For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active composition contains a camera layer. You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex)Īctivate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools Add command/ ctrl to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected Add option/ alt to zoom outĪctivate and cycle through Mask and Shape toolsĪctivate and cycle through Pen tools. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press hĪctivate Zoom In tool.

Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current compositionĬycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions)Ĭycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels)Īctivate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selectionĪctivate Hand tool. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) Move application window or floating window to main monitor resize window to fit screen.

Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state Open Flowchart panel for project flowchartĬlose active viewer window or panel (closes content first)Ĭlose all active viewer wwindow or panels

Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer

Rename shortcut after effects