Keys For Viewing Panels - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Result
Replace a selected layer's source
footage in Composition panel
with selected footage
Replace a selected layer's source
footage item or composition in
the Timeline panel
Delete a footage item without a
warning dialog box appearing

Keys for viewing panels

You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the table
below.
Result
Display/hide title-or action- safe
zones
Display/hide proportional grid
Suspend image updates
Take multiple (up to four) snap-
shots
Display snapshot in active panel
Display channel (RGBA)
Display channel (RGBA) in color
Close active tab or panel
Toggle Graph Editor
Display footage file name in Info
panel
Maximize panel
Reset view in the Composition
panel to 100% and center compo-
sition in the panel
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom to 100%
Resize application window or
floating window to fit screen.
(Press again to resize window so
that contents fill the screen.)
*If there is content in the Composition, Layer, Footage, or Effect Controls panel, this shortcut closes the content
before closing the panel.
Windows
Ctrl + Alt + /
Alt-drag footage item from
Project panel into composition
Ctrl + Backspace
Windows
' (apostrophe)
Alt + ' (apostrophe)
Caps Lock
Shift + F5, F6, F7, and F8
F5, F6, F7, and F8
Alt + 1, 2, 3, or 4
Alt + Shift + 1, 2, 3, or 4
Ctrl + W*
Shift + F3
Ctrl + Alt + E
Tilde (don't press the Shift key)
Double-click Hand tool
. (period) or Ctrl + = on main
keyboard
, (comma) or Ctrl + - (hyphen) on
main keyboard
/ (on main keyboard)
Ctrl + \ (backslash)
Mac OS
Command + Option + /
Option-drag footage item from
Project panel into composition
Command + Delete
Mac OS
' (apostrophe)
Option + ' (apostrophe)
Caps Lock
Shift + F5, F6, F7, and F8
F5, F6, F7, and F8
Option + 1, 2, 3, or 4
Option + Shift + 1, 2, 3, or 4
Command + W*
Shift + F3
Command + Option + E
Tilde (don't press the Shift key)
Double-click Hand tool
. (period) or Command + = on
main keyboard
, (comma) or Command + -
(hyphen) on main keyboard
/ (on main keyboard)
Command + \ (backslash)
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