Note: (Mac OS) Shortcuts involving function keys F9-F12 may conflict with shortcuts used by the operating system. See Mac OS Help for instructions to reassign Dashboard & Expose shortcuts.
Result Windows Mac OS
Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes
Shift+F3 Shift+F3
Select all keyframes for a property Click property name Click property name
Select all visible keyframes and properties Ctrl+Alt+A Command+Option+A
Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups
Shift+F2 or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Shift+F2 or Command+Option+Shift+A
Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier Alt+Right Arrow or Alt+Left Arrow Option+Right Arrow or Option+Left Arrow
Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier Alt+Shift+Right Arrow or Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Option+Shift+Right Arrow or Option+Shift+Left Arrow
Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode)
Ctrl+Alt+K Command+Option+K
Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier
Ctrl+Alt+H Command+Option+H
Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier
Ctrl-click in layer bar mode Command-click in layer bar mode
Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold
Ctrl+Alt-click in layer bar mode Command+Option-click in layer bar mode
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 shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).)
Alt+property shortcut Option+property shortcut
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Text (keyboard shortcuts)
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, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R Command+Shift+L, Command+Shift+C, or Command+Shift+R
Align selected vertical text top, center, or bottom
Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R Command+Shift+L, Command+Shift+C, or Command+Shift+R
Extend or reduce selection by one character to right or left in horizontal 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
In horizontal text, move insertion point one character left or right; one line up or down;
one word left or right; or one paragraph up or down
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow; or Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Command+Left Arrow or Command+Right Arrow; or Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow
In vertical text, move insertion point one character up or down; one left or right;
one word up or down; or one paragraph left or right
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow; or Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow; or
Command+Left Arrow or Command+Right Arrow
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text Ctrl+Shift+K Command+Shift+K
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Command+Option+Shift+K
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text Ctrl+Shift+= (equals) Command+Shift+= (equals)
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= (equals) Command+Option+Shift+= (equals)
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text
Ctrl+Shift+X Command+Shift+X
To the top Set vertical scale to 100% for selected
text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X Command+Option+Shift+X
Auto leading for selected text Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A Command+Option+Shift+A
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text Ctrl+Shift+Q Command+Shift+Control+Q
Justify paragraph; left align last line Ctrl+Shift+J Command+Shift+J
Justify paragraph; right align last line Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J Command+Option+Shift+J
Justify paragraph; force last line Ctrl+Shift+F Command+Shift+F
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 2 units
Ctrl+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Shift+.
(period)
Command+Shift+, (comma) or Command+Shift+. (period)
Decrease or increase font size of selected text by 10 units
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+, (comma) or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+. (period)
Command+Option+Shift+, (comma) or Command+Option+Shift+. (period)
Increase or decrease leading by 2 units Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow Option+Down Arrow or Option+Up Arrow
Increase or decrease leading by 10 units Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Command+Option+Down Arrow or Command+Option+Up Arrow
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
Masks (keyboard shortcuts)
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+` (accent grave) or Alt+Shift+` (accent grave)
Option+` (accent grave) or Option+Shift+`
(accent grave)
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
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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