Result | Windows | Macintosh |
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Rename layer, composition, folder, or effect | Enter key on main keyboard | Return |
Select next layer back | Ctrl + Down Arrow key | Command + Down Arrow key |
Select next layer forward | Ctrl + Up Arrow key | Command + Up Arrow key |
Select a layer by its layer-outline number | 1 - 9 on numeric keyboard | 1 - 9 on numeric keypad |
Select non-contiguous layers | Ctrl-click layers | Command-click layers |
Deselect all layers | F2 | F2 |
Activate Composition window with layer | \ | \ |
Display selected layer in Layer window | Enter on numeric keypad | Enter on numeric keypad |
Display or close Effect Controls window for selected layers | Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
Switch between Composition and Timeline windows | \ | \ |
Open source of a layer | Alt-double-click a layer | Option-double-click a layer |
Snap layer to edges or center of frame in Composition window | Ctrl + Shift-drag layer (begin dragging before pressing keys) | Command + Shift-drag layer (begin dragging before pressing keys) |
Constrain layer movement along x axis or y axis | Shift-drag layer (begin dragging before pressing keys) | Shift-drag layer (begin dragging before pressing keys) |
Stretch layer to fit Composition window | Ctrl + Alt + F | Command + Option + F |
Stretch layer to fit horizontally, preserving frame aspect ratio | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H | Command + Option + Shift + H |
Stretch layer to fit vertically, preserving frame aspect ratio | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G | Command + Option + Shift + G |
Reverse a layer's playback | Ctrl + Alt + R | Command + Option + R |
Set In point | [ (left bracket) | [ (left bracket) |
Set Out point | ] (right bracket) | ] (right bracket) |
Trim In point of a layer | Alt + [ (left bracket) | Option + [ (left bracket) |
Trim Out point of a layer | Alt + ] (right bracket) | Option + ] (right bracket) |
Add/remove expression | Alt-click a property stopwatch in the Effect Controls window | Option-click a property stopwatch in the Effect Controls window |
Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers | Double-click an effect in the Effects palette | Double-click an effect in the Effects palette |
Set In point by time-stretching | Ctrl + Shift + , (comma) | Command + Shift + , (comma) |
Set Out point by time-stretching | Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) | Command + Option + , (comma) |
Move In point to beginning of composition | Alt + Home | Option + Home |
Move Out point to end of composition | Alt + End | Option + End |
Constrain rotation to 45-degree increments | Shift-drag rotation tool | Shift-drag rotation tool |
Constrain scaling to footage frame aspect ratio | Shift-drag layer handle | Shift-drag layer handle |
Reset rotation angle to 0 degrees | Double-click rotation tool | Double-click rotation tool |
Reset scale to 100% | Double-click selection tool | Double-click selection tool |
Change property value x 10 | Shift-drag underlined values in Switches/Modes column | Shift-drag underlined values in Switches/Modes column |
Change property value .10 | Ctrl-drag underlined values in Switches/Modes column | Command-drag underlined values in Switches/Modes column |
Set all dimensions to same value for Scale and Mask Feather properties | Deselect Constrain Proportions option, and Alt-click to reselect option | Deselect Constrain Proportions option, and Option-click to reselect option |
Re-lock two values for Scale and Mask Feather properties | Alt-click restraining checkbox if it has been deselected | Option-click restraining checkbox if it has been deselected |