Command+A

Select all

F2/Command+Shift+A

Deselect all

Enter

Rename selected Layer, Composition, Folder, etc

Enter on numeric keypad

Open selected Layer, Composition, or Footage item

Command+Option+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order

Command+Option+Shift+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Move selected Layers or other elements backwards / forwards in stacking order

Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Down

Extend selection to next item / to previous item in Project Panel and other Panels

Command+D

Duplicate selected Layers, Masks, effects, etc.

Command+Q

Quit

Command+Z/Command+Shift+Z

Undo / Redo

Command+Option+/ on numeric keypad

Purge All Memory

Esc

Interrupt running a script

Command+Option+E

Display filename corresponding to Frame at current time in Info Panel

Command+Option+;

Open Preferences dialog box

Hold down Command+Option+Shift while starting After Effects

Restore default preferences settings

Command+Option+N

New Project

Command+O

Open Project

Command+Option+Shift+P

Open most recent Project

Command+Option+Shift+N

New Folder in Project Panel

Command+Option+Shift+K

Open Project Settings dialog box

Command+F

Find in Project Panel

Command+0

Open or close Project Panel

Command+Option+0

Open or close Render Queue Panel

Command+1

Open or close Tools Panel

Command+2

Open or close Info Panel

Command+3

Open or close Preview Panel

Command+4

Open or close Audio Panel

Command+5

Open or close Effects and Presets Panel

Command+6

Open or close Character Panel

Command+7

Open or close Paragraph Panel

Command+8

Open or close Paint Panel

Command+9

Open or close Brushes Panel

F3 (or Command+Shift+T)

Open or close Effect Controls Panel for selected Layer

Command+F11

Open Flowchart Panel for Project flowchart

Shift+F10/F11/F12

Switch between Workspaces

Command+W

Close active Viewer or Panel (closes content first)

Command+Shift+W

Close active Panel or all Viewers of type of active Viewer

Command+Option+Shift+N

Split the Frame containing the active Viewer and create a new Viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state

`

Maximize or restore Panel under pointer

Command+\

Resize application (floating) window to fit screen. Press again to resize window for contents to fill screen

Command+Option+\

Move (floating) window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. Press again to resize window for contents to fill screen

\

Toggle activation between Composition Panel and Timeline Panel for current Composition

Shift+,/.

Cycle to previous / next item in active Viewer

Option+Shift+,/.

Cycle to previous / next Panel in active Frame

Middle-click

Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition Panel without affecting Layer selection

Option+Click Tool button in Tools Panel

Cycle through Tools

V

Activate Selection Tool

H

Activate Hand Tool

Hold down spacebar

Temporarily activate Hand Tool

Z/Option (when Zoom In Tool is active)

Activate Zoom In / Zoom Out Tool

W

Activate Rotation Tool

Option+W

Activate Roto Brush Tool

C

Activate and cycle through Camera Tools

Y

Activate Pan Behind Tool

Q

Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape Tools

Command+T

Activate and cycle through Type Tools

G

Activate and cycle between the Pen and Mask Feather Tools

Command

Temporarily activate Selection Tool when a Pen Tool is selected

Command+Option

Temporarily activate Pen Tool when the Selection Tool is selected and pointer is over a path

Command+Option

Add Vertex Tool when pointer is over a segment or convert Vertex Tool when pointer is over a Vertex

Command+B

Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser Tools

Command+P

Activate and cycle through Puppet Tools

Option

In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Shape Duplication Tool

Command

In Shape Layer: Temporarily convert Selection Tool to Direct Selection Tool

Command+N

New Composition

Command+K

Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected Composition

B/N

Set beginning / set end of work area to current time

Command+Option+B

Set work area to duration of selected Layers or to Composition duration if no Layers selected

Tab

Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active Composition

Shift+Esc

Activate the most recently active Composition that is in the same Composition hierarchy as the currently active Composition

