Hotkeys

Topics in this chapter:

Hotkeys on page 2 Windows and Linux on page 2 Login Screen on page 2 General on page 2 User Interface Elements on page 3 Browsers on page 7 Composition Hotkeys on page 8 Views on page 11 Tools on page 16 Mac OS on page 21 Login Screen on page 22 General on page 22 User Interface Elements on page 23 Browsers on page 26 Composition Hotkeys on page 27 Views on page 30 Tools on page 35

Hotkeys
The following chapter is divided into two sections: the first section describes the hotkeys for Windows and Linux on page 2, the second describes the hotkeys forMac OS on page 21.

Windows and Linux

The following are the Composite hotkeys for Windows and Linux.

Login Screen
The following hotkeys work in the login screen. Press:
Enter Ctrl + Q

To:
Log in. Exit Composite.

General
The following hotkeys work throughout the application.

Exit
The following hotkey is to exit the application. Press:
Ctrl + Q

To:
Exit Composite.

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Context Menus
The following hotkeys are available for context, or right-click, menus. Press:
context menu + click or right-click

To:
Display the context menu. If a keyboard includes the context menu key, it is typically located three keys to the right of the Spacebar.

Select, Edit, Undo/Redo

The following hotkeys are available to perform basic editing operations. Press:
Ctrl + X Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Ctrl + click Shift + click

To:
Cut the element. Copy the element. Paste the element. Add to, or remove from, the selection. Select the range of elements between this one and the last one selected. Undo the last operation. Redo the last undo.

Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Y

User Interface Elements

The following hotkeys are available for different interface elements.

Menubar and Taskbar

The following hotkeys are available for the menubar and taskbar. Press:
Ctrl + T

To:
Turn the taskbar on or off.

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Press:
Ctrl + M

To:
Turn the menubar on or off.

Layout Presets
The following hotkey is available for the layout presets. Press:
Ctrl + Backspace

To:
Previous layout preset.

Cursor
The following hotkey is available for the cursor. Press:
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

To:
Reset the cursor

Tabs and Controls

The following hotkeys are available for tabs and controls. Press:
Shift + Tab Tab Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow

To:
Go to previous control. Go to next control Go to previous tab Go to next tab

Text Editor and Text Fields

The following hotkeys are available in the text editor and in any text field. Press:
Enter

To:
Text editor: Add a line break. Text field: Accept text.

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Press:
Double-click Backspace Delete Home End Left Arrow Right Arrow Shift + Home Shift + End Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Up Arrow

To:
Select current word. Delete previous character. Delete next character. Move to beginning of line. Move to end of line. Move cursor left. Move cursor right. Select text from current position to beginning of line. Select text from current position to end of line. Select one character to the left of the cursor. Select one character to the right of the cursor. Text editor only. Select from current position backward to same position on previous line. Text editor only. Select from current position forward to same position on next line. Move cursor left by one word. Move cursor right by one word. Select word to the left of the cursor.

Shift + Down Arrow

Ctrl + Left Arrow Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Esc Alt + /

Select word to the right of the cursor.

Cancel text entry. Auto Complete.

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Numeric Fields (Value Editors)

The following hotkeys are available in numeric fields. Press:
Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl + drag Alt + drag Ctrl + Shift + drag Alt + Shift + drag Enter Ctrl + click Shift + click Alt + Shift + click

To:
Increment (with autorepeat). Decrement (with autorepeat). Increment * 10. Increment / 10. Increment * 100. Increment / 100. Edit text. Reset to default. Display the standard calculator. Display the Espresso calculator if you can animate the field, or the standard calculator if you cannot. Display the pop-up menu.

context menu + click or right-click

Pop-up Dialogs
The following hotkeys are available in pop-up dialogs. Press:
Enter Esc

To:
Accept Cancel

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Browsers
The following hotkeys are available in any browser. The Browser view and the File workspace are browsers. Press:
Delete F5 Ctrl + A Ctrl + drag Ctrl + click Shift + click Shift + click (on Sort area of the column) F2 Esc Down Arrow Up Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Page Down Page Up Home End Double-click Ctrl + D

To:
Delete Refresh Select all. Copy Add to, or remove from, the selection. Select the range between the last element selected and this one. Add the column to the sort criteria.

