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Keys for selecting tools Use these shortcuts in the Tools panel. In most cases, you can momentarily switch tools by holding down the keyboard shortcut for the tool. Result Windows Mac OS Selection tool V V Rotation tool W W Camera tools (Orbit, Track XY, and Track Z) C or Shift + C to select and cycle through tools C or Shift + C to select and cycle through tools Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tool Ctrl + B to select and cycle through tools Command + B to select and cycle through tools Hand tool H, or hold down spacebar H, or hold down spacebar Zoom tool Z. With the Zoom In tool selected, hold Alt to select the Zoom Out tool. Z. With the Zoom In tool selected, hold Option to select the Zoom Out tool. Pan Behind tool Y Y Mask tools (Rectangular and Elliptical) Q or Shift + Q to select and cycle through tools Q or Shift + Q to select and cycle through tools Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) Ctrl + T to select and cycle through tools Command + T to select and cycle through tools Pen tools (Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex) G to select and cycle through tools. Hold down Ctrl to switch between the Pen tool and Selection tool. G to select and cycle through tools. Hold down Command to switch between the Pen tool and Selection tool. RGB Digital Services http://alldigital.tv RGB Digital Services http://alldigtal.tv

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Page 1: RGB Digital Services - vizfx.netvizfx.net/aftereffects/aftereffects_genveje.pdf · You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear

Keys for selecting tools

Use these shortcuts in the Tools panel. In most cases, you can momentarily switch tools by holding down thekeyboard shortcut for the tool.

Result Windows Mac OS

Selection tool V V

Rotation tool W W

Camera tools (Orbit, TrackXY, and Track Z)

C or Shift + C to select and cyclethrough tools

C or Shift + C to select and cycle throughtools

Brush, Clone Stamp, andEraser tool

Ctrl + B to select and cycle through tools Command + B to select and cycle throughtools

Hand tool H, or hold down spacebar H, or hold down spacebar

Zoom tool Z. With the Zoom In tool selected, holdAlt to select the Zoom Out tool.

Z. With the Zoom In tool selected, holdOption to select the Zoom Out tool.

Pan Behind tool Y Y

Mask tools (Rectangular andElliptical)

Q or Shift + Q to select and cyclethrough tools

Q or Shift + Q to select and cycle throughtools

Type tools (Horizontal andVertical)

Ctrl + T to select and cycle through tools Command + T to select and cycle throughtools

Pen tools (Add Vertex,Delete Vertex, and ConvertVertex)

G to select and cycle through tools. Holddown Ctrl to switch between the Pen tooland Selection tool.

G to select and cycle through tools. Holddown Command to switch between the Pentool and Selection tool.

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Keys for working with settings

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Open Project Settingsdialog box

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Command + Option + Shift + K

Restore default preferencessettings

Hold down Alt + Ctrl + Shift whilestarting After Effects

Hold down Option + Command + Shift whilestarting After Effects

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Keys for using footage items

Use these shortcuts in the Project panel.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Open selected footage item or composition Double-click or Enter onnumeric keypad

Double-click or Enter on numerickeypad

Open movie in an After Effects footage panel Alt + double-click Option + double-click

Activate most recent composition \ \

Add selected item to most recently activatedcomposition

Ctrl + / Command + /

Replace a selected layer’s source footage inComposition panel with selected footage

Ctrl + Alt + / Command + Option + /

Replace a selected layer’s source footageitem or composition in the Timeline panel

Alt-drag footage item fromProject panel into composition

Option-drag footage item fromProject panel into composition

Delete a footage item without a warningdialog box appearing

Ctrl + Backspace Command + Delete

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Keys for viewing panels

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Display/hide title-or action- safe zones ‘ (apostrophe) ‘ (apostrophe)

Display/hide proportional grid Alt + ‘ (apostrophe) Option + ‘ (apostrophe)

Suspend image updates Caps Lock Caps Lock

Take multiple (up to four) snapshots Shift + F5, F6, F7, and F8 Shift + F5, F6, F7, and F8

Display snapshot in active panel F5, F6, F7, and F8 F5, F6, F7, and F8

Display channel (RGBA) Alt + 1, 2, 3, or 4 Option + 1, 2, 3, or 4

Display channel (RGBA) in color Alt + Shift + 1, 2, 3, or 4 Option + Shift + 1, 2, 3, or 4

