Adobe After Effects User Manual
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Select text from insertion point to
mouse click point
Shift-click
Shift-click
In horizontal text, move insertion point
one character left or right; one line up
or down; one word left or right; or one
paragraph up or down
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or
Down Arrow; Ctrl+Left Arrow or
Ctrl+Right Arrow; or Ctrl+Up Arrow or
Ctrl+Down Arrow
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or
Down Arrow; Command+Left Arrow or
Command+Right Arrow; or
Command+Up Arrow or
Command+Down Arrow
In vertical text, move insertion point
one character up or down; one left or
right; one word up or down; or one
paragraph left or right
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow
or Right Arrow; Ctrl+Up Arrow or
Ctrl+Down Arrow; or Ctrl+Left Arrow or
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow
or Right Arrow; Command+Up Arrow
or Command+Down Arrow; or
Command+Left Arrow or
Command+Right Arrow
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire
text frame
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-
click, or quintuple-click with Type tool
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-
click, or quintuple-click with Type tool
Turn All Caps on or off for selected
text
Ctrl+Shift+K
Command+Shift+K
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected
text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K
Command+Option+Shift+K
Turn Superscript on or off for selected
text
Ctrl+Shift+= (equals)
Command+Shift+= (equals)
Turn Subscript on or off for selected
text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= (equals)
Command+Option+Shift+= (equals)
Set horizontal scale to 100% for
selected text
Ctrl+Shift+X
Command+Shift+X
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected
text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
Command+Option+Shift+X
Auto leading for selected text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
Command+Option+Shift+A
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
Ctrl+Shift+Q
Command+Shift+Control+Q
Justify paragraph; left align last line
Ctrl+Shift+J
Command+Shift+J
Justify paragraph; right align last line
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J
Command+Option+Shift+J
Justify paragraph; force last line
Ctrl+Shift+F
Command+Shift+F
Decrease or increase font size of
selected text by 2 units
Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Shift+.
(period)
Command+Shift+, (comma) or
Command+Shift+. (period)
Decrease or increase font size of
selected text by 10 units
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma) or
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)
Command+Option+Shift+, (comma) or
Command+Option+Shift+. (period)
Increase or decrease leading by 2
units
Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow
Option+Down Arrow or Option+Up
Arrow
Increase or decrease leading by 10
units
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up
Arrow
Command+Option+Down Arrow or
Command+Option+Up Arrow
Decrease or increase baseline shift by
2 units
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or Alt+Shift+Up
Arrow
Option+Shift+Down Arrow or
Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Decrease or increase baseline shift by
10 units
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+Down Arrow
or Command+Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Decrease or increase kerning or
tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Right Arrow
Option+Left Arrow or Option+Right
Arrow
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