Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 761)

755 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Keyboard shortcuts
Last updated 12/21/2009
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)
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 mode Select Path property in Timeline
panel and press Ctrl+T Select Path property in Timeline
panel and press Command+T
Increase star inner roundness Page Up when dragging to create
shape Page Up when dragging to create
shape
Decrease star inner roundness Page Down when dragging to
create shape Page Down when dragging to
create shape
Increase number of points for star or
polygon; increase roundness for rounded
rectangle Up Arrow when dragging to
create shape Up Arrow when dragging to
create shape
Decrease number of points for star or
polygon; decrease roundness for rounded
rectangle Down Arrow when dragging to
create shape Down Arrow when dragging to
create shape
Result Windows Mac OS