Close active tab or panel Ctrl + W* Command + W*

Toggle Graph Editor Shift + F3 Shift + F3

Display footage file name in Info panel Ctrl + Alt + E Command + Option + E

Maximize panel Tilde (don’t press the Shiftkey)

Tilde (don’t press the Shiftkey)

Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% andcenter composition in the panel

Double-click Hand tool Double-click Hand tool

Zoom in . (period) or Ctrl + = onmain keyboard

. (period) or Command + =on main keyboard

Zoom out , (comma) or Ctrl + -(hyphen) on mainkeyboard

, (comma) or Command + -(hyphen) on main keyboard

Zoom to 100% / (on main keyboard) / (on main keyboard)

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Resize application window or floating window to fitscreen. (Press again to resize window so that contentsfill the screen.)

Ctrl + \ (backslash) Command + \ (backslash)

*If there is content in the Composition, Layer, Footage, or Effect Controls panel, this shortcut closes the contentbefore closing the panel.

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Keys for moving around the Timeline panel

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Go to beginning of the work area Shift+Home Shift+Home

Go to end of the work area Shift+End Shift+End

Go to previous visible keyframe or layer-time marker J J

Go to next visible keyframe or layer-time marker K K

Go to a composition time marker 0 - 9 on main keyboard 0 - 9 on main keyboard

Scroll selected layer to top of the Timeline panel X X

Scroll current time to center of panel while zoomed D D

Zoom out time- -

Zoom in time = =

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Keys for moving around panels

Use these shortcuts in the Composition, Timeline, Layer, and Footage panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Go to the beginning of a composition Home or Ctrl + Alt + LeftArrow key

Home or Command + Option +Left Arrow key

Go to the end of a composition End or Ctrl + Alt + RightArrow key

End or Command + Option +Right Arrow key

Step forward 1 frame Page Down or Ctrl + RightArrow key

Page Down or Command +Right Arrow key

Step forward 10 frames Shift + Page Down or Shift +Ctrl + Right Arrow key

Shift + Command + RightArrow key or Shift + PageDown

Step backward 1 frame Page Up or Ctrl + Left Arrowkey

Page Up or Command + RightArrow key

Step backward 10 frames Shift + Page Up or Shift +Ctrl + Left Arrow key

Shift + Page Up or Command +Shift + Left Arrow key

Go to layer In point i i

Go to layer Out point o o

Snap items such as keyframes, time markers, andIn and Out points to each other on a time ruler

Shift-drag item Shift-drag item

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Keys for previewing

Use these shortcuts in the Timeline panel.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Start/pause playback Spacebar Spacebar

RAM preview 0 on numeric keypad* 0 on numeric keypad*

RAM preview every other frame Shift + 0 on numeric keypad* Shift + 0 on numeric keypad*

Manually preview (scrub) video Drag or Alt-drag current-timeindicator, depending on LiveUpdate setting

Drag or Option-drag current-timeindicator, depending on LiveUpdate setting

Manually preview (scrub) audio Ctrl-drag current-time indicator Command-drag current-timeindicator

Wireframe preview Alt + 0 on numeric keypad* Option + 0 on numeric keypad*

Display rectangle instead of alpha outlineduring wireframe preview

Ctrl + Alt + 0 on numerickeypad*

Command + Option + 0 onnumeric keypad*

Leave panel contents during wireframepreview

Shift + Alt + 0 on numerickeypad*

Shift + Option + 0 on numerickeypad*

Leave panel contents during rectanglepreview

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 0 on numerickeypad*

Command + Shift + Option + 0 onnumeric keypad*

Show current frame on output devicespecified in Video Preview preferences

/ on numeric keypad / on numeric keypad.

Toggle Output Device preference betweenDesktop Only and previously specifiedoutput device

Ctrl + / on numeric keypad Command + / on numeric keypad

*Make sure Num Lock is on.

