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Activating tools (keyboard shortcuts)
You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active
composition contains a camera layer.
To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool.
To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it.
Toggle activation between
Composition panel and Timeline panel
for current composition \ (backslash) \ (backslash)
Cycle to previous or next item in active
viewer (for example, cycle through
open compositions) Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period) Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period)
Cycle to previous or next panel in
active frame (for example, cycle
through open Timeline panels) Alt+Shift+, (comma) or Alt+Shift+.
(period) Option+Shift+, (comma) or
Option+Shift+. (period)
Activate a view in a multi-view layout
in the Composition panel without
affecting layer selection click with middle mouse button click with middle mouse button
Result Windows Mac OS
Cycle through tools Alt-click tool button in Tools panel Option-click tool button in Tools panel
Activate Selection tool V V
Activate Hand tool H H
Temporarily activate Hand tool Hold down spacebar or the middle
mouse button. Hold down spacebar or the middle
mouse button.
Activate Zoom In tool Z Z
Activate Zoom Out tool Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) Option (when Zoom In tool is active)
Activate Rotation tool W W
Activate Roto Brush tool Alt+W Option+W
Activate and cycle through Camera
tools (Unified Camera, Orbit Camera,
Track XY Camera, and Track Z
Camera) C C
Activate Pan Behind tool Y Y
Activate and cycle through mask and
shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) Q Q
Activate and cycle through Type tools
(Horizontal and Vertical) Ctrl+T Command+T
Activate and cycle through pen tools
(Pen, Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and
Convert Vertex) (CS5.5, and earlier) G G
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