Option+Shift+J

Go to specific time

Shift+Home/End

Go to beginning or end of work area

J/K

Go to previous / go to next visible item in time ruler

Home/End

Go to beginning / go to end of Composition, Layer, or footage item (or Command+Option+Left Arrow/Right Arrow)

Page Down/Page Up

Go forward / backwards 1 Frame (or Command+Right Arrow/Left Arrow)

Shift+Page Down/Page Up

Go forward / backwards 10 Frames

I/O

Go to Layer InPoint / Layer OutPoint

Command+Option+Shift+ Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Go to previous / next InPoint or OutPoint

D

Scroll to current time in Timeline Panel

Space

Start or stop preview

Option+Click Reset on Preview Panel

Reset preview settings to Standard Preview behaviors

. on numeric keypad

Preview only audio, from current time (or use Control+. on main keyboard)

Option+. on numeric keypad

Preview only audio, in work area (or use Control+Option+. on main keyboard)

Drag/Alt-Drag current-time indicator

Manually preview (scrub) video

Command-Drag current time indicator

Manually preview (scrub) audio

Option+0 on numeric keypad

Preview number of Frames specified (or Control+Option+0 on main keyboard)

/ on numeric keypad

Toggle Mercury Transmit video preview

Shift+F5/F6/F7/F8

Take Snapshot

F5/F6/F7/F8

Display Snapshot in active Viewer

Command+Shift+F5/F6/F7/F8

Purge snapshot

Command+Option+1

Fast Previews > Off

Command+Option+2

Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution

Command+Option+3

Fast Previews > Draft

Command+Option+4

Fast Previews > Fast Draft

Command+Option+5

Fast Previews > WireFrame

Shift+/ on numeric keypad

Turn display color management on or off for active view

Option+1/2/3/4

Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale

Option+Shift+1/2/3/4

Show colorized red, green, or blue channel

Option+Shift+4

Toggle showing straight RGB color

Option+5

Show alpha boundary in Layer Panel

Option+6

Show alpha overlay in Layer Panel

Option+X

Show Refine Edge X-ray

Double-click Hand Tool

Center Composition in the Panel

./,

Zoom in / Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

/

Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

Shift+/

Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

Option+/

Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage Panel

Command+J/ Command+Shift+J/ Command+Option+J

Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition Panel

Command+Option+U

Open View Options dialog box for active Composition Panel

=/-

Zoom in / zoom out time

;

Zoom in / zoom out Timeline Panel to single-Frame units

Caps Lock

Prevent images from being rendered for previews in Viewer Panels

'

Show or hide safe zones

Command+'

Show or hide Grid

Option+'

Show or hide proportional Grid

Command+R

Show or hide Rulers

Command+;

Show or hide Guides

Command+Shift+'

Turn snapping to Grid on or off

Command+Shift+;

Turn snapping to Guides on or off

Command+Option+Shift+;

Lock or unlock Guides

Command+Shift+H

Show or hide Layer controls

Command+I

Import one file or image sequence

Command+Option+I

Import multiple files or image sequences

Double-click footage item in Project Panel

Open movie in an After Effects Footage Panel

Command+/

Add selected items to most recently activated Composition

Command+Option+/

Replace selected source Footage for selected Layers with Footage item selected in Project Panel

Option-Drag footage item from Project Panel onto selected layer

Replace source for a selected Layer

Command+Delete

Delete a Footage item without a warning

Command+Option+G

Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected Footage item

Command+Option+C

Remember Footage interpretation

Command+E

Edit selected Footage item

Command+H

Replace selected Footage item

Command+Option+L

Reload selected Footage items

Command+Option+P

Set proxy for selected Footage item

Command+Shift+E

Delete all effects from selected Layers

Command+Option+Shift+E

Apply most recently applied effect to selected Layers

Command+Option+Shift+F

Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected Layers

Command+Y

New solid Layer

Command+Option+Shift+Y

New null Layer

Command+Option+Y

New adjustment Layer

0…9 on numeric keyboard

Select Layer (1-999) by its number; type multiple number in quick succession for multiple digits.

