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SHORTCUTS.

The ones you'll actually reach for. Shown for Windows — on Mac, swap Ctrl for Cmd and Alt for Option.

Playback
Moving through the timeline without touching the mouse.
Space
Play / pause
Page Down
Step forward one frame
Page Up
Step back one frame
Shift+Page Down
Jump forward 10 frames
Home
Go to start of composition
End
Go to end of composition
Reveal Properties
The single most-used shortcut family in After Effects — select a layer, then press.
A
Anchor Point
P
Position
S
Scale
R
Rotation
T
Opacity
Shift+another key
Show another property alongside the one already open
U
Show every keyframed property on the layer
UU
Show every property changed from its default (tap twice)
E
Show effects applied to the layer
Keyframes & Easing
Where every animation stops looking robotic.
F9
Easy Ease selected keyframes
Shift+F9
Easy Ease In
Ctrl+Shift+F9
Easy Ease Out
Layers & Timing
Trimming and organizing without the Layer menu.
[
Move the layer's start to the current time
]
Move the layer's end to the current time
Ctrl+D
Duplicate the selected layer
Ctrl+Shift+C
Precompose the selection
Ctrl+Alt+T
Enable time remapping