtrlW
Close active panel or all viewers of its typeCtrlShiftW
Select Selection toolV
Select Hand toolH
Select Zoom In toolZ
Select Rotation toolW
Cycle through Camera toolsC
Select Pan Behind toolY
Cycle through mask and shape toolsQ
Cycle through Type toolsCtrlT
Cycle Pen and Mask Feather toolsG
Cycle Brush, Clone Stamp and Eraser toolsCtrlB
Cycle through Puppet toolsCtrlP
Import multiple files or image sequencesCtrlAltI
Delete footage without confirmationCtrlBackspace
Open Interpret Footage settingsCtrlAltG
Remember footage interpretationCtrlAltC
Edit footage in its original applicationCtrlE
Replace selected footageCtrlH
Reload selected footageCtrlAltL
Set a proxy for selected footageCtrlAltP
Increment project name and saveCtrlAltShiftS
Add current frame to Render QueueCtrlAltS
Add composition to Media Encoder queueCtrlAltM
Composition And Preview
New CompositionCtrlN
Composition SettingsCtrlK
PreviewSpace
RAM PreviewNumpad0
Fit Up To 100 PercentShift/
Zoom In.
Zoom Out,
Show GridCtrl'
Set work area start or end to current timeBN
Fit work area to selected layers or compositionCtrlAltB
Open active composition mini-flowchartTab
Activate most recent related compositionShiftEsc
Fast Preview: OffCtrlAlt1
Fast Preview: Adaptive ResolutionCtrlAlt2
Fast Preview: DraftCtrlAlt3
Fast Preview: Fast DraftCtrlAlt4
Fast Preview: WireframeCtrlAlt5
Toggle straight RGB color displayAltShift4
Show alpha boundary in Layer panelAlt5
Show alpha overlay in Layer panelAlt6
Show Refine Edge X-rayAltX
Open composition View OptionsCtrlAltU
Toggle single-frame timeline zoom;
Toggle full-composition timeline zoomShift;
Toggle rulersCtrlR
Toggle guidesCtrl;
Toggle snapping to guidesCtrlShift;
Lock or unlock guidesCtrlAltShift;
Toggle layer controlsCtrlShiftH
Layers
New SolidCtrlY
Duplicate Selected LayersCtrlD
Split LayerCtrlShiftD
Pre-composeCtrlShiftC
Reveal PositionP
Reveal ScaleS
Reveal RotationR
Reveal OpacityT
Remove all effects from selected layersCtrlShiftE
Apply the most recent effectCtrlAltShiftE
Apply the most recent animation presetCtrlAltShiftF
Create null layerCtrlAltShiftY
Create adjustment layerCtrlAltY
Select next layer in stacking orderCtrl↓
Select previous layer in stacking orderCtrl↑
Extend selection to next stacked layerCtrlShift↓
Deselect all layersCtrlShiftA
Set selected layers to Best/Bilinear samplingAltB
Toggle video visibility for selected layersCtrlAltShiftV
Open selected layer settingsCtrlShiftY
Paste layers at current timeCtrlAltV
Open Effect Controls for selected layersCtrlShiftT
Reverse selected layers in timeCtrlAltR
Enable time remapping for selected layersCtrlAltT
Move selected layers to composition startAltHome
Move selected layers to composition endAltEnd
Lock selected layersCtrlL
Show only Anchor Point or Point of InterestA
Show only Audio LevelsL
Show only Mask PathM
Show only Mask OpacityTT
Show only Time RemapRR
Show only missing effectsFF
Show only Effects groupE
Show only mask property groupsMM
Show only Material OptionsAA
Show only expressionsEE
Show only modified propertiesUU
Show only audio waveformLL
Show only selected properties and groupsSS
Open Auto-Orientation settingsCtrlAltO
Open layer Opacity settingsCtrlShiftO
Open layer Rotation settingsCtrlShiftR
Open layer Position settingsCtrlShiftP
Center selected layers in viewCtrlHome
Center anchor point in visible contentCtrlAltHome
Move layers one frame earlier or laterAltPageDownAltPageUp
Move layers ten frames earlier or laterAltShiftPageDownAltShiftPageUp
Fit selected layers to compositionCtrlAltF
Create lightCtrlAltShiftL
Create cameraCtrlAltShiftC
Toggle Casts Shadows for selected 3D layersAltShiftC
Extend word selection in horizontal textCtrlShift←CtrlShift→
Move caret left in horizontal text←
Move caret up in vertical text↑
Reset vertical text scale to 100%CtrlAltShiftX
Apply automatic text leadingCtrlAltShiftA
Reset text tracking to zeroCtrlShiftQ
Justify paragraph with last line left alignedCtrlShiftJ
Adjust text leading by two unitsAlt↓Alt↑
Adjust baseline shift by two unitsAltShift↓AltShift↑
Adjust kerning or tracking by 20 unitsAlt←Alt→
Adjust kerning or tracking by 100 unitsCtrlAlt←CtrlAlt→
Create maskCtrlShiftN
Invert selected maskCtrlShiftI
Open Mask Shape settingsCtrlShiftM
Set mask mode to NoneN
Group selected shapesCtrlG
Ungroup selected shapesCtrlShiftG
Timeline
Move To BeginningHome
Move To EndEnd
Move One Frame BackPageUp
Move One Frame ForwardPageDown
Set In Point[
Set Out Point]
Add Marker*
Reveal KeyframesU
Go to a specific timeAltShiftJ
Go to previous or next timeline itemJK
Go forward 10 framesShiftPageDown
Go backward 10 framesShiftPageUp
Go to layer Out pointO
Go to previous layer In or Out pointCtrlAltShift←
Go to next layer In or Out pointCtrlAltShift→
Select visible keyframes and propertiesCtrlAltA
Move keyframes one frame earlier or laterAlt←Alt→
Move keyframes ten frames earlier or laterAltShift←AltShift→
Set keyframe interpolation in layer bar modeCtrlAltK
Toggle Hold and Auto Bezier interpolationCtrlAltH