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Motion 4 Keyboard Shortcuts

  1. F1
    Open the Properties tab of the Inspector
  2. F2
    Open the Behaviors tab of the Inspector
  3. F3
    Open the Filters tab of the Inspector
  4. F4
    Open the Object tab of the Inspector (this tab changes titles depending on the selected object)
  5. F5
    Open and close the Project pane (which opens to its Layers tab by default)
  6. F6
    Open and close the Timing pane (which opens to its Timeline tab by default)
  7. F7
    Turn the HUD on and off
  8. Option-Z
    Zoom Canvas to 100 percent
  9. Shift-Z
    Set the Canvas to Fit in Window zoom mode
  10. Home
    Place the playhead at the beginning of the project
  11. Spacebar
    Turn playback on and off
  12. Command-Z
    Undo the previous action
  13. K
    Clone a group or layer
  14. Command-1
    Open the File Browser
  15. Command-2
    Open the Library
  16. Command-3
    Open the Inspector
  17. Command-D
    Duplicate the selected layer(s) or group(s)
  18. Command-J
    Open Project Properties
  19. Command-Shift-N
    Create a new group
  20. Command-, (comma)
    Open Preferences
  21. Command-[ (left bracket)
    Send the selected layer back (down)
  22. Command-] (right bracket)
    Move the selected layer forward (up)
  23. Command-Shift-[ (left bracket)
    Send the selected layer to the back (bottom of the group)
  24. Command-Shift-] (right bracket)
    Bring the selected layer to the front (top of the group)
  25. Option-X
    Reset the play range
  26. Option-drag
    Create a copy in the Canvas, Layers tab, or Timeline
  27. Command-Shift-D
    Create a new drop zone
  28. Command-Shift-O
    Open the Template Browser
  29. X
    Display all active layers
  30. Shift-X
    Display all layers in the project
  31. Shift-I
    Move the playhead to the selected layer's In point
  32. Command-Option-I
    Set the play range In point at the playhead
  33. Shift-O
    Move the playhead to the selected layer's Out point
  34. Command-Option-O
    Set the play range Out point at the playhead
  35. Right Arrow
    Move the playhead one frame later in time
  36. Left Arrow
    Move the playhead one frame earlier in time
  37. Command-E
    Export the project
  38. Command-Shift-E
    Share the project
  39. Command-Option-E
    Export the selection
  40. A
    Turn keyframe recording on and off
  41. Shift-V
    Turn the full view area on and off
  42. Control-K
    Add a keyframe for the last animated property
  43. Command-8
    Open the Keyframe Editor
  44. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    A
    Show keyframe curves for all anchor point parameters
  45. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    H
    Show keyframe curves for all shear parameters
  46. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    O
    Show keyframe curves for opacity
  47. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    P
    Show keyframe curves for all position parameters
  48. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    R
    Show keyframe curves for all rotation parameters
  49. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    S
    Show keyframe curves for all scale parameters
  50. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    U
    Show keyframe curves for all animated parameters
  51. When the Keyframe Editor is open, for the selected layer(s):
    Y
    Show keyframe curves for all modified parameters
  52. B
    Select the Bezier tool
  53. C
    Select the Circle tool
  54. L
    Select the Line tool
  55. P
    Select the Paint Strokes tool
  56. R
    Select the Rectangle tool
  57. Shift-S
    Select the Select/Transform tool
  58. Esc
    Exit the Rectangle, Circle, or Line tool
  59. Shift-Home
    Move the playhead to the play range In point
  60. Shift-End
    Move the playhead to the play range Out point
  61. T
    Select the Text tool
  62. Tab
    Rotate through each available tool for the selected object
  63. Esc (Escape)
    Exit text-entry mode
  64. Control-L
    Lock the selected layer(s) or group(s)
  65. Option-M
    Toggle motion blur off and on
  66. Shift-[ (left bracket)
    Move selected In point to the playhead
  67. Shift-] (right bracket)
    Move selected Out point to the playhead
  68. E
    Create a particle emitter
  69. L
    Create a replicator
  70. M or ` (grave)
    Add a marker
  71. Command-Option-M
    Edit a marker
  72. Command-6
    Open the Audio tab in the Project pane
  73. Command-9
    Open the Audio Editor in the Timing pane
  74. Command-Option-Left Arrow
    Move the playhead to the previous marker
  75. Command-Option-Right Arrow
    Move the playhead to the next marker
  76. Option-B
    Choose the Bezier Mask tool
  77. Option-BB
    Choose the B-Spline Mask tool
  78. Option-R
    Choose the Rectangle Mask tool
  79. Command-/ (slash)
    Turn on and off the visibility of Canvas overlays
  80. Q
    Select the Adjust 3D Transform tool
  81. Control-A
    Select the Active Camera view from the Camera menu
  82. Control-D
    Toggle a group between 2D and 3D
  83. Command-F
    Frame the selected object
  84. Control-P
    Choose the Perspective view from the Camera menu
  85. Control-R
    Reset an orthogonal view
  86. Command-Option-/ (slash)
    Toggle visibility of the 3D overlays
  87. Option-L
    Turn on lights
  88. Control-Option-D
    Turn on limited depth of field
  89. Command-Shift-L
    Add a new light
  90. Control-Option-R
    Turn on reflections
  91. Control-Option-S
    Turn on shadows
  92. Command-Shift-' (apostrophe)
    Toggle 3d grid visibility
Author
filmguy22
ID
148403
Card Set
Motion 4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Description
All the keyboard shortcuts listed in the Motion 4 training book.
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