After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts
Motion graphics and compositing shortcuts Practice these in our After Effects game mode.
Editing
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Details |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Details |
| Preview | Space | Details |
| Save project | Ctrl + S | Details |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Details |
| Add to render queue | Ctrl + M | Details |
| Import file | Ctrl + I | Details |
| New composition | Ctrl + N | Details |
| RAM preview | 0 | Details |
Tools
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Hand tool | H | Details |
| Pen tool | G | Details |
| Rotation tool | W | Details |
| Selection tool | V | Details |
| Type tool | T | Details |
| Zoom tool | Z | Details |
Timeline
| Action | Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor point property | A | Details |
| Position property | P | Details |
| Reveal keyframes | U | Details |
| Rotation property | R | Details |
| Scale property | S | Details |
| Show effects | E | Details |
| Split layer | Ctrl + Shift + D | Details |
| Pre-compose | Ctrl + Shift + C | Details |