Views (keyboard shortcuts) – Adobe After Effects User Manual
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Note:
Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the numeric keypad.
Views (keyboard shortcuts)
Save RAM preview
Ctrl-click RAM Preview button or press
Ctrl+0 on numeric keypad*
Command-click RAM Preview button
or press Command+0 on numeric
keypad*
Save RAM preview with alternate
settings
Ctrl+Shift-click RAM Preview button or
press Ctrl+Shift+0 on numeric keypad*
Command+Shift-click RAM Preview
button or press Command+Shift+0 on
numeric keypad*
Preview only audio, from current time
. (decimal point) on numeric keypad*
. (decimal point) on numeric keypad*
or Control+. (period) on main keyboard
Preview only audio, in work area
Alt+. (decimal point) on numeric
keypad*
Option+. (decimal point) on numeric
keypad* or Control+Option+. (period)
on main keyboard
Manually preview (scrub) video
Drag or Alt-drag current-time indicator,
depending on Live Update setting
Drag or Option-drag current-time
indicator, depending on Live Update
setting
Manually preview (scrub) audio
Ctrl-drag current-time indicator
Command-drag current-time indicator
RAM preview number of frames
specified by Alternate RAM Preview
preference (defaults to 5)
Alt+0 on numeric keypad*
Option+0 on numeric keypad* or
Control+Option+0 (zero) on main
keyboard
Show current frame on video preview
device
/ (on numeric keypad)
/ (on numeric keypad)
Toggle Output Device preference
between Desktop Only and video
preview device
Ctrl+/ (on numeric keypad)
Command+/ (on numeric keypad)
Take snapshot
Shift+F5, Shift+F6, Shift+F7, or
Shift+F8
Shift+F5, Shift+F6, Shift+F7, or
Shift+F8
Display snapshot in active viewer
F5, F6, F7, or F8
F5, F6, F7, or F8
Purge snapshot
Ctrl+Shift+F5, Ctrl+Shift+F6,
Ctrl+Shift+F7, or Ctrl+Shift+F8
Command+Shift+F5,
Command+Shift+F6,
Command+Shift+F7, or
Command+Shift+F8
Fast Previews > Off
Ctrl+Alt+1
Command+Option+1
Fast Previews > Adaptive Resolution
Ctrl+Alt+2
Command+Option+2
Fast Previews > Draft
Ctrl+Alt+3
Command+Option+3
Fast Previews > Fast Draft
Ctrl+Alt+4
Command+Option+4
Fast Previews > Wireframe
Ctrl+Alt+5
Command+Option+5
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Turn display color management on or
off for active view
Shift+/ (on numeric keypad)
Shift+/ (on numeric keypad)
Show red, green, blue, or alpha
Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4
Option+1, Option+2, Option+3,
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