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Adobe Animate Keyboard Shortcuts Poster

Mac edition · 27 shortcuts

A printable, framed-quality poster of the essential Adobe Animate shortcuts for Mac — the keys worth keeping in view, designed to stay readable on a wall.

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Free PNG is web-resolution & lightly watermarked.

Customise this poster Pick the shortcuts, restyle the colours — download free. Get the framed-quality print Full 300 DPI, print-ready — at home or shipped to your door.

Adobe Animate is a tool for creating interactive vector animations, cartoons, and HTML5 banners along a frame-based timeline. Its shortcuts make scrubbing frames, inserting keyframes, and switching drawing tools far faster during tight animation work.

Official:Official site

All Adobe Animate keyboard shortcuts (Mac)

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Esc
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F2
F3
F4
F5
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F7
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27 shortcuts

Tools 7

Action Shortcut
Selection Tool V
Subselection Tool A
Pen Tool P
Brush Tool B
Eraser Tool E
Hand Tool H
Lasso Tool L

Timeline 5

Action Shortcut
Insert Frame F5
Insert Keyframe F6
Insert Blank Keyframe F7
Next Keyframe ⌥.
Previous Keyframe ⌥,

Editing 5

Action Shortcut
Copy ⌘C
Paste in Place ⌘⇧V
Select All ⌘A
Duplicate ⌘D
Deselect All ⌘⇧A

View 4

Action Shortcut
Zoom In ⌘=
Zoom Out ⌘−
100% Zoom ⌘1
Show Grid ⌘'

Drawing 3

Action Shortcut
Group ⌘G
Break Apart ⌘B
Ungroup ⌘⇧G

Transform 3

Action Shortcut
Scale and Rotate ⌘⌥S
Rotate 90° CCW ⌘⇧7
Remove Transform ⌘⇧Z

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Unofficial reference. ShortcutPosters is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Adobe Animate. All product names, logos, and trademarks are property of their respective owners. See our licensing & trademark notice.

Frequently asked questions

Does the poster include every Adobe Animate shortcut?
Adobe Animate has 27 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
Can I print it at home?
Yes. The digital download is a high-resolution 300 DPI file you can print at home or at any print shop, in standard frame sizes.
Does it cover both Mac and Windows?
We sell a separate edition per platform so every key matches your keyboard exactly. This page is the macOS edition.
Is this an official Adobe Animate product?
No. This is an unofficial reference poster and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Adobe Animate. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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