Modifying layer properties (keyboard shortcuts), Modifying layer properties (keyboard, Shortcuts) – Adobe After Effects CS4 User Manual
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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 12/21/2009
Showing properties in the Effect Controls panel
(keyboard shortcuts)
Modifying layer properties (keyboard shortcuts)
Hide property or group
Alt+Shift-click property or
group name
Option+Shift-click property or
group name
Add or remove property or group from set that is
shown
Shift+property or group
shortcut
Shift+property or group
shortcut
Add or remove keyframe at current time
Alt+Shift+property shortcut
Option+Shift+property
shortcut
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all
properties
Ctrl+` (accent grave)
Command+` (accent grave)
Toggle expansion of property group and all
child property groups to show all properties
Ctrl-click triangle to the left of
the property group name
Command-click triangle to the
left of the property group name
Result
Windows
Mac OS
Modify property value by default increments
Drag property value
Drag property value
Modify property value by 10x default
increments
Shift-drag property value
Shift-drag property value
Modify property value by 1/10 default
increments
Ctrl-drag property value
Command-drag property value
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected
layers
Ctrl+Alt+O
Command+Alt+O
Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers
Ctrl+Shift+O
Command+Shift+O
Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers
Ctrl+Shift+R
Command+Shift+R
Open Position dialog box for selected layers
Ctrl+Shift+P
Command+Shift+P
Center selected layers in view (modifies
Position property to place anchor points of
selected layers in center of current view)
Ctrl+Home
Command+Home
Move selected layers 1 pixel at current
magnification (Position)
arrow key
arrow key
Move selected layers 10 pixels at current
magnification (Position)
Shift+arrow key
Shift+arrow key
Move selected layers 1 frame earlier or later
Alt+Page Up or Alt+Page Down
Option+Page Up or
Option+Page Down
Move selected layers 10 frames earlier or later
Alt+Shift+Page Up or
Alt+Shift+Page Down
Option+Shift+Page Up or
Option+Shift+Page Down
Result
Windows Mac
OS