Shortcuts for using and modifying views
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Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
|---|---|---|
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Show red, green, blue, or alpha channel as grayscale |
Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3, Alt+4 |
Option+1, Option+2, Option+3, Option+4 |
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Show colorized red, green, or blue channel |
Alt+Shift+1, Alt+Shift+2, Alt+Shift+3 |
Option+Shift+1, Option+Shift+2, Option+Shift+3 |
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Toggle showing straight RGB color |
Alt+Shift+4 |
Option+Shift+4 |
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Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel |
Double-click Hand tool |
Double-click Hand tool |
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Zoom in in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
. (period) on main keyboard |
. (period) on main keyboard |
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Zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
, (comma) |
, (comma) |
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Zoom to 100% in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
/ (on main keyboard) |
/ (on main keyboard) |
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Zoom to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
Shift+/ (on main keyboard) |
Shift+/ (on main keyboard) |
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Zoom up to 100% to fit in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
Alt+/ (on main keyboard) |
Option+/ (on main keyboard) |
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Set resolution to Full, Half, or Custom in Composition panel |
Ctrl+J, Ctrl+Shift+J, Ctrl+Alt+J |
Command+J, Command+Shift+J, Command+Option+J |
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Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel |
Ctrl+Alt+U |
Command+Option+U |
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Zoom in Timeline panel to single-frame units |
; (semicolon) |
; (semicolon) |
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Zoom in time |
= (equals sign) on main keyboard |
= (equals sign) on main keyboard |
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Zoom out time |
- (hyphen) on main keyboard |
- (hyphen) on main keyboard |
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Suspend image updates |
Caps Lock |
Caps Lock |
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Show or hide safe zones |
' (apostrophe) |
' (apostrophe) |
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Show or hide grid |
Ctrl+' (apostrophe) |
Command+' (apostrophe) |
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Show or hide proportional grid |
Alt+' (apostrophe) |
Option+' (apostrophe) |
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Show or hide rulers |
Ctrl+R |
Command+R |
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Show or hide guides |
Ctrl+; (semicolon) |
Command+; (semicolon) |
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Turn snapping to grid on or off |
Ctrl+Shift+' (apostrophe) |
Command+Shift+' (apostrophe) |
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Turn snapping to guides on or off |
Ctrl+Shift+; (semicolon) |
Command+Shift+; (semicolon) |
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Lock or unlock guides |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+; (semicolon) |
Command+Option+Shift+; (semicolon) |
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Show or hide layer controls |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Command+Shift+H |
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