Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Keys for working with the Composition panel

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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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 table
below.
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 table
below.
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 Ellip-
tical)
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 Selec-
tion tool.
G to select and cycle through
tools. Hold down Command to
switch between the Pen tool and
Selection tool.
Result Windows Mac OS
Open Project Settings dialog box Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K Command + Option + Shift + K
Restore default preferences
settings
Hold down Alt + Ctrl + Shift while
starting After Effects
Hold down Option + Command +
Shift while starting After Effects
Result Windows Mac OS
Open selected footage item or
composition
Double-click or Enter on numeric
keypad
Double-click or Enter on numeric
keypad
Open movie in an After Effects
footage panel
Alt + double-click Option + double-click
Activate most recent composition \ \
Add selected item to most
recently activated composition
Ctrl + / Command + /