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Keys for nudging layers

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Nudge layer 1 pixel in specificdirection

Arrow key Arrow key

Nudge layer 1 frame earlier Alt + Page Up Option + Page Up

Nudge layer 1 frame later Alt + Page Down Option + Page Down

Nudge layer rotation +1° + (plus) on numeric keypad + (plus) on numeric keypad

Nudge layer rotation -1° - (minus) on numeric keypad - (minus) on numeric keypad

Nudge layer scaling +1% Ctrl + + (plus) on numeric keypad Option + + (plus) on numeric keypad

Nudge layer scaling -1% Ctrl + - (minus) on numeric keypad Option + - (minus) on numeric keypad

Nudge layer scaling +10% Ctrl + Shift + + (plus) on numerickeypad

Option+ Shift + + (plus) on numerickeypad

Nudge layer scaling -10% Ctrl + Shift + - (minus) on numerickeypad

Option + Shift + - (minus) on numerickeypad

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Keys for using layers

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Rename layer, composition, folder, oreffect

Enter (on main keyboard) Return

Send layer backward Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow key Command + Option + Down Arrowkey

Bring layer forward Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow key Command + Option + Up Arrow key

Send layer to back Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Down Arrowkey

Command + Shift + Option + DownArrow key

Bring layer to front Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Up Arrow key Command + Shift + Option + UpArrow key

Select a layer by its layer-outlinenumber

Layer number on numeric keypad* Layer number on numeric keypad*

Select non-contiguous layers Ctrl-click layers Command-click layers

Select contiguous layersShift-click layers Shift-click layers

Deselect all layers F2 F2

Activate Composition panel with layer \ \

Display selected layer in Layer panel Enter (on numeric keypad) Enter (on numeric keypad)

Display Effect Controls panel forselected layers

Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T

Open source of a layer Alt-double-click a layer Option-double-click a layer

Constrain layer movement along xaxis or y axis

Shift-drag layer (begin draggingbefore pressing key)

Shift-drag layer (begin draggingbefore pressing key)

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Set In point [ (left bracket) [ (left bracket)

Set Out point ] (right bracket) ] (right bracket)

Trim In point of a layer Alt + [ (left bracket) Option + [ (left bracket)

Trim Out point of a layer Alt + ] (right bracket) Option + ] (right bracket)

Add/remove expression Alt-click a property stopwatch in theEffect Controls or Timeline panel

Option-click a property stopwatch inthe Effect Controls or Timeline panel

Add an effect (or multiple selectedeffects) to selected layers

Double-click an effect in the Effects& Presets panel

Double-click an effect in the Effects &Presets panel

Set In point by time-stretching Ctrl + Shift + , (comma) Command + Shift + , (comma)

Set Out point by time-stretching Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) Command + Option + , (comma)

Move In point to beginning ofcomposition

Alt + Home Option + Home

Move Out point to end of composition Alt + End Option + End

Constrain rotation to 45° increments Shift-drag Rotation tool Shift-drag Rotation tool

Constrain scaling to footage frameaspect ratio

Shift-drag layer handle withSelection tool

Shift-drag layer handle with Selectiontool

Reset rotation angle to 0° Double-click Rotation tool Double-click Rotation tool

Reset scale to 100% Double-click Selection tool Double-click Selection tool

Change property value by 10 Shift-drag underlined values inSwitches/Modes column

Shift-drag underlined values inSwitches/Modes column

Change property value by .10 Ctrl-drag underlined values inSwitches/Modes column

Command-drag underlined values inSwitches/Modes column

Set all dimensions to same value forScale and Mask Feather properties

Deselect Constrain Proportionsoption, and Alt-click to reselectoption

Deselect Constrain Proportionsoption, and Option-click to reselectoption

*Make sure Num Lock is on.

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Keys for viewing layer properties

Use these shortcuts in the Timeline panel.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Note: This table contains double-letter shortcuts (for example, “LL”). To enable these shortcuts, press the lettersin quick succession.

Result Windows Mac OS

Anchor Point A* A*

Audio Levels L L

Audio Waveform LL LL

Effects E E

Expressions EE EE

Mask Feather F F

Mask Shape M M

Mask Opacity TT TT

Mask Properties MM MM

Material options (3D) AA AA

Opacity T** T**

Position P P

Paint Effects PP PP

Reveal modified properties UU UU

Rotation R*** R***

Time Remapping RR RR

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Scale S S

Set layer property value in dialog box (workswith P, R, F, and M)

Ctrl + Shift + property shortcut Command + Shift + propertyshortcut

Show all animating values U U

Show selected properties SS SS

Hide property or category Alt + Shift-click property orcategory name

Option + Shift-click property orcategory name

Display/hide Parent column Shift + F4 Shift + F4

Add/remove property Shift + property shortcut Shift + property shortcut

Toggle switches/modes F4 F4

Turn off all other solo switches Alt-click solo switch Option-click solo switch

Zoom to or from frame view ; (semicolon) ; (semicolon)

Zoom in time = on main keyboard = on main keyboard

Zoom out time - (hyphen) on main keyboard - (hyphen) on main keyboard

*For light and camera layers, this shortcut displays the Point Of Interest property.

