Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Keys for 3 D Animation; Keys for Using Masks; Keys for Using the Effect Controls Panel

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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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 table
below.
Keys for using the Effect Controls panel
You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the table
below.
Keys for 3D animation
Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.
Result Windows Mac OS
Set beginning of work area to
current time
BB
Set end of work area to current
time
NN
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
Result Windows Mac OS
Reset oval or rectangle mask to fill
frame
Double-click Rectangular or Ellip-
tical Mask tool
Double-click Rectangular or Oval
Mask tool
Scale around center point in Free
Transform 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-click
mask
Exit free transform points Enter Return
Toggle Mask Shape keyframe for
selected mask shapes
Shift + Alt + M Shift + Option + M
Toggle mask display Ctrl + Shift + H Command + Shift + H
Toggle between smooth and
corner points
Ctrl + Alt-click point Command+Option-click point
Redraw handles Ctrl+Alt-drag point Command+Option-drag point
Result Windows Mac OS
Add keyframe for effect control Alt-click effect property name Option-click effect property name
Add an expression in the Timeline
panel
Alt-click a property stopwatch in
the Effect Controls panel
Option-click a property stopwatch
in the Effect Controls panel