Text (Keyboard Shortcuts) - Adobe 12040118 - After Effects Standard Tutorial

Text (keyboard shortcuts)

Result
New text layer
Align selected horizontal text left, center,
or right
Align selected vertical text top, center, or
bottom
Extend or reduce selection by one
character to right or left in horizontal text
Extend or reduce selection by one word to
right or left in horizontal text
Extend or reduce selection by one line up
or down in horizontal text
Extend or reduce selection by one line to
right or left in vertical text
Extend or reduce selection one word up or
down in vertical text
Extend or reduce selection by one
character up or down in vertical text
Select text from insertion point to
beginning or end of line
Move insertion point to beginning or end
of line
Select all text on a layer
Select text from insertion point to
beginning or end of text frame
Select text from insertion point to mouse
click point
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
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
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text
frame
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected
text
Windows
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R
Ctrl+Shift+L, Ctrl+Shift+C, or Ctrl+Shift+R
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Left
Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Down
Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Home or End
Double-click text layer
Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End
Shift-click
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or
Down Arrow; Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right
Arrow; or Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down
Arrow
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or
Right Arrow; Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down
Arrow; or Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right
Arrow
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click,
or quintuple-click with Type tool
Ctrl+Shift+K
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K
Ctrl+Shift+= (equals)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+= (equals)
Ctrl+Shift+X
Mac OS
Command+Option+Shift+T
Command+Shift+L, Command+Shift+C, or
Command+Shift+R
Command+Shift+L, Command+Shift+C, or
Command+Shift+R
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
Command+Shift+Right Arrow or
Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow or Shift+Left Arrow
Command+Shift+Up Arrow or
Command+Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Shift+Home or Shift+End
Home or End
Double-click text layer
Command+Shift+Home or
Command+Shift+End
Shift-click
Left Arrow or Right Arrow; Up Arrow or
Down Arrow; Command+Left Arrow or
Command+Right Arrow; or Command+Up
Arrow or Command+Down Arrow
Up Arrow or Down Arrow; Left Arrow or
Right Arrow; Command+Up Arrow or
Command+Down Arrow; or
Command+Left Arrow or Command+Right
Arrow
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click,
or quintuple-click with Type tool
Command+Shift+K
Command+Option+Shift+K
Command+Shift+= (equals)
Command+Option+Shift+= (equals)
Command+Shift+X
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