Shortcuts

AKA Hotkeys

Application wide shortcuts:

Shortcut	Description
cmd/ctrl + . (period/fullstop)	Open Quick Element window
option/alt + p	Open Project Settings window
cmd/ctrl + z	Undo.
cmd/ctrl + shift + z	Redo.
b	Set playback start frame
n	Set playback end frame
v	Select Tool
t	Text Tool
a	Edit Shape Tool
cmd/ctrl + t	Set position keyframe.
cmd/ctrl + option/alt + right arrow	Move to next keyframe
cmd/ctrl + option/alt + left arrow	Move to previous keyframe
; (semicolon)	Play/Stop
Space	Play/Stop
q	Scrub frames by dragging left or right
cmd/ctrl + p	Parent
cmd/ctrl + shift + p	Un-parent
Escape	Cancel Render
cmd/ctrl + option/alt + u	Load the selection into the Attribute Editor
=	Nudge keyframe forward 1 frame
-	Nudge keyframes backward 1 frame
+	Nudge keyframe forward 5 frames
_ (underscore)	Nudge keyframes backward 5 frames

Frame Stepping

The number of frames you step is controlled by the Playback Step setting in the Composition Settings. This is 1 by default. Using the shift modifier will multiply this number by 5.

Shortcut	Description
cmd/ctrl + right arrow	Move forward 1 frame.
cmd/ctrl + left arrow	Move backward 1 frame
cmd/ctrl + shift + right arrow	Move forward 5 frames
cmd/ctrl + shift + left arrow	Move backward 5 frames

Time Editor

Shortcut	Description
[	Set the start of the visibility bar range to current frame.
]	Set the end of the visibility bar range to current frame.
option/alt + [	Clip start of visibility bar to current frame.
option/alt + ]	Clip end of visibility bar to current frame.