Edit the text. Cancel the text edit. Move to next row. Move to previous row. Move to next column. Move to previous column. Move to next page. Move to previous page. Move to first item in list. Move to last item in list. Open (File Browser). Bookmark path.

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Floating Browsers
The following hotkeys are available for the Floating Browser. Press:
Ctrl + I Alt + O Ctrl + O Esc

To:
Activate/deactivate Floating File Browser. Activate/deactivate floating view Activate or deactivate the Floating File Browser. Close the Floating Browser.

Composition Hotkeys
The following hotkeys are available when working with a composition. Press:
Ctrl + S Ctrl + P J L Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow I O U Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Left Arrow

To:
Save composition Go to Pick List tab. Toggle play backward. Toggle play forward. Move to the first frame. Move to the last frame. Move to the next frame. Move to the previous frame. Set mark in. Set mark out. Set cue mark. Next cue mark Previous cue mark.

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Press:
Shift + T Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Alt + Shift + Down Arrow Alt + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + N Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Tab F5

To:
Toggle Timecode/Frame. Select downstream node.

Select upstream node.

Select next input/output.

Select previous input/output.

Create a new composition. Previous view. Next view. Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it is out of date (its composition icon is red). Reset node. Close composition. Go to previous tool. Go to next tool. Go to home tool. Go to next tab. Go to previous tab. Toggle Marking State of Current Selection. Selection History back. Selection History forward.

Ctrl + R Ctrl + W Shift + Tab Tab Shift + Home Alt + Right Arrow Alt + Left Arrow Shift + A Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow

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Gate UI
The following hotkey is available for the Gate UI. Press:
Middle-click (backquote key)

To:
Display the Gate UI. Display the Gate UI. The backquote key ( ) shares the same key with the tilde key (~) and is located below the Esc key on the keyboard. Close the Gate UI. Continue displaying the UI element of the gate you swiped through.

Esc Alt + swipe (through a gate)

Calculator
The following hotkeys are available for the Calculator. Press:
Alt + C Esc

To:
Activate or deactivate the Calculator. Close the Calculator.

Color Picker
The following hotkeys are available in the Color Picker. Press:
Ctrl + drag in the color spectrum P

To:
Perform an average (rectangle).

Use the eyedropper to pick a color without displaying the Color Picker. Pick a color for a color pot without displaying the Color Picker. Activate or deactivate the pop-up Color Picker. Accept.

Ctrl + click color pot Alt + P Ctrl + Enter

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Press:
Esc

To:
Cancel.

Views
The following hotkeys are available in Schematic, Animation Editor, and Player views. Press:
Spacebar + drag Home Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl + Up Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Spacebar + drag Shift + Spacebar + drag Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Alt + Home [F1 - F4] Ctrl + [F1 - F4] Ctrl + Shift + [F1 F4]

To:
Pan Reset zoom and pan. Zoom in. Zoom out. Integer zoom in. Integer zoom out. Zoom

Zoom region.

Zoom selected items. Zoom all scene. Activate Viewpoint [1-4]. Set Viewpoint [1-4]. Delete Viewpoint [1-4].

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Animation Editor
The following hotkeys are available in the Animation Editor. Press:
+ (plus) - (minus) Esc Shift + T Shift + V Shift + L Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + O Shift + I Shift + E K Shift + K Delete Ctrl + A Ctrl + Alt + A Ctrl + Left Arrow Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow

To:
Add key mode. Delete key mode. Cancel add/delete key mode. Lock keyframe time. Lock keyframe value. Lock tangent length. Lock tangent orientation. Unify tangent length. Unify tangent orientation. Cycle interpolation mode keyframes. Cycle extrapolation mode curves. Set keyframe. Set keyframe for marked attributes. Delete keyframe. Select all curves. Select all keyframes on selected curves. Move to previous keyframe on selected curves. Move to next keyframe on selected curves. Add previous keyframe on selected curves, to selection.

Add next keyframe on selected curves, to selection.

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Press:
Shift + plus sign (+) Shift + minus sign (-)

To:
Increase brush size in Delete Key mode. Decrease brush size in Delete Key mode.

