
AFTER EFFECTS CS3
User Guide
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Shortcuts for activating tools
Note: You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only
when the active composition contains a camera layer.
Open or close Audio panel Ctrl+4 Command+4
Open or close Effects & Presets
panel
Ctrl+5 Command+5
Open or close Character panel Ctrl+6 Command+6
Open or close Paragraph panel Ctrl+7 Command+7
Open or close Paint panel Ctrl+8 Command+8
Open or close Brush Tips panel Ctrl+9 Command+9
Open or close Effect Controls
panel for selected layer
F3 or Ctrl+Shift+T F3 or Command+Shift+T
Open Flowchart panel for project
flowchart
Ctrl+F11 Command+F11
Switch to workspace Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12 Shift+F10, Shift+F11, or Shift+F12
Close active viewer or panel
(closes content first)
Ctrl+W Command+W
Close active panel or all viewers of
type of active viewer (closes
content first). E.g., if a Timeline
panel is active, this closes all Time-
line panels.
Ctrl+Shift+W Command+Shift+W
Split the frame containing the
active viewer and create a new
viewer with opposite
locked/unlocked state
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Command+Option+Shift+N
Maximize or restore panel under
pointer
` (accent grave) ` (accent grave)
Resize application window or
floating window to fit screen.
(Press again to resize window so
that contents fill the screen.)
Ctrl+\ (backslash) Command+\ (backslash)
Move application window or
floating window to main monitor;
resize window to fit screen. (Press
again to resize window so that
contents fill the screen.)
Ctrl+Alt+\ (backslash) Command+Option+\ (backslash)
Toggle activation between
Composition panel and Timeline
panel for current composition
\ (backslash) \ (backslash)
Cycle to previous or next item in
active viewer
Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period) Shift+, (comma) or Shift+. (period)
Cycle to previous or next panel in
active frame
Alt+Shift+, (comma)or Alt+Shift+.
(period)
Option+Shift+, (comma) or
Option+Shift+. (period)
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