Adobe After Effects User Manual
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Time navigation (keyboard shortcuts)
Previews (keyboard shortcuts)
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Go to specific time
Alt+Shift+J
Option+Shift+J
Go to beginning or end of work area
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Go to previous or next visible item in
time ruler (keyframe, layer marker,
work area beginning or end)
note: Also goes to beginning, end, or
base frame of Roto Brush span if
viewing Roto Brush in Layer panel.
J or K
J or K
Go to beginning of composition, layer,
or footage item
Home or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow
Home or Command+Option+Left
Arrow
Go to end of composition, layer, or
footage item
End or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow
End or Command+Option+Right Arrow
Go forward 1 frame
Page Down or Ctrl+Right Arrow
Page Down or Command+Right Arrow
Go forward 10 frames
Shift+Page Down or Ctrl+Shift+Right
Arrow
Shift+Page Down or
Command+Shift+Right Arrow
Go backward 1 frame
Page Up or Ctrl+Left Arrow
Page Up or Command+Left Arrow
Go backward 10 frames
Shift+Page Up or Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Shift+Page Up or Command+Shift+Left
Arrow
Go to layer In point
I
I
Go to layer Out point
O
O
Go to previous In point or Out point
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+Left Arrow
Go to next In point or Out point
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+Right Arrow
Scroll to current time in Timeline panel
D
D
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Start or stop standard preview
spacebar
spacebar
RAM preview
0 on numeric keypad*
0 on numeric keypad* or Control+0
(zero) on main keyboard
RAM preview with alternate settings
Shift+0 on numeric keypad*
Shift+0 on numeric keypad* or
Shift+Control+0 (zero) on main
keyboard
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