Player
The following hotkeys are available in the Player. Press:
Shift + Z

To:
Set a region of interest (ROI). Click and drag to define an initial ROI, then use the cursor to adjust the size or location of the region. Toggle full screen Player. View the red channel of the target. View the green channel of the target. View the blue channel of the target. View the alpha channel of the target. View the channels of the target. Display C1 Output (output of context point 1). Display C2 Output (output of context point 2). Display C3 Output (output of context point 3). Display C4 Output (output of context point 4). Display Tool Input (input of the currently selected tool). Display Tool Output (output of the currently selected tool). Display Composition (output of the composition's output node). Display rendered version. Display previous rendered version.

F R G B A C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shift + 8

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Press:
9 Ctrl + R Shift + C Shift + D 0 Shift + 0

To:
Display rendered output. Reset nodes. Toggle Comparison tool. Toggle Display Modifier tool. Next stream (stereo) Previous stream (stereo)

Separators
The following hotkey is available for manipulating UI separators. Press:
Ctrl + click

To:
Reset to previous location.

Schematic
The following hotkeys are available in the Schematic view. Press:
[1-4] + click a node

To:
Set a context point on that node. The number indicates the number of the context point. For example, pressing 1 + click sets context point 1. Pressing 3 + click sets context point 3. Clear the context point. The number indicates the number of the context point to clear. For example, pressing 2 + click clears context point 2, and pressing 4 + click clears context point 4. Connect the two nodes (Kiss). Release Shift and continue dragging to cancel the operation.

[1-4] + click the background of Schematic Shift + drag a node into contact with another node Alt + drag a node onto a connection

Insert the node between the two nodes joined by that connection. Release Alt and continue dragging to cancel the operation.

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Press:
Ctrl + drag through one or more connections G Double-click Double-click (background) M C Delete Ctrl + R A + click (node) T D (drag over node) Shift + D E Ctrl + A X + click

To:
Disconnect the nodes joined by that connection or by those connections.

Group or ungroup the selected node(s). Edit the selected group. Exit the group.

Mute or unmute nodes. Clean up Schematic. Delete nodes. Reset nodes. Mark node for keyframe. Toggle node thumbnails. Display the details of a selected node without opening the node. Show all node details. Expand or collapse node. Select all nodes and connections. Select all upstream nodes. You can select multiple branches without clearing the selection. layout selected. Layout all. Increase Auto-pan speed. Decrease Auto-pan speed. Create boundary node. Group nodes (visual).

L Ctrl + L Ctrl Alt (outside of viewer) Shift + G

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Press:
Shift + O Shift + C V + drag Shift + V + drag C + drag

To:
Open visual group. Close visual group. Add to visual group. Remove from visual group. Copy node

Tools
The following describes hotkeys available in specific tools.

Garbage Mask (also applies to Remove Dust and Warp 2D tools)

The following hotkeys are available in the Garbage Mask tool. Press:
D S W Esc E T Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow

To:
Create Freeform. Create Rectangular. Create Elliptical. Finish shape. Edit. Transform. Nudge left. Nudge right. Nudge up. Nudge down.

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Press:
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Enter Ctrl + A Ctrl + . Ctrl + , Alt + click (on curve) Alt + click (on control point) Ctrl + Alt + click + drag (on control point) Ctrl + click (on control point) Alt + drag (the handle) Ctrl + click + drag (the handle) Ctrl + Alt + drag (over location on a curve) Ctrl + click+ drag (on the curve)

To:
Nudge left (large).

Nudge right (large).

Nudge up (large).

Nudge down (large).

Close shape. Select all control points. Select next control point. Select previous control point. Insert a control point. Delete a control point.

Move a control point in auto tangent mode.

Add tangent handle. Repeat to remove tangent handle.

Adjust the length of both sides of a tangent handle.

Break a tangent handle.

Move a curve between points.

Create an edge point.

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Keyer
The following hotkeys are available in the Keyer tool. Press:
M Shift + [1-9] D S Shift + B

To:
Sample matte. Sample patch [1-9]. Sample degrain. Spill suppress. Adjust blend.

Master Keyer
The following hotkeys are available in the Master Keyer tool. Press:
M Shift + [1-9]

To:
Sample matte. Sample patch [1-9].

