
AFTER EFFECTS CS3
User Guide
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Shortcuts for working with projects
Shortcuts for working with preferences
Shortcuts for panels, viewers, workspaces, and windows
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.
Undo Ctrl+Z Command+Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Command+Shift+Z
Purge all Ctrl+Alt+/ (on numeric keypad) Command+Option+/ (on numeric
keypad)
Result Windows Mac OS
New project Ctrl+Alt+N Command+Option+N
Open project Ctrl+O Command+O
Open most recent project Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P Command+Option+Shift+P
New folder in Project panel Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+Shift+N
Open Project Settings dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K Command+Option+Shift+K
Find in Project panel Ctrl+Alt+G Command+Option+G
Find again in Project panel Alt+Shift+G Option+Shift+G
Cycle through color bit depths for
project
Alt-click bit-depth button at
bottom of Project panel
Option-click bit-depth button at
bottom of Project panel
Open Project Settings dialog box Click bit-depth button at bottom
of Project panel
Click bit-depth button at bottom
of Project panel
Result Windows Mac OS
Open Preferences dialog box Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon) Command+Option+; (semicolon)
Restore default preferences
settings
Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift while
starting After Effects
Hold down
Command+Option+Shift while
starting After Effects
Result Windows Mac OS
Open or close Project panel Ctrl+0 Command+0
Open or close Render Queue
panel
Ctrl+Alt+0 Command+Option+0
Open or close Tools panel Ctrl+1 Command+1
Open or close Info panel Ctrl+2 Command+2
Open or close Time Controls panel Ctrl+3 Command+3
Result Windows Mac OS
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