Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 480)

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Chapter 15: Keyboard shortcuts
Many commands and buttons have keyboard shortcut equivalents, so you can complete tasks with minimal use of the
mouse. You can also create or edit keyboard shortcuts. The default shortcut set is called Premiere Pro Factory Defaults.
Finding and customizing keyboard shortcuts
Find keyboard shortcuts
❖ Find the keyboard shortcuts for a tool, button, or menu command by doing any of the following:
• For a tool or button, hold the pointer over the tool or button until its tool tip appears. If available, the keyboard
shortcut appears in the tool tip after the tool description.
• For menu commands, look for the keyboard shortcut at the right of the command.
• For the most-used keyboard shortcuts not shown in tool tips or on menus, see the Shortcut tables in this chapter.
For a complete list of default shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Customization. The Keyboard Customization
dialog box is also a good place to look if you suspect that shortcuts might have been changed (customized) by a user.
Customize keyboard shortcuts
In addition to using the standard set of keyboard shortcuts, you can assign your own custom shortcuts to nearly any
menu command, button, or tool. By customizing shortcuts, you can assign shortcuts to commands that don’t currently
have shortcuts, reassign shortcuts from commands you rarely use to commands you use often, or set shortcuts to
match other software you use. If other sets are available, you can choose them from the Set menu in the Keyboard
Customization dialog box. You can save different sets of shortcuts and restore the default settings.
1 Choose Edit > Keyboard Customization.
2 (Optional) From the Set menu in the Keyboard Customization dialog box, choose the set of keyboard shortcuts you
want to use in Premiere Pro:
Premiere Pro Factory Defaults Loads the keyboard shortcuts used in Premiere Pro. This is the default set.
Shortcuts For Avid Xpress DV 3.5 Loads keyboard shortcuts that are the same as in Avid Xpress DV 3.5. This provides
a convenience for users who transition from Avid to Premiere Pro.
Shortcuts For Final Cut Pro 4.0 Loads keyboard shortcuts that are the same as in Final Cut Pro 4.0. This provides a
convenience for users who transition from Final Cut Pro to Premiere Pro.
3 In the Keyboard Customization dialog box, choose an option from the menu:
Application Displays commands found in the menu bar, organized by category.
Panels Displays commands associated with panels and menus.
Tools Displays a list of tool icons.
4 In the Command column, view the command for which you want to create or change a shortcut. If necessary, click
the triangle next to the name of a category to reveal the commands it includes.
5 Click in the item’s shortcut field to select it.