Shortcuts for working with masks – Adobe After Effects CS3 User Manual
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Shortcuts for working with masks
Decrease or increase baseline shift
by 2 units
Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Option+Shift+Down Arrow or
Option+Shift+Up Arrow
Decrease or increase baseline shift
by 10 units
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Command+Option+Shift+Down
Arrow or
Command+Option+Shift+Up
Arrow
Decrease or increase kerning or
tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Right Arrow Option+Left Arrow or
Option+Right Arrow
Decrease or increase kerning or
tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow or
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow
Command+Option+Left Arrow or
Command+Option+Right Arrow
Toggle paragraph composer
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Command+Option+Shift+T
Result
Windows
Mac OS
New mask
Ctrl+Shift+N
Command+Shift+N
Select all points in a mask
Alt-click mask
Option-click mask
Select next or previous mask
Alt+` (grave accent) or Alt+Shift+`
(grave accent)
Option+` (grave accent) or
Option+Shift+` (grave accent)
Enter free-transform mask editing
mode
Double-click mask with Selection
tool or select mask in Timeline
panel and press Ctrl+T
Double-click mask with Selection
tool or select mask in Timeline
panel and press Command+T
Exit free-transform mask editing
mode
Esc
Esc
Scale around center point in Free
Transform mode
Ctrl-drag
Command-drag
Move selected path points 1 pixel
at current magnification
arrow key
arrow key
Move selected path points 10
pixels at current magnification
Shift+arrow key
Shift+arrow key
Toggle between smooth and
corner points
Ctrl+Alt-click vertex
Command+Option-click vertex
Redraw Bezier handles
Ctrl+Alt-drag vertex
Command+Option-drag vertex
Invert selected mask
Ctrl+Shift+I
Command+Shift+I
Open Mask Feather dialog box for
selected mask
Ctrl+Shift+F
Command+Shift+F
Open Mask Shape dialog box for
selected mask
Ctrl+Shift+M
Command+Shift+M
Result
Windows
Mac OS