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⤢ ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 28 1 Ctrl 100% Zoom 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ctrl Shift Rotate 90… 8 9 0 Q W E Eraser Tool R T Y U I O P Pen Tool A Subselecti… S Ctrl Alt Scale and… D Ctrl Duplicate F G Ctrl Group H Hand Tool J K L Lasso Tool Z Ctrl Shift Remove Tr… X C Ctrl Copy V Selection… B Brush Tool N M MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Test Movie Ctrl Enter Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Break Apart Ctrl B Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − Deselect All Ctrl Shift A Ungroup Ctrl Shift G Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt , Show Grid Ctrl ' shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · WINDOWS ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 28 1 Ctrl 100% Zoom 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ctrl Shift Rotate 90… 8 9 0 A Subselecti… Z Ctrl Shift Remove Tr… E Eraser Tool R T Y U I O P Pen Tool Q S Ctrl Alt Scale and… D Ctrl Duplicate F G Ctrl Group H Hand Tool J K L Lasso Tool M W X C Ctrl Copy V Selection… B Brush Tool N MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Test Movie Ctrl Enter Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Break Apart Ctrl B Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − Deselect All Ctrl Shift A Ungroup Ctrl Shift G Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt , Show Grid Ctrl ' shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · WINDOWS ⤢ TIMELINE Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt , TEST/PUBLISH Test Movie Ctrl Enter DRAWING Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Ungroup Ctrl Shift G TRANSFORM Scale and Rotate Ctrl Alt S Rotate 90° CCW Ctrl Shift 7 Remove Transform Ctrl Shift Z TOOLS Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Lasso Tool L EDITING Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Duplicate Ctrl D Deselect All Ctrl Shift A VIEW Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − 100% Zoom Ctrl 1 Show Grid Ctrl ' Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 28 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · WINDOWS ⤢ TOOLS 07 Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Lasso Tool L EDITING 05 Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Duplicate Ctrl D Deselect All Ctrl Shift A TRANSFORM 03 Scale and Rotate Ctrl Alt S Rotate 90° CCW Ctrl Shift 7 Remove Transform Ctrl Shift Z TIMELINE 05 Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt , TEST/PUBLISH 01 Test Movie Ctrl Enter DRAWING 03 Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Ungroup Ctrl Shift G VIEW 04 Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − 100% Zoom Ctrl 1 Show Grid Ctrl ' Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 28 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · WINDOWS ⤢ ADOBE ANIMATE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 7 SETS · No.01 ADOBE ANIMATE TOTAL 28 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 07 TIMELINE 05 TEST/PUBLISH 01 EDITING 05 DRAWING 03 VIEW 04 TRANSFORM 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Lasso Tool L Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt , Test Movie Ctrl Enter Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Duplicate Ctrl D Deselect All Ctrl Shift A Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Ungroup Ctrl Shift G Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − 100% Zoom Ctrl 1 Show Grid Ctrl ' Scale and Rotate Ctrl Alt S Rotate 90° CCW Ctrl Shift 7 Remove Transform Ctrl Shift Z ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P Pen Tool A Subselecti… S D F G Ctrl Group H J K L Z X C Ctrl Copy V Selection… B Brush Tool N M MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Test Movie Ctrl Enter Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Break Apart Ctrl B Zoom In Ctrl = shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · WINDOWS Keyboard map TOOLS Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B EDITING Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A VIEW Zoom In Ctrl = TIMELINE Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 TEST/PUBLISH Test Movie Ctrl Enter DRAWING Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Adobe Animate 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 ANIMATE · WINDOWS Isometric TOOLS 04 Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B EDITING 03 Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A VIEW 01 Zoom In Ctrl = TIMELINE 03 Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 TEST/PUBLISH 01 Test Movie Ctrl Enter DRAWING 02 Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Adobe Animate 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 ANIMATE · WINDOWS Typewriter ADOBE ANIMATE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 ADOBE ANIMATE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 04 TIMELINE 03 TEST/PUBLISH 01 EDITING 03 DRAWING 02 VIEW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Test Movie Ctrl Enter Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Zoom In Ctrl = Editorial 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.
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Show all keys Show used keys only 7 Action Shortcut Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Pen Tool P Brush Tool B Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Lasso Tool L
5 Action Shortcut Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Next Keyframe Alt . Previous Keyframe Alt ,
5 Action Shortcut Copy Ctrl C Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V Select All Ctrl A Duplicate Ctrl D Deselect All Ctrl Shift A
4 Action Shortcut Zoom In Ctrl = Zoom Out Ctrl − 100% Zoom Ctrl 1 Show Grid Ctrl '
3 Action Shortcut Group Ctrl G Break Apart Ctrl B Ungroup Ctrl Shift G
3 Action Shortcut Scale and Rotate Ctrl Alt S Rotate 90° CCW Ctrl Shift 7 Remove Transform Ctrl Shift Z
1 Action Shortcut Test Movie Ctrl Enter
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Does the poster include every Adobe Animate shortcut? Adobe Animate has 28 keyboard shortcuts on Windows — 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.
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