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⤢ ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 48 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RAM Previ… Q W Rotation T… E R Reveal Rot… T Reveal Op… Y Ctrl New Solid… U Reveal Ani… I O Ctrl Open Proj… P Reveal Pos… A Reveal An… S Reveal Sca… D Ctrl Duplicate… F G Pen Tool H Hand Tool J Ctrl Resolution… K Ctrl Compositi… L Ctrl Lock Selec… Z Zoom Tool X Ctrl Shift Trim Com… C Ctrl Shift Pre-comp… V Selection… B Set Work… N Ctrl New Com… M Ctrl Add to Ren… MORE SHORTCUTS Preview Space Save Project Ctrl S Easy Ease F9 Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Go to Start of Co… Home Go to End of Co… End Go Forward One… Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Fra… Ctrl LEFT Type Tool Ctrl T Select All Layers Ctrl A Set Work Area E… N Reveal Modified… U › U Pan Behind (Anc… Y Zoom In . Zoom Out , Fit Composition… Shift / Add to Adobe M… Ctrl Alt M New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment… Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected La… Ctrl Shift V Set Keyframe at… Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9 Bring Layer to Fr… Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Ba… Ctrl Shift [ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 48 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RAM Previ… A Reveal An… Z Zoom Tool E R Reveal Rot… T Reveal Op… Y Ctrl New Solid… U Reveal Ani… I O Ctrl Open Proj… P Reveal Pos… Q S Reveal Sca… D Ctrl Duplicate… F G Pen Tool H Hand Tool J Ctrl Resolution… K Ctrl Compositi… L Ctrl Lock Selec… M Ctrl Add to Ren… W Rotation T… X Ctrl Shift Trim Com… C Ctrl Shift Pre-comp… V Selection… B Set Work… N Ctrl New Com… MORE SHORTCUTS Preview Space Save Project Ctrl S Easy Ease F9 Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Go to Start of Co… Home Go to End of Co… End Go Forward One… Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Fra… Ctrl LEFT Type Tool Ctrl T Select All Layers Ctrl A Set Work Area E… N Reveal Modified… U › U Pan Behind (Anc… Y Zoom In . Zoom Out , Fit Composition… Shift / Add to Adobe M… Ctrl Alt M New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment… Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected La… Ctrl Shift V Set Keyframe at… Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9 Bring Layer to Fr… Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Ba… Ctrl Shift [ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS ⤢ PREVIEW Preview (Play / Stop) Space RAM Preview (Numpad) 0 Mute Audio During Preview . COMPOSITION New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Add to Render Queue Ctrl M Add to Adobe Media Encoder Q… Ctrl Alt M Open Project Ctrl O VIEW Zoom In (Composition) . Zoom Out (Composition) , Fit Composition to Window Shift / Resolution / Down Sample to Full Ctrl J KEYFRAMES Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properties U Reveal Modified Properties U › U Set Keyframe at Current Time Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9 TIMELINE Go to Start of Composition Home Go to End of Composition End Go Forward One Frame Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Frame Ctrl LEFT Set Work Area Start to Playhead B Set Work Area End to Playhead N Trim Comp to Work Area Ctrl Shift X TOOLS Selection Tool V Hand Tool H Pen Tool G Type Tool Ctrl T Zoom Tool Z Rotation Tool W Pan Behind (Anchor Point) Tool Y LAYERS Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C New Solid Layer Ctrl Y Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Select All Layers Ctrl A New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment Layer Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected Layers Ctrl Shift V Lock Selected Layers Ctrl L Bring Layer to Front Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Back Ctrl Shift [ Adobe After Effects KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 49 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS ⤢ PREVIEW 03 Preview (Play / Stop) Space RAM Preview (Numpad) 0 Mute Audio During Previ… . COMPOSITION 06 New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Add to Render Queue Ctrl M Add to Adobe Media Enco… Ctrl Alt M Open Project Ctrl O VIEW 04 Zoom In (Composition) . Zoom Out (Composition) , Fit Composition to Wind… Shift / Resolution / Down Sampl… Ctrl J KEYFRAMES 11 Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Propert… U Reveal Modified Propert… U › U Set Keyframe at Current… Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9 TIMELINE 07 Go to Start of Composit… Home Go to End of Composition End Go Forward One Frame Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Frame Ctrl LEFT Set Work Area Start to… B Set Work Area End to Pl… N Trim Comp to Work Area Ctrl Shift X TOOLS 07 Selection Tool V Hand Tool H Pen Tool G Type Tool Ctrl T Zoom Tool Z Rotation Tool W Pan Behind (Anchor Poin… Y LAYERS 11 Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C New Solid Layer Ctrl Y Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Select All Layers Ctrl A New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment Layer Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected Layers Ctrl Shift V Lock Selected