**For light layers, this shortcut displays the Intensity property.

***For light and camera layers, this shortcut displays the Orientation property.

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Keys for working with the Composition panel

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Set composition resolution to custom Ctrl + Alt + J Command + Option + J

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Keys for modifying keyframes

Use these shortcuts in the Timeline panel.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Add or remove keyframe (ifstopwatch is on) or turn on time-vary stopwatch

Alt + Shift + property displayshortcut

Option + Shift + property displayshortcut

Select all keyframes for a property Click property name Click property name

Deselect all keyframes Shift + F2 Shift + F2

Snap keyframe to significant times Shift-drag keyframe Shift-drag keyframe

Nudge keyframe 1 frame forward Alt + Right Arrow key Option + Right Arrow key

Nudge keyframe 1 frame backward Alt + Left Arrow key Option + Left Arrow key

Select all visible keyframes andproperties

Ctrl + Alt + A Command + Option + A

Go to previous keyframe J J

Go to next keyframe K K

Switch interpolation between Linearand Auto Bezier

Alt-click keyframe (Graph Editor)or Ctrl-click keyframe (Layer Barmode)

Option-click keyframe (Graph Editor) orCommand-click keyframe (Layer Barmode)

Change Auto Bezier interpolation toContinuous Bezier

Drag keyframe handle Drag keyframe handle

Toggle between Continuous Bezierand Bezier interpolation

Alt-drag keyframe handle (GraphEditor) or Ctrl-drag keyframe(Layer Bar mode)

Option-drag keyframe handle (GraphEditor) or Command-drag keyframe(Layer Bar mode)

Easy ease F9 F9

Easy ease in Shift + F9 Shift + F9

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Easy ease out Ctrl + Shift + F9 Command + Shift + F9

Deselect selected keyframes andanimator groups and leave theirlayers selected

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A Command + Option + Shift + A

Go to the next In or Out point Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Right Arrowkey

Command + Shift + Option + RightArrow key

Go to the previous In or Out point Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Left Arrow key Command + Shift + Option + LeftArrow key

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Keys for working with the Graph Editor

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Select all keyframesAlt-click segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Option-click segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Move all keyframesAlt-drag segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Option-drag segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Switch to Convert Vertex tool, separatedirection handles, and move themindependently

Alt-drag a direction handle withSelection or Pen tool

Option-drag a direction handle withSelection or Pen tool

Switch to Convert Vertex tool andtoggle keyframe interpolation

Alt-click a keyframe with Selectionor Pen tool

Option-click a keyframe withSelection or Pen tool

Draw new direction handlesAlt-drag a keyframe with Selectiontool

Option-drag a keyframe withSelection tool

Switch to Pen tool and add keyframe Ctrl-click a segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Command-click a segment betweentwo keyframes with Selection tool

Switch to Pen tool and delete keyframe Ctrl-click a keyframe withSelection tool

Command-click a keyframe withSelection tool

Toggle selection of two neighboringkeyframes

Shift-click a segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Shift-click a segment between twokeyframes with Selection tool

Toggle keyframe selectionShift-click a keyframe withSelection tool

Shift-click a keyframe with Selectiontool

Constrain movement of keyframevertically or horizontally

Shift-drag a keyframe withSelection tool

Shift-drag a keyframe with Selectiontool

Constrain movement of direction handlehorizontally

Shift-drag a direction handle withSelection tool

Shift-drag a direction handle withSelection tool

Switch to Selection tool Ctrl-click segment, keyframe, ordirection handle with Pen orConvert Vertex tool

Command-click segment, keyframe,or direction handle with Pen orConvert Vertex tool

Create new keyframe and extenddirection handles horizontally

Shift-drag a segment with Pen tool Shift-drag a segment with Pen tool

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Keys for setting the work area

Use these shortcuts in the Timeline panel.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Set beginning of work area to current time B B

Set end of work area to current time N N

Set work area to selected layers Ctrl + Alt + B Command + Option + B

Set work area to composition duration when no layers are selected Ctrl + Alt + B Command + Option + B

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Keys for using masks

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Layer panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Reset oval or rectangle mask to fill frame Double-click Rectangular orElliptical Mask tool