Paint
The following hotkeys are available in the Paint tool. Press:
S + drag Ctrl + click Shift + click X

To:
Adjust brush size. Drag right to increase, drag left to decrease. Clone brush. Line brush. Flip foreground/background colors.

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Spill & Blend

The following hotkeys are available in the Spill & Blend tool. Press:
S Shift + B

To:
Spill suppress. Adjust blend.

Reaction
The following hotkeys are available in the Reaction tool. Press:
Q Q + click W W + click E E + click M , (comma) . (period)

To:
Orbit the camera. Orbit grasp. Truck the camera. Truck grasp. Dolly the camera. Dolly grasp. Enter Move mode. Enter Rotate mode. Enter Scale mode.

Cameras
The following hotkeys for the camera are available in the Player when using the Reaction tool. Press:
Shift + 1

To:
Switch cameras. If you are using more than one camera, you will cycle through each camera. View from perspective camera.

Shift + 2

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Press:
Shift + 3 Shift + 4 Shift + 5 Shift + Home

To:
View from front. View from Left. View from Top. Reset camera.

Resize
The following hotkeys are available in the Resize tool. Press:
Ctrl + drag Shift + drag Shift + I + drag Shift + O + drag

To:
Symmetrical resize. Maintain ratio. Maintain image input ratio.

Maintain image output ratio.

Retimer
The following hotkeys are available in the Retimer tool. Press:
M

To:
Cycle show vectors mode.

Tracker
The following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool. Press:
Delete Backspace

To:
Delete track point. Delete track point and step back.

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Warping Tools
The following hotkeys are available in the Warping tools: Press:
M ' . / Insert T

To:
Input transform manipulator. Effect transform manipulator. Output transform manipulator. Crop. Set Pivot (also for 2D Transform tool) Twirl Rotation.

Comparison
The following hotkeys are available in the Comparison tool: Press:
Shift + O Shift + H Shift + R Ctrl + click Player hotkeys 1 9 on reference side of manipulator Player hotkeys C, A on reference side of manipulator

To:
Opacity. Toggle tool visibility. Swap reference. Move pivot point or region center. Cycle through inputs and outputs.

Cycle between channels and alpha.

Mac OS
The following are the Composite hotkeys for Mac OS.

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Login Screen
The following hotkeys work in the login screen. Press:
Enter Cmd + Q

To:
Log in. Exit Composite.

General
The following hotkeys work throughout the application.

Exit
The following hotkey is to exit the application. Press:
Cmd + Q

To:
Exit Composite.

Context Menus
The following hotkeys are available for context, or right-click, menus. Press:
context menu + click or right-click

To:
Display the context menu. If a keyboard includes the context menu key, it is typically located three keys to the right of the Spacebar.

Select, Edit, Undo/Redo

The following hotkeys are available to perform basic editing operations. Press:
Cmd + X Cmd + C

To:
Cut the element. Copy the element.

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Press:
Cmd + V Ctrl + click Shift + click

To:
Paste the element. Add to, or remove from, the selection. Select the range of elements between this one and the last one selected. Undo the last operation. Redo the last undo.

Cmd + Z Cmd + Shift + Z

User Interface Elements

The following hotkeys are available for different interface elements.

Menubar and Taskbar

The following hotkeys are available for the menubar and taskbar. Press:
Cmd + T Ctrl + M

To:
Turn the taskbar on or off. Turn the menubar on or off.

Layout Presets
The following hotkey is available for the layout presets. Press:
Cmd + Backspace

To:
Previous layout preset.

Cursor
The following hotkey is available for the cursor. Press:
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C

To:
Reset the cursor

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Tabs and Controls

The following hotkeys are available for tabs and controls. Press:
Shift + Tab Tab Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow

To:
Go to previous control. Go to next control Go to previous tab Go to next tab

Text Editor and Text Fields

The following hotkeys are available in the text editor and in any text field. Press:
Cmd + Return Double-click Backspace Delete Cmd + Home Cmd + End Left Arrow Right Arrow Cmd + Shift + Home Cmd + Shift + End Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Up Arrow

To:
Text editor: Add a line break. Text field: Accept text. Select current word. Delete previous character. Delete next character. Move to beginning of line. Move to end of line. Move cursor left. Move cursor right. Select text from current position to beginning of line. Select text from current position to end of line. Select one character to the left of the cursor. Select one character to the right of the cursor. Text editor only. Select from current position backward to same position on previous line.

