Activating Tools (Keyboard Shortcuts) - Adobe 12040118 - After Effects Standard Tutorial

Open or close Effects & Presets panel
Open or close Character panel
Open or close Paragraph panel
Open or close Paint panel
Open or close Brushes panel
Open or close Effect Controls panel for
selected layer
Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart
Switch to workspace
Close active viewer or panel (closes
content first)
Close active panel or all viewers of type of
active viewer (closes content first). For
example, if a Timeline panel is active, this
command closes all Timeline panels.
Split the frame containing the active
viewer and create a new viewer with
opposite locked/unlocked state
Maximize or restore panel under pointer
Resize application window or floating
window to fit screen. (Press again to
resize window so that contents fill the
screen.)
Move application window or floating
window to main monitor; resize window to
fit screen. (Press again to resize window
so that contents fill the screen.)
Toggle activation between Composition
panel and Timeline panel for current
composition
Cycle to previous or next item in active
viewer (for example, cycle through open
compositions)
Cycle to previous or next panel in active
frame (for example, cycle through open
Timeline panels)
Activate a view in a multi-view layout in
the Composition panel without affecting
layer selection

Activating tools (keyboard shortcuts)

Note: You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active
composition contains a camera layer.
To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool.
To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it.
Result
Ctrl+5
Ctrl+6
Ctrl+7
Ctrl+8
Ctrl+9
F3 or Ctrl+Shift+T
Ctrl+F11
Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12
Ctrl+W
Ctrl+Shift+W
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
` (accent grave)
Ctrl+\ (backslash)
Ctrl+Alt+\ (backslash)
\ (backslash)
Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period)
Alt+Shift+, (comma) or Alt+Shift+. (period)
click with middle mouse button
Windows
Command+5
Command+6
Command+7
Command+8
Command+9
F3 or Command+Shift+T
Command+F11
Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12
Command+W
Command+Shift+W
Command+Option+Shift+N
` (accent grave)
Command+\ (backslash)
Command+Option+\ (backslash)
\ (backslash)
Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period)
Option+Shift+, (comma) or Option+Shift+.
(period)
click with middle mouse button
Mac OS
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