Shift+0…9 on numeric keypad*

Toggle selection of Layer (1-999) by its number

Command+Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Select next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order

Command+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Extend selection to next Layer / previous Layer in stacking order

Command+Shift+A

Deselect all Layers

X

Scroll topmost selected Layer to top of Timeline Panel

Shift+F4

Show or hide Parent column

F4

Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns

Option+B

Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bilinear)

Option+Shift+B

Setting sampling method for selected Layers (Best/Bicubic)

Option+Click Solo Switch

Turn off all other solo switches

Command+Option+Shift+V

Turn Video switch on/off for selected Layers

Command+Shift+V

Turn off Video switch for all video Layers other than selected Layers

Command+Shift+Y

Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layers

Command+Option+V

Paste Layers at current time

Command+Shift+D

Split selected Layers (If no Layers are selected, split all Layers.)

Command+Shift+C

Precompose selected Layers

Command+Shift+T

Open Effect Controls Panel for selected Layers

Double-click a layer

Open Layer in Layer Panel

Option-Double-click a layer

Open source of a Layer in Footage Panel

Command+Option+R

Reverse selected Layers in time

Command+Option+T

Enable time remapping for selected Layers

[/]

Move selected Layers for InPoint / OutPoint to current time

Option+[/]

Trim InPoint / OutPoint of selected Layers to current time

Option+Click stopwatch

Add or remove expression for a property

Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets Panel

Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected Layers

Command+Shift+,

Set InPoint or OutPoint by time-stretching (or Command+Option+,)

Option+Home

Move selected Layers so that their InPoint is at beginning of Composition

Option+End

Move selected Layers so that their OutPoint is at end of Composition

Command+L/ Command+Shift+L

Lock / Unlock all Layers

Command+U/ Command+Shift+U/ Command+Option+Shift+U

Set Quality to Best, Draft, or WireFrame for selected Layers

Shift+-/=

Cycle forward / backward through blending Modes for selected Layers

Command+F

Find in Timeline Panel

Command+F

Find in Timeline Panel

Command+`

Toggle expansion of selected Layers to show all properties

Command+Click triangle to the left of the property group name

Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

A

Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)

L

Show only Audio Levels property

F

Show only Mask Feather property

M

Show only Mask Path property

T

Show only Opacity property for lights and Intensity

TT

Show only Mask Opacity property

P

Show only Position property

R

Show only Rotation and Orientation properties

S

Show only Scale property

RR

Show only Time Remap property

FF

Show only instances of missing effects

E

Show only Effects property group

MM

Show only mask property groups

AA

Show only Material Options property group

EE

Show only expressions

UU

Show only modified properties

PP

Show only paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins

LL

Show only audio waveform

U

Show only properties with Keyframes or expressions

SS

Show only selected properties and groups

Option+Shift+Click property / group name

Hide property or group

Shift+Click property / group shortcut

Add or remove property or group from set that is shown

Option+Click property shortcut

Add or remove Keyframe at current time

Command+`

Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties

Command+Click triangle to the left of the property group name

Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

Drag property value

Modify property value by default increments

Shift+Drag property value

Modify property value by 10x default increments

Command+Drag property value

Modify property value by 1/10 default increments

Command+Alt+O

Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected Layers

Command+Shift+O

Open Opacity dialog box for Layers

Command+Shift+R

Open Rotation dialog box for Layers

Command+Shift+P

Open Position dialog box for Layers

Command+Home

Center Layers in view

Arrow Keys

Move Layers 1 pixel at current magnification

Shift+Arrow Key

Move Layers 10 pixels at current magnification

Option+Page Up/Page Down

Move Layers 1 Frame earlier / later

Option+Shift+Page Up/Page Down

Move Layers 10 Frames earlier / later

+/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 1°

Shift++/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Z Rotation of Layers by 10°