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Press:
Shift + Down Arrow

To:
Text editor only. Select from current position forward to same position on next line. Move cursor left by one word. Move cursor right by one word. Select word to the left of the cursor.

Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Esc Alt + /

Select word to the right of the cursor.

Cancel text entry. Auto Complete.

Numeric Fields (Value Editors)

The following hotkeys are available in numeric fields. Press:
Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl + drag Alt + drag Ctrl + Shift + drag Alt + Shift + drag Enter Ctrl + click Shift + click Alt + Shift + click

To:
Increment (with autorepeat). Decrement (with autorepeat). Increment * 10. Increment / 10. Increment * 100. Increment / 100. Edit text. Reset to default. Display the standard calculator. Display the Espresso calculator if you can animate the field, or the standard calculator if you cannot.

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Press:
context menu + click or right-click

To:
Display the pop-up menu.

Pop-up Dialogs
The following hotkeys are available in pop-up dialogs. Press:
Enter Esc

To:
Accept Cancel

Browsers
The following hotkeys are available in any browser. The Browser view and the File workspace are browsers. Press:
Delete F5 Cmd + A Ctrl + drag Ctrl + click Shift + click Shift + click (on Sort area of the column) F2 Esc Down Arrow Up Arrow

To:
Delete Refresh Select all. Copy Add to, or remove from, the selection. Select the range between the last element selected and this one. Add the column to the sort criteria.

Edit the text. Cancel the text edit. Move to next row. Move to previous row.

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Press:
Right Arrow Left Arrow Page Down Page Up Home End Double-click Cmd + D

To:
Move to next column. Move to previous column. Move to next page. Move to previous page. Move to first item in list. Move to last item in list. Open (File Browser). Bookmark path.

Floating Browsers
The following hotkeys are available for the Floating Browser. Press:
Cmd + I Alt + O Cmd + O Esc

To:
Activate/deactivate Floating File Browser. Activate/deactivate floating view Activate or deactivate the Floating File Browser. Close the Floating Browser.

Composition Hotkeys
The following hotkeys are available when working with a composition. Press:
Cmd + S Cmd + P J L

To:
Save composition Go to Pick List tab. Toggle play backward. Toggle play forward.

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Press:
Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow I O U Ctrl + Right Arrow Ctrl + Left Arrow Shift + T Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Alt + Shift + Down Arrow Alt + Shift + Up Arrow Cmd + N Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Tab F5

To:
Move to the first frame. Move to the last frame. Move to the next frame. Move to the previous frame. Set mark in. Set mark out. Set cue mark. Next cue mark Previous cue mark. Toggle Timecode/Frame. Select downstream node.

Select upstream node.

Select next input/output.

Select previous input/output.

Create a new composition. Previous view. Next view. Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it is out of date (its composition icon is red). Reset node. Close composition.

Ctrl + R Cmd + W

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Press:
Shift + Tab Tab Shift + Home Alt + Right Arrow Alt + Left Arrow Shift + A Alt + Left Arrow Alt + Right Arrow

To:
Go to previous tool. Go to next tool. Go to home tool. Go to next tab. Go to previous tab. Toggle Marking State of Current Selection. Selection History back. Selection History forward.

Gate UI
The following hotkey is available for the Gate UI. Press:
Middle-click (backquote key)

To:
Display the Gate UI. Display the Gate UI. The backquote key ( ) shares the same key with the tilde key (~) and is located below the Esc key on the keyboard. Close the Gate UI. Continue displaying the UI element of the gate you swiped through.

Esc Alt + swipe (through a gate)

Calculator
The following hotkeys are available for the Calculator. Press:
Alt + C Esc

To:
Activate or deactivate the Calculator. Close the Calculator.

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Color Picker
The following hotkeys are available in the Color Picker. Press:
Ctrl + drag in the color spectrum P

To:
Perform an average (rectangle).

Use the eyedropper to pick a color without displaying the Color Picker. Pick a color for a color pot without displaying the Color Picker. Activate or deactivate the pop-up Color Picker. Accept. Cancel.

