Tips for working with the After Effects user interface
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Use ClearType text anti-aliasing on Windows. ClearType makes the outlines of system text, such as menus and dialog boxes, easier to read. See Windows Help for information on how to enable ClearType text anti-aliasing.
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To show tool tips, select the Show Tool Tips preference (Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > General (Mac OS)).
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To assign a keyboard shortcut to the current workspace, choose Window > Assign Shortcut To [Workspace Name] Workspace.
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If a frame contains more grouped panels than can be shown at once, drag the slider bar that appears above the tabs.
Slider bar for showing other tabs
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Use keyboard shortcuts.
Note: On Mac OS, some keyboard commands for interacting with the operating system conflict with keyboard commands for interacting with After Effects. Select Use System Shortcut Keys in the General preferences category to override the After Effects keyboard command in cases in which there's a conflict with the Mac OS keyboard command.
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