Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Keys for Viewing Layer Properties

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
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*Make sure Num Lock is on.
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 table
below.
Note: This table contains double-letter shortcuts (for example, “LL”). To enable these shortcuts, press the letters in quick
succession.
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
the Effect Controls or Timeline
panel
Option-click a property stopwatch
in the Effect Controls or Timeline
panel
Add an effect (or multiple selected
effects) 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 of
composition
Alt + Home Option + Home
Move Out point to end of compo-
sition
Alt + End Option + End
Constrain rotation to 45˚ incre-
ments
Shift-drag Rotation tool Shift-drag Rotation tool
Constrainscaling to footageframe
aspect ratio
Shift-drag layer handle with Selec-
tion tool
Shift-drag layer handle with Selec-
tion tool
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 in
Switches/Modes column
Shift-drag underlined values in
Switches/Modes column
Change property value by .10 Ctrl-drag underlined values in
Switches/Modes column
Command-drag underlined
values in Switches/Modes column
Set all dimensions to same value
for Scale and Mask Feather prop-
erties
Deselect Constrain Proportions
option, and Alt-click to reselect
option
Deselect Constrain Proportions
option, and Option-click to rese-
lect option
Result Windows Mac OS
Anchor Point A* A*
Audio Levels L L
Audio Waveform LL LL
Effects E E
Result Windows Mac OS