Keyboard shortcuts

Use Studio shortcuts for playback, editing, navigation, and project actions.

Shortcuts depend on the active area. The table below covers the shortcuts implemented by the current Studio player, canvas, and timeline.

Playback

Shortcut	Action
Space	Play or pause
J / K / L	Play backward, stop, or play forward
Left / Right arrow	Step one frame, or nudge a selected canvas element
Shift + Left / Right arrow	Step ten frames, or nudge a selected element farther
M	Mute or unmute
Shift + L	Toggle loop playback
I / O	Set the work-area in or out point
Shift + I / Shift + O	Clear the in or out point
A / E	Jump to the in or out point
F	Toggle fullscreen

Editing

Shortcut	Action
V	Selection tool
B	Toggle the razor tool
S	Split the selected eligible clip at the playhead
N	Toggle timeline snapping
K	Add a keyframe when an animated element is selected; otherwise stop playback
R	Start or stop gesture recording when it is available
Command/Ctrl + Z	Undo
Command/Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo
Command/Ctrl + C / V / X	Copy, paste, or cut the selected element
Command/Ctrl + G	Group selected elements
Command/Ctrl + Shift + G	Ungroup
Delete	Delete the selected keyframe or element

The selected area decides what a shared shortcut does. For example, arrow keys nudge a selected canvas element; without a nudgeable selection they step through frames.

Keyframes and recording

Shortcut	Action
K	Add a keyframe when the current selection supports it
H	Toggle hold or bezier for selected keyframes
U	Expand or collapse the selected element’s keyframe properties
Left / Right arrow	Nudge selected keyframes by one frame
Shift + Left / Right arrow	Nudge selected keyframes by ten frames
R	Start or stop gesture recording

During gesture recording, drag records position, scroll records depth, Shift-drag records 3D rotation, Option/Alt-drag records rotation, and Command/Ctrl-drag or scroll records opacity or scale.

Canvas and panels

Shortcut	Action
G	Toggle the canvas grid
Command/Ctrl + 1	Open Compositions
Command/Ctrl + 2	Open Assets
Option/Alt + drag	Move an entire animation path
Shift + drag a resize handle	Resize uniformly

A shortcut should not fire while you are typing into a text or source field. If the wrong area has focus, click the canvas or timeline before using an editing shortcut.

Use the Shortcuts and tools button beside the playback controls for the built-in shortcut list, work-area controls, and jump-to-frame field.