Text (keyboard shortcuts) – Adobe After Effects CS4 User Manual
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Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 12/21/2009
Text (keyboard shortcuts)
Easy ease selected keyframes out
Ctrl+Shift+F9
Command+Shift+F9
Set velocity for selected keyframes
Ctrl+Shift+K
Command+Shift+K
Add or remove keyframe at current time
(For property shortcuts, see “
properties and groups in the Timeline
panel (keyboard shortcuts)
Alt+Shift+property shortcut
Option+Shift+property shortcut
Result
Windows
Mac OS
New text layer
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Command+Option+Shift+T
Align selected horizontal text left, center, or
right
Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or
Ctrl+Shift+R
Command+Shift+L,
Command+Shift+C, or
Command+Shift+R
Align selected vertical text top, center, or
bottom
Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or
Ctrl+Shift+R
Command+Shift+L,
Command+Shift+C, or
Command+Shift+R
Extend or reduce selection by one
character to right or left in horizontal text
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left
Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left
Arrow
Extend or reduce selection by one word to
right or left in horizontal text
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Command+Shift+Right Arrow or
Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Extend or reduce selection by one line up
or down in horizontal text
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down
Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down
Arrow
Extend or reduce selection by one line to
right or left in vertical text
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left
Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left
Arrow
Extend or reduce selection one word up or
down in vertical text
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or
Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Command+Shift+Up Arrow or
Command+Shift+Down Arrow
Extend or reduce selection by one
character up or down in vertical text
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down
Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down
Arrow
Select text from insertion point to
beginning or end of line
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Move insertion point to beginning or end
of line
Home or End
Home or End
Select all text on a layer
Double-click text layer
Double-click text layer
Select text from insertion point to
beginning or end of text frame
Ctrl+Shift+Home or
Ctrl+Shift+End
Command+Shift+Home or
Command+Shift+End
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
Result
Windows Mac
OS