After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

Introducing frequently used Adobe After Effects shortcut keys (Mac OS).

After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

Basics

Action	Shortcuts
Preferences	Option + Command + ;
Composition Settings	Command + K

Playhead

Action	Shortcuts
Move 1 Frame Back/Forward	Command + Left/Right
Move 10 Frames Back/Forward	Shift + Command + Left/Right
Move to Previous Keyframe	J
Move to Next Keyframe	K
Go to layer In/Out point	I or O
Go to Beginning of Composition	Option + Command + Left, or Home
Go to End of Composition	Option + Command + Right, or End
Go to Beginning/End of Work Area (*)	Shift + Home/End
Go to Beginning of Work Area	Shift + fn + Left
Go to End of Work Area	Shift + fn + Right
Set Work Area Start Point (**)	B
Set Work Area End Point	N
Play/Stop	Space

*Mac OS
Home = fn + Left
End = fn + Right

**Playing within the work area will loop playback.

Layers

Action	Shortcuts
Create New Solid	Command + Y
Move In/Out point of Layer to Playhead (Layer length remains the same)	[ or ]
Trim/Extend In/Out point of Layer at/to Playhead (Keyframes will not move).	Option + [ or ]
Split selected Layers. (Creates another layer)	Shift + Command + D
Duplicate	Command + D

Action	Shortcuts
Show/Hide Layer Switches, Blend Modes and Track Mattes columns	F4
Show/Hide Parent column	Shift + F4

Keyframes

Action	Shortcuts
Easy ease	F9
Select all visible Keyframes & Properties	Option + Command + A
Convert a Keyframe back to Linear	Command + Click
Keyframe Velocity Setting	Shift + Command + K
Keyframe Velocity Setting	Option + Double Click

Properties

Action	Shortcuts
Show/Hide Keyframes	U
Anchor Point	A
Mask Path	M
Opacity	T
Position	P
Rotation	R
Scale	S
Effects	E
Mask Feather	F

Views (Zoom, Show, etc)

Action	Shortcuts
Zoom Out Composition	,
Zoom In Composition	.
Zoom In/Out Composition	Mouse Wheel
Show/Hide Safe Zones	:
Mouse Wheel	Command + R

Action	Shortcuts
Zoom Out Timeline	–
Zoom In Timeline	^
Zoom In/Out Timeline	Optoin + Mouse Wheel
Scroll Timeline Horizontally	Shift + Mouse Wheel

Tools

Action	Temporary	Shortcuts
Selection tool		V
	Temporary Pen tool (Add Vertex tool over a segment, Convert Vertex tool over a vertex)	Command + Option (over a path)
	Temporary Direct Selection tool	Command (in Shape Layer)
Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical)		Command + T
Rotation tool		W
Pen tool		G
	Temporary Pen tool	Command
Temporary Hand tool (Can move the timeline and composition monitor)		Space

Text

Action	Shortcuts
Kerning/Tracking	Option + Left/Right