Ctrl+Option+ +/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 1%

Ctrl+Option+Shift+ +/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light Layers) of Layers by 10%

Command++/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 1%

Command+Shift+ +/- on numeric keypad

Increase / decrease Scale of Layers by 10%

Shift+Drag with Rotation Tool

Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments

Shift+Drag layer handle with Selection Tool

Modify Scale, constrained to Footage Frame aspect ratio

Double-click Rotation Tool

Reset Rotation to 0°

Double-click Selection Tool

Reset Scale to 100%

Command+Option+F

Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition

Command+Option+Shift+H

Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition width, preserving aspect ratio

Command+Option+Shift+G

Scale and reposition Layers to fit Composition height, preserving aspect ratio

F10

Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)

F11

Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 1)

F12

Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)

Esc

Return to previous view

Command+Option+Shift+L

New Light

Command+Option+Shift+C

New Camera

Command+Option+Shift+\

Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D Layers

F

Look at selected 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)

Command+Shift+F

Look at all 3D Layers (with a camera Tool selected)

Option+Shift+C

Turn Casts Shadows property on / off for selected 3D Layers

Shift+F3

Toggle between Graph Editor and Layer bar Modes

Click property name

Select all Keyframes for a property

Command+Option+A

Select all visible Keyframes and properties

Command+Option+Shift+A

Deselect all Keyframes, properties, and property groups

Option+ Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Move Keyframe 1 Frame later / earlier

Option+Shift+ Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Move Keyframe 10 Frames later / earlier

Command+Option+K

Set interpolation for selected Keyframes

Command+Option+H

Set Keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier

Command+Click in layer bar mode

Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier

Command+Option+Click in layer bar mode

Set Keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold

F9

Easy ease selected Keyframes

Shift+F9/Command+Shift+F9

Easy ease selected Keyframes in / out

Command+Shift+K

Set velocity for selected Keyframes

Option+property shortcut

Add or remove Keyframe at current time.

Command+Option+Shift+T

New text Layer

Command+Shift+L

Align horizontal text Left

Command+Shift+C

Align horizontal text Center

Command+Shift+R

Align horizontal text Right align

Command+Shift+L

Align vertical text Top

Command+Shift+R

Align vertical text Bottom

Shift+ Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Extend selection one character to the right / left

Command+ Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left

Extend selection one word to right / left

Shift+ Arrow Up/Arrow Down

Extend selection one line up / down in horizontal text

Shift+ Arrow Right/Shift+Arrow Left

Extend selection one line to the right / left in vertical text

Command+Shift+ Arrow Up/Arrow Down

Extend selection one word up / down in vertical text

Shift+ Arrow Up/Shift+Arrow Down

Extend selection one character up / down in vertical text

Shift+ Home/End

Select text from insertion point to beginning / end of line

Home/End

Move cursor to beginning / end of line

Double-click text layer

Select all text on a Layer

Command+Shift+ Home/End

Select text from cursor to beginning / end of text Frame

Shift+Click

Select text from cursor to mouse Click point

Arrow Keys

Move one character left/right or one line up/down

Double-click, and click up to 5 times

Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text Frame

Command+Shift+K

Turn All Caps on or off for selected text

Command+Option+Shift+K

Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text

Command+Shift+=

Turn Superscript on or off for selected text

Command+Option+Shift+=

Turn Subscript on or off for selected text

Command+Shift+X

Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text

Command+Option+Shift+X

Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text

Command+Option+Shift+A

Auto leading for selected text

Command+Shift+Ctrl+Q

Reset tracking to 0 for selected text

Command+Shift+J

Justify paragraph; left align last line

Command+Option+Shift+J

Justify paragraph; right align last line

Command+Shift+F

Justify paragraph; force last line

Command+Shift+,/.

Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 2 units

Command+Option+Shift+ ,/.

Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 10 units

Option+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Increase or decrease leading by 2 units

Command+Option+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Increase or decrease leading by 10 units

Option+Shift+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units

Command+Option+Shift+ Arrow Down/Arrow Up

Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units

Option+ Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)

Command+Option+ Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)

Command+Option+Shift+T

Toggle paragraph composer

Command+Shift+N

New Mask

Option+Click Mask

Select all points in a Mask

Option+`/Option+Shift+`

Select next / previous Mask

Double-click Mask with Selection Tool / select Mask in Timeline Panel and press Command+T

Enter free-transform Mask editing Mode

Esc

Exit free-transform Mask editing Mode

Command-Drag

Scale around center point in Free Transform Mode

Arrow Keys

Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification

Shift+Arrow Keys

Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification

Command+Option+Click Vertex

Toggle between smooth and corner points

Command+Option-Drag Vertex

Redraw Bezier handles

Command+Shift+I

Invert selected Mask

Command+Shift+F

Open Mask Feather dialog box

Command+Shift+M

Open Mask Shape dialog box

X

Swap paint background and foreground colors

D

Set paint foreground color to black and background to white

Option+Click

Set foreground color to the color currently under any Paint Tool pointer

Command+Option+Click

Set foreground color to the average color of a 4x4 pixel area under any Paint Tool pointer

Command-Drag

Set brush size for a Paint Tool

Command-Drag, then release Command while Dragging

Set brush hardness for a Paint Tool

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke

Option+Click

Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp Tool pointer

Command+Shift

Momentarily activate Eraser Tool with Last Stroke Only option

Option+Shift+Drag with Clone Stamp Tool

Show and move overlay

3…7

Activate a specific Clone Stamp Tool preset

Option+Click the button for the preset

Duplicate a Clone Stamp Tool preset in Paint Panel

1…9 on numeric keypad

Set opacity for Paint Tool to 10% thru 90%

. on numeric keypad

Set opacity for a Paint Tool to 100%

Shift+1…9 on numeric keypad

Set flow for a Paint Tool 10% thru 90%

Shift+. on numeric keypad

Set flow for a Paint Tool to 100%

Command+ Page Up/Page Down

Move earlier or later by number of Frames specified for stroke Duration

Command+G/Command+Shift+G

Group / ungroup selected Shapes

Select Path property in Timeline Panel and press Command+T

Enter free-transform path editing Mode

Page Up/Page Down when Dragging to create shape

Increase/ decrease star inner roundness

Arrow Up/ Down Arrow when Dragging to create shape

Increase / decrease number of points for star and polygon or roundness for rounded rectangle

Spacebar when Dragging to create shape

Reposition Shape during creation

Arrow Left/Right Arrow when Dragging to create shape

Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 / to maximum, or decrease / increase polygon and star outer roundness

Shift when Dragging to create shape

Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation

Command when Dragging to create shape

Change outer radius of star

* on numeric keypad

Set marker at current time

Option+* on numeric keypad

Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box

Shift+0…9

Set and number a Composition marker (0-9) at the current time

0…9

Go to a Composition marker (0-9)

Option+Click the markers / keyframes

Display the duration between two Layer markers or Keyframes in the Info Panel

Command+Click marker

Remove marker

Arrow Key

Move feature/search region/attach point 1 pixel at current magnification

Shift+Arrow Key

Move feature/search region/attach point 10 pixel at current magnification

Option+Arrow Key

Move feature region/search region 1 pixel at current magnification

Option+Shift+Arrow Key

Move feature region/search region 10 pixel at current magnification

Command+S

Save Project

Command+Option+Shift+S

Increment and save Project

Command+Shift+S

Save As

Command+Shift+/

Add active Composition or selected items to render queue

Command+Option+S

Add current Frame to render queue

Command+Shift+D

Duplicate render item with same output filename as original