Shortcut Key List: Adobe After Effects CS3

Shortcut	Command
General
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+A	Select all
F2 or Cmnd+Shft+A	Deselect all
Return	Rename selected layer, composition, folder,effect, group, or mask
Enter on numeric keypad	Open selected layer, composition, or footageitem
Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+UpArro	Move selected layers, masks, or effectsdown (back) or up (forward) in stacking order
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+	Move selected layers, masks, or effectsto bottom (back) or top (front) of stacking order
Shft+Down Arrow	Extend selection to next item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel
Shft+Up Arrow	Extend selection to previous item in Projectpanel or Effect Controls panel
Cmnd+D	Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects,text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, or compositions
Cmnd+Q	Quit
Cmnd+Z	Undo
Cmnd+Shft+Z	Redo
Cmnd+Optn+/ (on numeric keypad)	Purge all

Working with projects
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Optn+N	New project
Cmnd+O	Open project
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+P	Open most recent project
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N	New folder in Project panel
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K	Open Project Settings dialog box
Cmnd+Optn+G	Find in Project panel
Optn+Shft+G	Find again in Project panel
Optn-click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel	Cycle through color bit depths for project
Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel	Open Project Settings dialog box
Working with preferences
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Optn+; (semicolon)	Open Preferences dialog box
Hold down Cmnd+Optn+Shft while starting After Effects	Restore default preferences settings
Panels, viewers, workspaces and windows
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+0	Open or close Project panel
Cmnd+Optn+0	Open or close Render Queue panel
Cmnd+1	Open or close Tools panel
Cmnd+2	Open or close Info panel
Cmnd+3	Open or close Time Controls panel
Cmnd+4	Open or close Audio panel
Cmnd+5	Open or close Effects & Presets panel
Cmnd+6	Open or close Character panel
Cmnd+7	Open or close Paragraph panel
Cmnd+8	Open or close Paint panel
Cmnd+9	Open or close Brush Tips panel
F3 or Cmnd+Shft+T	Open or close Effect Controls panel forselected layer
Cmnd+F11	Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart
Shft+F10, Shft+F11, or Shft+F12	Switch to workspace
Cmnd+W	Close active viewer or panel (closes contentfirst)
Cmnd+Shft+W	Close active panel or all viewers of typeof active viewer (closes content first)
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+N	Split the frame containing the active viewerand create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state
` (accent grave)	Maximize or restore panel under pointer
Cmnd+\ (backslash)	Resize application window or floating windowto fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fillthe screen.)
Cmnd+Optn+\ (backslash)	Move application window or floating windowto main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resizewindow so that contents fill the screen.)
\ (backslash)	Toggle activation between Composition paneland Timeline panel for current composition
Shft+, (comma) or Shft+. (period)	Cycle to previous or next item in activeviewer
Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Optn+Shft+.(period)	Cycle to previous or next panel in activeframe
Activating tools
Adobe After Effects CS3
Optn-click tool button in Tools panel	Cycle through tools
V	Activate Selection tool
H	Activate Hand tool
Hold down spacebar.	Temporarily activate Hand tool
Z	Activate Zoom In tool
Optn (when Zoom In tool is active)	Activate Zoom Out tool
W	Activate Rotation tool
C	Activate and cycle through Camera tools(Orbit, Track XY, and Track Z)
Y	Activate Pan Behind tool
Q	Activate and cycle through mask and shapetools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star)
Cmnd+T	Activate and cycle through Type tools (Horizontaland Vertical)
G	Activate and cycle through pen tools (Pen,Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Convert Vertex)
Cmnd	Temporarily activate Selection tool whena pen tool is selected
Cmnd+Optn	Temporarily activate pen tool when the Selectiontool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool whenpointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is overa vertex)
Cmnd+B	Activate and cycle through Brush, CloneStamp, and Eraser tools
Cmnd+P	Activate and cycle through Puppet tools
Optn (in shape layer)	Temporarily convert Selection tool to ShapeDuplication tool
Cmnd (in shape layer)	Temporarily convert Selection tool to DirectSelection tool
Working with compositions and the work area
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+N	New composition
Cmnd+K	Open Composition Settings dialog box forselected composition
Cmnd+Shft+B	Set composition background color
B or N	Set beginning or end of work area to currenttime