Ctrl + click color pot Alt + P Ctrl + Enter Esc

Views
The following hotkeys are available in Schematic, Animation Editor, and Player views. Press:
Spacebar + drag Home Up Arrow Down Arrow Cmd + Up Arrow Cmd + Down Arrow Cmd + Spacebar + drag Shift + Spacebar + drag Cmd + Home

To:
Pan Reset zoom and pan. Zoom in. Zoom out. Integer zoom in. Integer zoom out. Zoom

Zoom region.

Zoom selected items.

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Press:
Cmd + Alt + Home [F1 - F4] Cmd + [F1 - F4] Cmd + Shift + [F1 F4]

To:
Zoom all scene. Activate Viewpoint [1-4]. Set Viewpoint [1-4]. Delete Viewpoint [1-4].

Animation Editor
The following hotkeys are available in the Animation Editor. Press:
+ (plus) - (minus) Esc Shift + T Shift + V Shift + L Shift + O Cmd + Shift + L Cmd + Shift + O Shift + I Shift + E K Shift + K Delete Cmd + A

To:
Add key mode. Delete key mode. Cancel add/delete key mode. Lock keyframe time. Lock keyframe value. Lock tangent length. Lock tangent orientation. Unify tangent length. Unify tangent orientation. Cycle interpolation mode keyframes. Cycle extrapolation mode curves. Set keyframe. Set keyframe for marked attributes. Delete keyframe. Select all curves.

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Press:
Cmd + Alt + A Cmd + Left Arrow Cmd + Right Arrow Cmd + Shift + Left Arrow Cmd + Shift + Right Arrow Shift + plus sign (+) Shift + minus sign (-)

To:
Select all keyframes on selected curves. Move to previous keyframe on selected curves. Move to next keyframe on selected curves. Add previous keyframe on selected curves, to selection.

Add next keyframe on selected curves, to selection.

Increase brush size in Delete Key mode. Decrease brush size in Delete Key mode.

Player
The following hotkeys are available in the Player. Press:
Shift + Z

To:
Set a region of interest (ROI). Click and drag to define an initial ROI, then use the cursor to adjust the size or location of the region. Toggle full screen Player. View the red channel of the target. View the green channel of the target. View the blue channel of the target. View the alpha channel of the target. View the channels of the target. Display C1 Output (output of context point 1). Display C2 Output (output of context point 2). Display C3 Output (output of context point 3).

F R G B A Cmd + Shift + C 1 2 3

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Press:
4 5 6 7 8 Shift + 8 9 Cmd + Shift + R Shift + C Shift + D 0 Shift + 0

To:
Display C4 Output (output of context point 4). Display Tool Input (input of the currently selected tool). Display Tool Output (output of the currently selected tool). Display Composition (output of the composition's output node). Display rendered version. Display previous rendered version. Display rendered output. Reset nodes. Toggle Comparison tool. Toggle Display Modifier tool. Next stream (stereo) Previous stream (stereo)

Separators
The following hotkey is available for manipulating UI separators. Press:
Ctrl + click

To:
Reset to previous location.

Schematic
The following hotkeys are available in the Schematic view. Press:
[1-4] + click a node

To:
Set a context point on that node. The number indicates the number of the context point. For example, pressing 1 + click sets context point 1. Pressing 3 + click sets context point 3.

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Press:
[1-4] + click the background of Schematic Shift + drag a node into contact with another node Alt + drag a node onto a connection Cmd + drag through one or more connections G Double-click Double-click (background) M C Delete Ctrl + R A + click (node) T D (drag over node) Shift + D E Cmd + A X + click

To:
Clear the context point. The number indicates the number of the context point to clear. For example, pressing 2 + click clears context point 2, and pressing 4 + click clears context point 4. Connect the two nodes (Kiss). Release Shift and continue dragging to cancel the operation.

Insert the node between the two nodes joined by that connection. Release Alt and continue dragging to cancel the operation. Disconnect the nodes joined by that connection or by those connections.

Group or ungroup the selected node(s). Edit the selected group. Exit the group.

Mute or unmute nodes. Clean up Schematic. Delete nodes. Reset nodes. Mark node for keyframe. Toggle node thumbnails. Display the details of a selected node without opening the node. Show all node details. Expand or collapse node. Select all nodes and connections. Select all upstream nodes. You can select multiple branches without clearing the selection.