Layers Ctrl L Bring Layer to Front Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Back Ctrl Shift [ Adobe After Effects KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 49 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS ⤢ ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS TOTAL 49 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS KEYFRAMES 11 PREVIEW 03 TOOLS 07 COMPOSITION 06 LAYERS 11 TIMELINE 07 VIEW 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properties U Reveal Modified Properties U › U Set Keyframe at Current Time Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9 Preview (Play / Stop) Space RAM Preview (Numpad) 0 Mute Audio During Preview . Selection Tool V Hand Tool H Pen Tool G Type Tool Ctrl T Zoom Tool Z Rotation Tool W Pan Behind (Anchor Point) Tool Y New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Add to Render Queue Ctrl M Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue Ctrl Alt M Open Project Ctrl O Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C New Solid Layer Ctrl Y Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Select All Layers Ctrl A New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment Layer Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected Layers Ctrl Shift V Lock Selected Layers Ctrl L Bring Layer to Front Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Back Ctrl Shift [ Go to Start of Composition Home Go to End of Composition End Go Forward One Frame Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Frame Ctrl LEFT Set Work Area Start to Playhead B Set Work Area End to Playhead N Trim Comp to Work Area Ctrl Shift X Zoom In (Composition) . Zoom Out (Composition) , Fit Composition to Window Shift / Resolution / Down Sample to Full Ctrl J ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Reveal Rot… T Reveal Op… Y U Reveal Ani… I O P Reveal Pos… A Reveal An… S Reveal Sca… D Ctrl Duplicate… F G H J K Ctrl Compositi… L Z X C Ctrl Shift Pre-comp… V Selection… B N Ctrl New Com… M MORE SHORTCUTS Preview (Play / Stop) Space Save Project Ctrl S Easy Ease F9 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS Keyboard map KEYFRAMES Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properties U LAYERS Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C PREVIEW Preview (Play / Stop) Space TOOLS Selection Tool V COMPOSITION New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Adobe After Effects KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS Isometric KEYFRAMES 07 Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properti… U LAYERS 02 Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C PREVIEW 01 Preview (Play / Stop) Space TOOLS 01 Selection Tool V COMPOSITION 03 New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Adobe After Effects KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · WINDOWS Typewriter ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 5 SETS · No.01 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS KEYFRAMES 07 PREVIEW 01 TOOLS 01 COMPOSITION 03 LAYERS 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properties U Preview (Play / Stop) Space Selection Tool V New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C Editorial Adobe After Effects is the industry's go-to tool for motion graphics, visual effects, and compositing built on a layered timeline. Because animation work means constant timeline scrubbing and keyframing, its shortcuts dramatically cut the time spent setting markers and adjusting properties.
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All Adobe After Effects keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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11 Action Shortcut Duplicate Layer Ctrl D Pre-compose Ctrl Shift C New Solid Layer Ctrl Y Split Layer Ctrl Shift D Select All Layers Ctrl A New Null Object Ctrl Alt Shift Y New Adjustment Layer Ctrl Alt Y Solo Selected Layers Ctrl Shift V Lock Selected Layers Ctrl L Bring Layer to Front Ctrl Shift ] Send Layer to Back Ctrl Shift [
11 Action Shortcut Reveal Position P Reveal Scale S Reveal Rotation R Reveal Opacity T Easy Ease F9 Reveal Anchor Point A Reveal Animated Properties U Reveal Modified Properties U then U Set Keyframe at Current Time Alt Shift P Easy Ease In Shift F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl Shift F9
7 Action Shortcut Go to Start of Composition Home Go to End of Composition End Go Forward One Frame Ctrl RIGHT Go Back One Frame Ctrl LEFT Set Work Area Start to Playhead B Set Work Area End to Playhead N Trim Comp to Work Area Ctrl Shift X
7 Action Shortcut Selection Tool V Hand Tool H Pen Tool G Type Tool Ctrl T Zoom Tool Z Rotation Tool W Pan Behind (Anchor Point) Tool Y
6 Action Shortcut New Composition Ctrl N Save Project Ctrl S Composition Settings Ctrl K Add to Render Queue Ctrl M Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue Ctrl Alt M Open Project Ctrl O
4 Action Shortcut Zoom In (Composition) . Zoom Out (Composition) , Fit Composition to Window Shift / Resolution / Down Sample to Full Ctrl J
3 Action Shortcut Preview (Play / Stop) Space RAM Preview (Numpad) 0 Mute Audio During Preview .
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