Cmnd+Optn+B	Set work area to duration of selected layersor, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration
Working with previews
Adobe After Effects CS3
spacebar	Start or stop standard preview
0 on numeric keypad*	RAM preview
Shft+0 on numeric keypad*	RAM preview with alternate settings
Cmnd-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+0 on numeric keypad	Save RAM preview
Cmnd+Shft-click RAM Preview button or press Cmnd+Shft+0 on numeric keypad	Save RAM preview with alternate settings
. (decimal point) on numeric keypad*	Preview only audio, from current time
Optn+. (decimal point) on numeric keypad*	Preview only audio, in work area
Drag or Optn-drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting	Manually preview (scrub) video
Cmnd-drag current-time indicator	Manually preview (scrub) audio
Optn+0 on numeric keypad*	Wireframe preview
Optn+Shft+0 on numeric keypad*	Wireframe preview, leaving panel contents
/ (on numeric keypad)	Show current frame on video preview device
Shft+/ (on numeric keypad)	Turn display color management on or offfor active view
Cmnd+/ (on numeric keypad)	Toggle Output Device preference betweenDesktop Only and video preview device
Shft+F5, Shft+F6, Shft+F7, or Shft+F8	Take snapshot
F5, F6, F7, or F8	Display snapshot in active panel
Cmnd+Shft+F5, Cmnd+Shft+F6, Cmnd+Shft+	Purge snapshot
Time navigation
Adobe After Effects CS3
Optn+Shft+J	Go to specific time
Shft+Home or Shft+End	Go to beginning or end of work area
J or K	Go to previous or next visible item in timeruler (keyframe, marker, work area beginning or end)
Home or Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow	Go to beginning of composition, layer, orfootage item
End or Cmnd+Optn+Right Arrow	Go to end of composition, layer, or footageitem
Page Down or Cmnd+Right Arrow	Go forward 1 frame
Shft+Page Down or Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow	Go forward 10 frames
Page Up or Cmnd+Left Arrow	Go backward 1 frame
Shft+Page Up or Cmnd+Shft+Left Arrow	Go backward 10 frames
I	Go to layer In point
O	Go to layer Out point
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Left Arrow	Go to previous In point or Out point
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Right Arrow	Go to next In point or Out point
D	Scroll to current time in Timeline panel
Working with footage
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+I	Import one file or image sequence
Cmnd+Optn+I	Import multiple files or image sequences
Optn-double-click	Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel
Cmnd+/ (on main keyboard)	Add selected items to most recently activatedcomposition
Cmnd+Optn+/ (on main keyboard)	Replace selected layers' source footagewith footage item selected in Project panel
Optn-drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer	Replace a selected layer's source
Cmnd+Delete	Delete a footage item without a warning
Cmnd+F	Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selectedfootage item
Cmnd+Optn+C	Remember footage interpretation
Cmnd+E	Edit selected footage item in application with which it's associated (Edit Original)
Cmnd+H	Replace selected footage item
Cmnd+Optn+L	Reload selected footage items
Cmnd+Optn+P	Set proxy for selected footage item
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Ctrl+Q	Scan for changed footage
Using and modifying views
Adobe After Effects CS3
Optn+1, Optn+2, Optn+3, Optn+4	Show red, green, blue, or alpha channelas grayscale
Optn+Shft+1, Optn+Shft+2, Optn+Shft+3	Show colorized red, green, or blue channel
Optn+Shft+4	Toggle showing straight RGB color
Double-click Hand tool	Reset view in the Composition panel to 100%and center composition in the panel
. (period) on main keyboard	Zoom in in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel
, (comma)	Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel
/ (on main keyboard)	Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel
Shft+/ (on main keyboard)	Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footagepanel
Optn+/ (on main keyboard)	Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer,or Footage panel
Cmnd+J, Cmnd+Shft+J, Cmnd+Optn+J	Set resolution to Full, Half, or Customin Composition panel
Cmnd+Optn+U	Open View Options dialog box for activeComposition panel
; (semicolon)	Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units
= (equals sign) on main keyboard	Zoom in time
=- (hyphen) on main keyboard	Zoom out time
Caps Lock	Suspend image updates
' (apostrophe)	Show or hide safe zones
Cmnd+' (apostrophe)	Show or hide grid
Optn+' (apostrophe)	Show or hide proportional grid
Cmnd+R	Show or hide rulers
Cmnd+; (semicolon)	Show or hide guides
Cmnd+Shft+' (apostrophe)	Turn snapping to grid on or off
Cmnd+Shft+; (semicolon)	Turn snapping to guides on or off
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+; (semicolon)	Lock or unlock guides
Cmnd+Shft+H	Show or hide layer controls
Effects and animation presets
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Shft+E	Delete all effects from selected layers.