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Press:
L Cmd + L Ctrl Alt (outside of viewer) Shift + G Shift + O Shift + C V + drag Shift + V + drag C + drag

To:
layout selected. Layout all. Increase Auto-pan speed. Decrease Auto-pan speed. Create boundary node. Group nodes (visual). Open visual group. Close visual group. Add to visual group. Remove from visual group. Copy node

Tools
The following describes hotkeys available in specific tools.

Garbage Mask (also applies to Remove Dust and Warp 2D tools)

The following hotkeys are available in the Garbage Mask tool. Press:
D S W Esc E

To:
Create Freeform. Create Rectangular. Create Elliptical. Finish shape. Edit.

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Press:
T Shift + Left Arrow Shift + Right Arrow Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Enter Cmd + A Cmd + . Cmd + Shift + . Alt + click (on curve) Alt + click (on control point) Ctrl + Alt + click + drag (on control point) Ctrl + click (on control point) Alt + drag (the handle)

To:
Transform. Nudge left. Nudge right. Nudge up. Nudge down. Nudge left (large).

Nudge right (large).

Nudge up (large).

Nudge down (large).

Close shape. Select all control points. Select next control point. Select previous control point. Insert a control point. Delete a control point.

Move a control point in auto tangent mode.

Add tangent handle. Repeat to remove tangent handle.

Adjust the length of both sides of a tangent handle.

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Press:
Ctrl + click + drag (the handle) Ctrl + Alt + drag (over location on a curve) Ctrl + click+ drag (on the curve)

To:
Break a tangent handle.

Move a curve between points.

Create an edge point.

Keyer
The following hotkeys are available in the Keyer tool. Press:
M Shift + [1-9] D S Shift + B

To:
Sample matte. Sample patch [1-9]. Sample degrain. Spill suppress. Adjust blend.

Master Keyer
The following hotkeys are available in the Master Keyer tool. Press:
M Shift + [1-9]

To:
Sample matte. Sample patch [1-9].

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Paint
The following hotkeys are available in the Paint tool. Press:
S + drag Ctrl + click Shift + click X

To:
Adjust brush size. Drag right to increase, drag left to decrease. Clone brush. Line brush. Flip foreground/background colors.

Spill & Blend

The following hotkeys are available in the Spill & Blend tool. Press:
S Shift + B

To:
Spill suppress. Adjust blend.

Reaction
The following hotkeys are available in the Reaction tool. Press:
Q Q + click W W + click E E + click M , (comma)

To:
Orbit the camera. Orbit grasp. Truck the camera. Truck grasp. Dolly the camera. Dolly grasp. Enter Move mode. Enter Rotate mode.

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. (period)

To:
Enter Scale mode.

Cameras
The following hotkeys for the camera are available in the Player when using the Reaction tool. Press:
Shift + 1

To:
Switch cameras. If you are using more than one camera, you will cycle through each camera. View from perspective camera. View from front. View from Left. View from Top. Reset camera.

Shift + 2 Shift + 3 Shift + 4 Shift + 5 Shift + Home

Resize
The following hotkeys are available in the Resize tool. Press:
Ctrl + drag Shift + drag Shift + I + drag Shift + O + drag

To:
Symmetrical resize. Maintain ratio. Maintain image input ratio.

Maintain image output ratio.

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Retimer
The following hotkeys are available in the Retimer tool. Press:
M

To:
Cycle show vectors mode.

Tracker
The following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool. Press:
Delete Backspace

To:
Delete track point. Delete track point and step back.

Warping Tools
The following hotkeys are available in the Warping tools: Press:
M ' . / Insert T

To:
Input transform manipulator. Effect transform manipulator. Output transform manipulator. Crop. Set Pivot (also for 2D Transform tool) Twirl Rotation.

Comparison
The following hotkeys are available in the Comparison tool: Press:
Shift + O

To:
Opacity.

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Shift + H Shift + R Ctrl + click Player hotkeys 1 9 on reference side of manipulator Player hotkeys C, A on reference side of manipulator

To:
Toggle tool visibility. Swap reference. Move pivot point or region center. Cycle through inputs and outputs.

Cycle between channels and alpha.

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