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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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