Keys For Previewing; Keys For Nudging Layers - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Keys for previewing

Use these shortcuts in the Timeline panel.
You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the table
below.
Result
Start/pause playback
RAM preview
RAM preview every other frame
Manually preview (scrub) video
Manually preview (scrub) audio
Wireframe preview
Display rectangle instead of alpha
outline during wireframe preview
Leave panel contents during wire-
frame preview
Leave panel contents during rect-
angle preview
Show current frame on output
device specified in Video Preview
preferences
Toggle Output Device preference
between Desktop Only and previ-
ously specified output device
*Make sure Num Lock is on.

Keys for nudging layers

Use these shortcuts in the Composition and Timeline panels.
You can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Additional shortcuts appear in the table
below.
Result
Nudge layer 1 pixel in specific
direction
Nudge layer 1 frame earlier
Nudge layer 1 frame later
Nudge layer rotation +1˚
Nudge layer rotation -1˚
Windows
Spacebar
0 on numeric keypad*
Shift + 0 on numeric keypad*
Drag or Alt-drag current-time indi-
cator, depending on Live Update
setting
Ctrl-drag current-time indicator
Alt + 0 on numeric keypad*
Ctrl + Alt + 0 on numeric keypad* Command + Option + 0 on
Shift + Alt + 0 on numeric keypad* Shift + Option + 0 on numeric
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + 0 on numeric
keypad*
/ on numeric keypad
Ctrl + / on numeric keypad
Windows
Arrow key
Alt + Page Up
Alt + Page Down
+ (plus) on numeric keypad
- (minus) on numeric keypad
Mac OS
Spacebar
0 on numeric keypad*
Shift + 0 on numeric keypad*
Drag or Option-drag current-time
indicator, depending on Live
Update setting
Command-drag current-time indi-
cator
Option + 0 on numeric keypad*
numeric keypad*
keypad*
Command + Shift + Option + 0 on
numeric keypad*
/ on numeric keypad.
Command + / on numeric keypad
Mac OS
Arrow key
Option + Page Up
Option + Page Down
+ (plus) on numeric keypad
- (minus) on numeric keypad
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