Shortcuts for working with text – Adobe After Effects CS3 User Manual
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User Guide
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Shortcuts for working with text
Easy ease selected keyframes
F9
F9
Easy ease selected keyframes in
Shift+F9
Shift+F9
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 short-
cuts, see “Shortcuts for showing
properties in the Timeline panel”
on page 647.)
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, C, or R
Command+Shift+L, C, or R
Align selected vertical text top,
center, or bottom
Ctrl+Shift+L, C, or R
Command+Shift+L, C, or R
Extend or reduce selection by one
character to right or left in hori-
zontal 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
Result
Windows
Mac OS