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+E	Apply most recently applied effect to selectedlayers.
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+F	Apply most recently applied animation presetto selected layers.
Working with layers
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Y	New solid layer
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Y	New null layer
0-9 on numeric keypad*	Select layer (1-999) by its number (enterdigits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)
Shft+0-9 on numeric keypad*	Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by itsnumber (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)
Cmnd+Down Arrow	Select next layer in stacking order
Cmnd+Up Arrow	Select previous layer in stacking order
Cmnd+Shft+Down Arrow	Extend selection to next layer in stackingorder
Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow	Extend selection to previous layer in stackingorder
Cmnd+Shft+A	Deselect all layers
X	Scroll topmost selected layer to top ofTimeline panel
Shft+F4	Show or hide Parent column
F4	Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns
Optn-click solo switch	Turn off all other solo switches
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+V	Turn Video switch on or off for selectedlayers
Cmnd+Shft+V	Turn off Video switch for all video layersother than selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+Y	Open settings dialog box for selected solid,light, camera, null, or adjustment layer
Cmnd+Optn+V	Paste layers at current time
Cmnd+Shft+D	Split selected layers (If no layers areselected, split all layers.)
Cmnd+Shft+C	Precompose selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+T	Open Effect Controls panel for selectedlayers
Optn-double-click a layer	Open source of a layer in Footage panel
Cmnd+Optn+R	Reverse selected layers in time
Cmnd+Optn+T	Enable time remapping for selected layers
[ (left bracket) or ] (right bracket)	Move In point or Out point of selected layersto current time
Optn+[ (left bracket) or Optn+] (right bracket)	Trim In point or Out point of selected layers to current time
Optn-click stopwatch	Add or remove expression for a property
Double-click effect selection in Effects & Presets panel	Add an effect (or multiple selected effects)to selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+,(comma)	Set In point or Out point by time-stretching
Optn+Home	Move In point of selected layers to beginningof composition
Optn+End	Move Out point of selected layers to endof composition
Cmnd+L	Lock selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+L	Unlock all layers
Cmnd+U, Cmnd+Shft+U, Cmnd+Optn+Shft+U	Set Quality to Best, Draft, or Wireframefor selected layers
Showing properties in the Timeline panel
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+` (accent grave)	Toggle expansion of selected layers to showall properties
Cmnd-click triangle to the left of the property group name	Toggle expansion of property group and allchild property groups to show all properties
A	Show only Anchor Point property (for lightsand cameras, Point Of Interest)
L	Show only Audio Levels property
F	Show only Mask Feather property
M	Show only Mask Path property
TT	Show only Mask Opacity property
T	Show only Opacity property (for lights,Intensity)
P	Show only Position property
R	Show only Rotation and Orientation properties
RR	Show only Time Remap property
S	Show only Scale property
E	Show only Effects property group
MM	Show only mask property groups
AA	Show only Material Options property group(3D)
EE	Show only expressions
UU	Show only modified properties
PP	Show only paint strokes and Puppet pins
LL	Show only audio waveform
U	Show only properties with keyframes or expressions
SS	Show only selected properties and groups
Optn+Shft-click property or group name	Hide property or group
Shft+property or group shortcut	Add or remove property or group from setthat is shown
Optn+Shft+property shortcut	Add or remove keyframe at current time
Modifying properties
Adobe After Effects CS3
Drag property value	Modify property value by default increments
Shft-drag property value	Modify property value by 10x default increments
Cmnd-drag property value	Modify property value by 1/10 default increments
Cmnd+Alt+O	Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selectedlayers
Cmnd+Shft+O	Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+R	Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers
Cmnd+Shft+P	Open Position dialog box for selected layers
arrow key	Move selected layers 1 pixel at currentmagnification (Position)
Shft+arrow key	Move selected layers 10 pixels at currentmagnification (Position)
Optn+Page Up or Optn+Page Down	Move selected layers 1 frame earlier orlater
Optn+Shft+Page Up or Optn+Shft+PageDown	Move selected layers 10 frames earlier orlater
=+ (plus) or - (minus) on numeric keypad	Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation)of selected layers by 1º
Shft++ (plus) or Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad	Increase or decrease Rotation (Z Rotation)of selected layers by 10º
Optn++ (plus) or Optn+- (minus) on numeric keypad	Increase or decrease Scale of selected layers by 1%
Optn+Shft++ (plus) or Optn+Shft+- (minus) on numeric keypad	Increase or decrease Scale of selected layers by 10%