Double-click Rectangular or OvalMask tool

Scale around center point in FreeTransform mode

Ctrl-drag Command-drag

Select all points in a mask Alt-click mask Option-click mask

Free transform points Ctrl + T, or double-click mask Command + T, or double-clickmask

Exit free transform points Enter Return

Toggle Mask Shape keyframe forselected mask shapes

Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M

Toggle mask display Ctrl + Shift + H Command + Shift + H

Toggle between smooth and cornerpoints

Ctrl + Alt-click point Command+Option-click point

Redraw handlesCtrl+Alt-drag point Command+Option-drag point

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Keys for using the Effect Controls panel

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Add keyframe for effectcontrol

Alt-click effect property name Option-click effect property name

Add an expression in theTimeline panel

Alt-click a property stopwatch in theEffect Controls panel

Option-click a property stopwatch in theEffect Controls panel

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Keys for 3D animation

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

View Custom View 1 (defaults to front) F10 F10

View Custom View 2 (defaults to custom view 1) F11 F11

View Custom View 3 (defaults to active camera) F12 F12

Return to previous view Esc Esc

Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selectedobjects

Shift + Alt + Ctrl +\

Option + Command + Shift+ \

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Keys for using markers

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Remove layer-time marker Ctrl-click marker Command-click marker

Go to previous visible layer-time marker or keyframe J J

Go to next visible layer-time marker or keyframe K K

Go to a composition-time marker 0-9 on main keyboard 0-9 on main keyboard

Set and number a composition-time marker at thecurrent time

Shift + 0-9 on mainkeyboard

Shift + 0-9 on mainkeyboard

See the duration between two layer-time markers orkeyframes in the Info panel

Alt-click the markers orkeyframes

Option-click the markers orkeyframes

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Keys for painting

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Toggle Paint panel background color andforeground colors

X X

Set Paint panel foreground color to blackand background color to white

D D

Set foreground color to the color currentlyunder any paint tool pointer

Alt-click Option-click

Set foreground color to the average color ofa 4 x 4 area under any paint tool pointer

Alt + Shift-click Option + Shift-click

Set a paint tool’s brush size Ctrl-drag Command-drag

Set a paint tool’s brush hardness Ctrl-drag, then release Ctrl whiledragging

Command-drag, then releaseCommand while dragging

Append a straight paint stroke to the laststroke

Shift + Click Shift + Click

Set starting sample point to color currentlyunder Clone Stamp tool pointer

Alt-click Option-click

Select Last Stroke Only option in Paintpanel for Eraser tool

Ctrl + Shift Command + Shift

Change aligned Clone Stamp tool’s Offsetvalue or change unaligned Clone Stamptool’s Source Position value

Alt + Shift-drag Option + Shift-drag

Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset inPaint panel

Alt-click the preset Option-click the preset

Reduce a painting tool’s opacity 10% at atime

Press the corresponding digit onnumeric keypad (9=90%,1=10%)*

Press the corresponding digit onnumeric keypad (9=90%,1=10%)*

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Set a painting tool’s flow to 100% Shift + decimal point (.) onnumeric keypad*

Shift + decimal point (.) onnumeric keypad*

Reduce a painting tool’s flow to 10% at atime

Press Shift + the correspondingdigit on numeric keypad (9=90%,1=10%)*

Press Shift + the correspondingdigit on numeric keypad (9=90%,1=10%)*

*Make sure Num Lock is on.

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Keys for using text

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the tablebelow.

Result Windows Mac OS

Align text left, center, or right Horizontal Type tool + Shift + Ctrl +L, C, or R

Horizontal Type tool + Shift + Command+ L, C, or R

Align text top, center, or bottom Vertical Type tool + Shift + Ctrl + L,C, or R

Vertical Type tool + Shift + Command +L, C, or R

Select 1 character left/right, or1 line down/up, or 1 word left/right

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Shift+ Down Arrow/Up Arrow, Shift + Ctrl+ Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Shift + Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Shift +Down Arrow/Up Arrow, Shift +Command + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Select characters from insertionpoint to mouse click point

Shift + click Shift + click

Move insertion point 1 characterleft/right, 1 line down/up, or 1word left/right

Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/Up Arrow, Ctrl + Left Arrow/RightArrow

Left Arrow/Right Arrow, Down Arrow/UpArrow, Command + Left Arrow/RightArrow

Select word, line, or paragraph Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click

Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click,or quintuple-click

Toggle All Uppercase on/off Shift + Ctrl + K Shift + Command + K

Toggle Small Caps on/off Shift + Ctrl + Alt + K Shift + Command + Option + K

Toggle Superscript on/off Shift + Ctrl + + (plus) Shift + Command + + (plus)

Toggle Subscript on/off Shift + Alt + Ctrl + + (plus) Shift + Option + Command + + (plus)

Choose 100% horizontal scale Shift + Ctrl + X Shift + Command + X

Choose 100% vertical scale Shift + Alt + Ctrl + X Shift + Option + Command + X

Choose Auto leading Shift + Alt + Ctrl + A Shift + Option + Command + A

Choose 0 for tracking Shift + Ctrl + Q Shift + Control + Command + Q

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Justify paragraph; left alignslast line

Shift + Ctrl + J Shift + Command + J

Justify paragraph; forces lastline

Shift + Ctrl + F Shift + Command + F

Decrease/increase type size ofselected text 2 pts/px

Shift + Ctrl + < or > Shift + Command + < or >

Decrease/increase leading 2pts/px

Alt + Down Arrow/Up Arrow Option + Down Arrow/Up Arrow

Decrease/increase baseline shift2 pts/px

Shift + Alt + Down Arrow/Up Arrow Shift + Option + Down Arrow/Up Arrow

Decrease/increase kerning ortracking 20/1000 ems

Alt + Left Arrow/Right Arrow Option + Left Arrow/Right Arrow

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Keys for working with Adobe Bridge

This is not a complete list of keyboard shortcuts. This table lists only those shortcuts that are not displayed inmenu commands or tool tips.

Result Windows Mac OS

Open Adobe Bridge from other Creative Suiteapplication

Control + Alt + O, Control +Shift + O

Command + Option + O,Command + Shift + O

Switch to previous Bridge window Shift + Control + ~ Shift + Command + ~

Switches to the next view (As Thumbnails. AsFilmstrip, As Details, or As Versions AndAlternates)

Control + \ Command + \

Switch to user-defined workspaces Control + F6 through Control +F12

Command + F6 throughCommand + F12

Switch to previous view Shift + Control + \ Shift + Command + \

Show all files Alt + Control + A Option + Command + A

Show files with 1 or more stars Alt + Control + 1 Option + Command + 1

Show files with 2 or more stars Alt + Control + 2 Option + Command + 2

Show files with 3 or more stars Alt + Control + 3 Option + Command + 3

Show files with 4 or more stars Alt+Control+4 Option + Command + 4

Show files with 5 stars Alt + Control + 5 Option + Command + 5

Show files with label 1 (red) Alt + Control + 6 Option + Command + 6

Show files with label 2 (yellow) Alt + Control + 7 Option + Command + 7

Show files with label 3 (green) Alt + Control + 8 Option + Command + 8

Show files with label 4 (blue) Alt + Control + 9 Option + Command + 9

Mark selected Version Cue file as in use Shift + Control + M Shift + Command + M

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Synchronize local view and server view ofselected Version Cue file

Shift + Control + B Shift + Command + B

Make selected Version Cue files alternates of eachother.

Shift + Control + G Shift + Command + G

Create saved version of selected Version Cue file Shift + Control + V Shift + Command + V

Open Version Cue Versions dialog box Shift + Alt + Control + V Shift + Option + Command +V

Return to last application that launched Bridge Alt + Control + O Option + Command + O

Move up a folder (in folder view) or a row Up Arrow Up Arrow

Move down a folder (in folder view) or a row Down Arrow Down Arrow

Move up a level (in folder view) Control + Up Arrow Command + Up Arrow

Move left one item Left Arrow Left Arrow

Move right one item Right Arrow Right Arrow

Move to the first item Home Home

Move to the last item End End

Add to selection (discontiguous) Control-click Command-click

Refresh tree and thumbnail panes F5 F5

Add an item to the selection Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow,Up Arrow, or Down Arrow

Shift + Right Arrow, LeftArrow, Up Arrow, or DownArrow

Rotate image clockwise Control + ]

Rotate image counterclockwise Control + [

Launch File Bridge in maximized state and auto-hide palettes

Control-click the Open Bridgeicon in the options bar

Open File Info dialog box Control + Alt + Shift + I Command + Option + Shift +I

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