Shape layers (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.
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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