These are my top 20 handy shortcuts for Adobe After Effects to help you become more efficient:
Mac Shortcuts
- Cmd + N: Create a new composition
- Ctrl + Alt + N: Create a new solid
- Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N: Create a new null object
- Cmd + Shift + D: Duplicate selected layers, comps, and groups
- Cmd + Shift + H: Hide or show all layers except selected
- Cmd + /: Toggle visibility of selected layers
- Cmd + Opt + H: Collapse or expand selected layers, comps, and groups
- Cmd + Opt + Shift + H: Collapse all selected layers, comps, and groups
- Cmd + Opt + [ or ]: Move selected layers, comps, and groups up or down in stacking order
- Cmd + Opt + Shift + [ or ]: Move selected layers, comps, and groups to top or bottom of stacking order
- Cmd + Opt + /: Solo selected layers
- Cmd + Opt + Shift + /: Solo selected layers and turn off all other layers
- Cmd + R: Enable or disable layer’s switch for the current composition
- Cmd + Opt + R: Enable or disable layer’s switches for all compositions
- Cmd + T: Enable or disable layer’s transparency for the current composition
- Cmd + Opt + T: Enable or disable layer’s transparency for all compositions
- F3: Open or close the Effect Controls panel
- F4: Open or close the Layer panel
- F5: Open or close the Character panel
- F6: Open or close the Paragraph panel
After Effects Shortcut For Windows
- Ctrl + N: Create a new composition
- Alt + Ctrl + N: Create a new solid
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new null object
- Ctrl + Shift + D: Duplicate selected layers, comps, and groups
- Ctrl + Shift + H: Hide or show all layers except selected
- Ctrl + /: Toggle visibility of selected layers
- Alt + Ctrl + H: Collapse or expand selected layers, comps, and groups
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + H: Collapse all selected layers, comps, and groups
- Alt + Ctrl + [ or ]: Move selected layers, comps, and groups up or down in stacking order
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + [ or ]: Move selected layers, comps, and groups to top or bottom of stacking order
- Alt + Ctrl + /: Solo selected layers
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + /: Solo selected layers and turn off all other layers
- Ctrl + R: Enable or disable layer’s switch for the current composition
- Alt + Ctrl + R: Enable or disable layer’s switches for all compositions
- Ctrl + T: Enable or disable layer’s transparency for the current composition
- Alt + Ctrl + T: Enable or disable layer’s transparency for all compositions
- F3: Open or close the Effect Controls panel
- F4: Open or close the Layer panel
- F5: Open or close the Character panel
- F6: Open or close the Paragraph panel
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