
AFTER EFFECTS CS3
User Guide
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Shortcuts for working with compositions and the work area
Shortcuts for working with previews
Result Windows Mac OS
New composition Ctrl+N Command+N
Open Composition Settings
dialog box for selected composi-
tion
Ctrl+K Command+K
Set composition background
color
Ctrl+Shift+B Command+Shift+B
Set beginning or end of work area
to current time
B or N B or N
Set work area to duration of
selected layers or, if no layers are
selected, set work area to compo-
sition duration
Ctrl+Alt+B Command+Option+B
Result Windows Mac OS
Start or stop standard preview spacebar spacebar
RAM preview 0 on numeric keypad* 0 on numeric keypad*
RAM preview with alternate
settings
Shift+0 on numeric keypad* Shift+0 on numeric keypad*
Save RAM preview Ctrl-click RAM Preview button or
press Ctrl+0 on numeric keypad*
Command-click RAM Preview
button or press Command+0 on
numeric keypad*
Save RAM preview with alternate
settings
Ctrl+Shift-click RAM Preview
button or press Ctrl+Shift+0 on
numeric keypad*
Command+Shift-click RAM
Preview button or press
Command+Shift+0 on numeric
keypad*
Preview only audio, from current
time
. (decimal point) on numeric
keypad*
. (decimal point) on numeric
keypad*
Preview only audio, in work area Alt+. (decimal point) on numeric
keypad*
Option+. (decimal point) on
numeric keypad*
Manually preview (scrub) video Drag or Alt-drag current-time indi-
cator, depending on Live Update
setting
Drag or Option-drag current-time
indicator, depending on Live
Update setting
Manually preview (scrub) audio Ctrl-drag current-time indicator Command-drag current-time indi-
cator
Wireframe preview Alt+0 on numeric keypad* Option+0 on numeric keypad*
Wireframe preview, leaving panel
contents
Alt+Shift+0 on numeric keypad* Option+Shift+0 on numeric
keypad*
Show current frame on video
preview device
/ (on numeric keypad) / (on numeric keypad)
Turn display color management
on or off for active view
Shift+/ (on numeric keypad) Shift+/ (on numeric keypad)
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