Shft-drag with Rotation tool	Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45º increments
Shft-drag layer handle with Selection tool	Modify Scale, constrained to footage frameaspect ratio
Double-click Rotation tool	Reset Rotation to 0º
Double-click Selection tool	Reset Scale to 100%
Cmnd+Optn+F	Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+H	Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition width, preserving aspect ratio
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+G	Scale and reposition selected layers tofit composition height, preserving aspect ratio
3D layers
Adobe After Effects CS3
F10	Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
F11	Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to CustomView 2)
F12	Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to ActiveCamera)
Esc	Return to previous view
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+L	New light
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+C	New camera
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+\	Move the camera and its point of interestto look at selected 3D objects
Optn+Shft+C	Turn Casts Shadows property on or off forselected 3D layers
Keyframes
Adobe After Effects CS3
Shft+F3	Toggle between Graph Editor and layer barmodes
Click property name	Select all keyframes for a property
Cmnd+Optn+A	Select all visible keyframes and properties
Shft+F2 or Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A	Deselect all keyframes, properties, andproperty groups
Optn+Right Arrow or Optn+Left Arrow	Move keyframe 1 frame later or earlier
Optn+Shft+Right Arrow or Optn+Shft+Left Arrow	Move keyframe 10 frames later or earlier
Cmnd+Optn+K	Set interpolation for selected keyframes(layer bar mode)
Cmnd+Optn+H	Set keyframe interpolation method to holdor Auto Bezier
Cmnd-click in layer bar mode	Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor Auto Bezier
Cmnd+Optn-click in layer bar mode	Set keyframe interpolation method to linearor hold
F9	Easy ease selected keyframes
Shft+F9	Easy ease selected keyframes in
Cmnd+Shft+F9	Easy ease selected keyframes out
Cmnd+Shft+K	Set velocity for selected keyframes
Optn+Shft+property shortcut	Add or remove keyframe at current time
Working with text
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T	New text layer
Cmnd+Shft+L, C, or R	Align selected horizontal text left, center,or right
Cmnd+Shft+L, C, or R	Align selected vertical text top, center,or bottom
Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow	Extend or reduce selection by one characterto right or left in horizontal text
Cmnd+Shft+Right Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+LeftArr	Extend or reduce selection by one word toright or left in horizontal text
Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow	Extend or reduce selection by one line upor down in horizontal text
Shft+Right Arrow or Shft+Left Arrow	Extend or reduce selection by one line toright or left in vertical text
Cmnd+Shft+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Shft+DownArrow	Extend or reduce selection one word up ordown in vertical text
Shft+Up Arrow or Shft+Down Arrow	Extend or reduce selection by one characterup or down in vertical text
Shft+Home or Shft+End	Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of line
Home or End	Move insertion point to beginning or endof line
Double-click text layer	Select all text on a layer
Cmnd+Shft+Home or Cmnd+Shft+End	Select text from insertion point to beginningor end of text frame
Shft-click	Select text from insertion point to mouseclick point
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Cmnd+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Right Arrow; or Com	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
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Cmnd+Up Arrow or Cmnd+Down Arrow; or Comman	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
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool	Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame
Cmnd+Shft+K	Turn All Caps on or off for selected text
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+K	Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text
Cmnd+Shft+= (equals)	Turn Superscript on or off for selectedtext
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+= (equals)	Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
Cmnd+Shft+X	Set horizontal scale to 100% for selectedtext
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+X	Set vertical scale to 100% for selectedtext
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+A	Auto leading for selected text
Cmnd+Shft+Ctrl+Q	Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
Cmnd+Shft+J	Justify paragraph; left align last line
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+J	Justify paragraph; right align last line
Cmnd+Shft+F	Justify paragraph; force last line
Cmnd+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Shft+.(period)	Decrease or increase type size of selectedtext by 2 units
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+, (comma) or Cmnd+Optn+S	Decrease or increase type size of selectedtext by 10 units
Optn+Down Arrow or Optn+Up Arrow	Increase or decrease leading by 2 units
Cmnd+Optn+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+UpArro	Increase or decrease leading by 10 units
Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Optn+Shft+UpArrow	Decrease or increase baseline shift by 2units
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+Down Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+	Decrease or increase baseline shift by 10units
Optn+Left Arrow or Optn+Right Arrow	Decrease or increase kerning or tracking20 units (20/1000 ems)
Cmnd+Optn+Left Arrow or Cmnd+Optn+RightA	Decrease or increase kerning or tracking100 units (100/1000 ems)
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+T	Toggle paragraph composer
Working with masks
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+Shft+N	New mask
Optn-click mask	Select all points in a mask
Optn+` (grave accent) or Optn+Shft+` (grave accent)	Select next or previous mask
Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+T	Enter free-transform mask editing mode
Esc	Exit free-transform mask editing mode
Cmnd-drag	Scale around center point in Free Transformmode
arrow key	Move selected path points 1 pixel at currentmagnification
Shft+arrow key	Move selected path points 10 pixels at currentmagnification
Cmnd+Optn-click point	Toggle between smooth and corner points
Cmnd+Optn-drag point	Redraw handles
Cmnd+Shft+I	Invert selected mask
Cmnd+Shft+F	Open Mask Feather dialog box for selectedmask
Cmnd+Shft+M	Open Mask Shape dialog box for selectedmask
Working with paint tools
Adobe After Effects CS3
X	Swap paint background color and foregroundcolors
D	Set paint foreground color to black andbackground color to white
Optn-click	Set foreground color to the color currentlyunder any paint tool pointer
Cmnd+Optn-click	Set foreground color to the average colorof a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer
Cmnd-drag	Set a paint tool's brush size
Cmnd-drag, then release Cmnd whiledragging	Set a paint tool's brush hardness
Hold Shft while beginning stroke	Join current paint stroke to the previousstroke
Optn-click	Set starting sample point to point currentlyunder Clone Stamp tool pointer
Cmnd+Shft	Momentarily activate Eraser tool with LastStroke Only option
Optn+Shft-drag with Clone Stamp tool	Show and move overlay. (Change aligned CloneStamp tool's Offset value or change unaligned Clone Stamptool's Source Position value.)
Optn-click the preset	Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paintpanel
Digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)	Set a paint tool's opacity
. (decimal) on numeric keypad*	Set a paint tool's opacity to 100%
Shft+a digit on numeric keypad (e.g., 9=90%, 1=10%)	Set a paint tool's flow
Shft+. (decimal) on numeric keypad*	Set a paint tool's flow to 100%
Cmnd+Page Up or Cmnd+Page Down	Move earlier or later by number of framesspecified for stroke Duration
Working with shape layers
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+G	Group selected shapes
Cmnd+Shft+G	Ungroup selected shapes
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Cmnd+T	Enter free-transform path editing mode
Page Up when dragging to create shape	Increase star inner roundness
Page Down when dragging to create shape	Decrease star inner roundness
Up Arrow when dragging to create shape	Increase number of points for star or polygon;increase roundness for rounded rectangle
Down Arrow when dragging to create shape	Decrease number of points for star or polygon;decrease roundness for rounded rectangle
Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape	Reposition shape during creation
Left Arrow when dragging to create shape	Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharpcorners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness
Right Arrow when dragging to create shape	Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum;increase polygon and star outer roundness
Shft when dragging to create shape	Constrain rectangles to squares; constrainellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation
Cmnd when dragging to create shape	Change outer radius of star
Working with markers
Adobe After Effects CS3
* (multiply) on numeric keypad	Set layer-time marker at current time (worksduring RAM preview and audio-only preview)
Optn+* (multiply) on numeric keypad	Set layer-time marker at current time andopen marker dialog box
Shft+0-9 on main keyboard	Set and number a composition-time marker(0-9) at the current time
0-9 on main keyboard	Go to a composition-time marker (0-9)
Optn-click the markers or keyframes	See the duration between two layer-timemarkers or keyframes in the Info panel
Cmnd-click marker	Remove marker
Motion tracking
Adobe After Effects CS3
arrow key	Move feature region, search region, andattach point 1 pixel at current magnification
Shft+arrow key	Move feature region, search region, andattach point 10 pixels at current magnification
Optn+arrow key	Move feature region and search region 1pixel at current magnification
Optn+Shft+arrow key	Move feature region and search region 10pixels at current magnification
Saving, exporting and rendering
Adobe After Effects CS3
Cmnd+S	Save project
Cmnd+Optn+Shft+S	Increment and save project
Cmnd+Shft+S	Save As
Cmnd+Shft+/ (on main keyboard)	Add active composition or selected itemsto render queue
Cmnd+M	Add active or selected composition to renderqueue and specify name of output file (Make Movie)
Cmnd+Optn+S	Add current frame to render queue
Cmnd+Shft+D	Duplicate render item with same output filenameas original