Keys for using footage items


    (Project window)

      Result

      Windows

      Macintosh

      Open selected footage item or composition

      Double-click or Enter on numeric keypad

      Double-click or Enter on numeric keypad

      Open movie in an After Effects footage window

      Alt + double-click

      Option + double-click

      Activate most recent composition

      \

      \

      Add selected item to most recently activated composition

      Ctrl + /

      Command + /

      Replace a selected layer's source footage in Composition window with selected footage

      Ctrl + Alt + /

      Command + Option + /

      Replace a selected layer's source footage item or composition

      Alt-drag footage item from Project window into composition

      Option-drag footage item from Project window into composition

      Scan for changed footage

      Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Q

      Ctrl + Command + Option + Shift + Q

      Delete a footage item without a warning dialog box appearing

      Ctrl + Backspace

      Command + Delete