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Shape layers (keyboard shortcuts) – Adobe After Effects User Manual

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Some shortcuts are marked with an asterisk (*) to remind you to make sure that Num Lock is on when you use the numeric keypad.

Shape layers (keyboard shortcuts)

and background color to white

Set foreground color to the color
currently under any paint tool pointer

Alt-click

Option-click

Set foreground color to the average
color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under
any paint tool pointer

Ctrl+Alt-click

Command+Option-click

Set brush size for a paint tool

Ctrl-drag

Command-drag

Set brush hardness for a paint tool

Ctrl-drag, then release Ctrl while
dragging

Command-drag, then release
Command while dragging

Join current paint stroke to the
previous stroke

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Hold Shift while beginning stroke

Set starting sample point to point
currently under Clone Stamp tool
pointer

Alt-click

Option-click

Momentarily activate Eraser tool with
Last Stroke Only option

Ctrl+Shift

Command+Shift

Show and move overlay (change
Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp
tool or change Source Position value
of unaligned Clone Stamp tool)

Alt+Shift-drag with Clone Stamp tool

Option+Shift-drag with Clone Stamp
tool

Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool
preset

3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on the main keyboard

3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on the main keyboard

Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in
Paint panel

Alt-click the button for the preset

Option-click the button for the preset

Set opacity for a paint tool

Digit on numeric keypad (for example,
9=90%, 1=10%)*

Digit on numeric keypad (for example,
9=90%, 1=10%)*

Set opacity for a paint tool to 100%

. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Set flow for a paint tool

Shift+a digit on numeric keypad (for
example, 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Shift+a digit on numeric keypad (for
example, 9=90%, 1=10%)*

Set flow for a paint tool to 100%

Shift+. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Shift+. (decimal) on numeric keypad*

Move earlier or later by number of
frames specified for stroke Duration

Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl+Page Down (or 1
or 2 on the main keyboard)

Command+Page Up or
Command+Page Down (or 1 or 2 on
the main keyboard)

Result

Windows

Mac OS

Group selected shapes

Ctrl+G

Command+G

Ungroup selected shapes

Ctrl+Shift+G

Command+Shift+G

Enter free-transform path editing

Select Path property in Timeline panel

Select Path property in Timeline panel

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