-KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-[PRO TOOLS]

-as of [7 NOVEMBER 2025]-

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-NUMERIC [KEY-PADS]-

-[CUSTOM KEY-BOARDS]-

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*COMMANDS* —>

-OPEN [(KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS) MENU]-

-CLOSE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] MENU-

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-[RE-SET] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

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-[1,168] POSSIBLE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]-

(including “singular command keys” with no “modifiers”)

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*4 “MODIFIER KEYS”* —>

-SHIFT-

-COMMAND-

-OPTION-

-CONTROL-

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-73 SINGULAR “COMMAND KEYS”-

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-26 LETTERS-

-10 NUMERALS-

-10 NUMERICS-

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*27 “OUTLIER KEYS”* —>

-ESCAPE-

-F6-

-BACKTICK ( ` )-

-MINUS-

-EQUALS-

-BACKSPACE-

-TAB-

-LEFT SQUARE BRACKET ( [ )-

-RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET ( ] )-

-BACKSLASH ( \ )-

-[SEMI-COLON]-

-APOSTROPHE ( ‘ )-

-RETURN-

-COMMA-

-PERIOD-

-SLASH ( / )-

-SPACE-

-LEFT ARROW-

-RIGHT ARROW-

-DOWN ARROW-

-UP ARROW-

-NUMPAD SLASH ( / )-

-NUMPAD ASTERISK ( * )-

-NUMPAD MINUS-

-NUMPAD PLUS-

-NUMPAD PERIOD-

-NUMPAD ENTER-

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-THE NUMERIC [BACKSPACE] IS NOT TREATED AS A SEPARATE KEY-
(JUST AN “ALIAS” FOR THE REGULAR “DELETE KEY”)

-SAME RULES APPLY FOR THE NUMERIC [EQUALS]-

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*YOU CAN THEN FILTER WITH ANY COMBINATION OF THE 4 [MODIFIER KEYS]* —>

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*UNUSED FILTER* —>

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*”SHOW”* —>
(CLICK)

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*”HIDE”* —>
(OPTION-CLICK)

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*KEY RANKING ORDER* —>

-APOSTROPHE-

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*MODIFIER KEY RANKING ORDER* —>

-NO MODIFIER KEY-

-SHIFT-

-CONTROL-

-OPTION-

-COMMAND-

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*TO CLEAR A “KEY COMBINATION” INPUT BOX, HOVER POINTER OVER THE “INPUT BOX” + CLICK THE “X BUTTON”* —>

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*TO UNDO THE “KEY COMBINATION” DELETION, CLICK “RESET” ON THE “FAR RIGHT”* —>

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*[DOUBLE-CLICK] THE [INPUT BOX] TO ADD NEW [KEY COMBINATION]* —>

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-AS SOON AS YOU ENTER A “COMMAND KEY”, IT IS INPUTTED-

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*ANY CONFLICTS ARE LISTED IN THE “CONFLICTS” COLUMN* —>

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-TO CLEAR THE “KEYBOARD SHORTCUT” THAT YOUR ASSIGNMENT CONFLICTS WITH, CLICK “RESOLVE”-

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-TO UNDO YOUR “KEY COMBINATION” ASSIGNMENT, CLICK “RESET”-

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*FOCUS* —>

YES/NO

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*CONFLICTS* —>

YES/NO

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-YOU CAN SELECT 1 “KEYBOARD SHORTCUT” AT A TIME-

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*ARRANGE THE LIST BY “COMMAND” IN “ALPHABETICAL ORDER”* —>

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*IF NO FILTER HAS BEEN APPLIED, THE “SELECTED KS” LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>

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*IF ANY FILTER HAS BEEN APPLIED, THE “SELECTED KS” LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>

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*”DEFAULT TAGS” ARE APPLIED TO EACH KEYBOARD SHORTCUT, AS DISPLAYED ALPHABETICALLY IN THE LEFT COLUMN* —>

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*”REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER”* —>

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-YOU CANNOT DELETE THESE “DEFAULT TAGS”-

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*CLICK A TAG TO FILTER BY THAT TAG* —>

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-HOVER POINTER OVER AN “INPUT BOX” IN THE “TAGS COLUMN” + CLICK THE “WHITE PLUS SIGN” THAT APPEARS ON [FAR RIGHT] OF THE [BOX]* —>

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“CREATE NEW TAG” —>

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*YOUR “CUSTOM TAGS” ARE COLORED DIFFERENTLY THAN “DEFAULT TAGS”* —>

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-“TAGS” ARE ASSIGNED TO “COMMANDS”-

(NOT “KEY COMBINATIONS”)

-SO WHEN YOU TAG A “COMMAND”, IT IS APPLIED TO ALL “KEY COMBINATIONS” ASSOCIATED WITH THAT “COMMAND”-

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*[RIGHT-CLICK] A [CUSTOM TAG]* —>

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*YOUR “CUSTOM TAGS” ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE “TAGS DROPDOWN MENU”* —>

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*TO START A NEW SEARCH, CLICK THE “X BUTTON” ON [FAR RIGHT] OF [TOP ROW]* —>

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-YOU CANNOT EDIT “COMMAND NAMES/DESCRIPTIONS”-

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-CLICK THE “KEY COMBINATIONS” COLUMN HEADER TO SEE HOW MANY “COMMANDS” AREN’T ASSIGNED A “KEY COMBINATION”-

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-[DOUBLE-CLICK] THE [KEY COMBINATION] INPUT BOXES TO INPUT NEW [KEY COMBINATIONS]-

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*TOP LEFT CORNER* —>

-KEYBOARD SHORTCUT [PRE-SETS]-

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-LIBRARIAN MENU-

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-DEFAULT MENU [SHORTCUT ASSIGNMENTS]-

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-SEARCH [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]-

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-CUSTOM [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]-

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-CONFLICTS-

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-EXPORT AS [TEXT]-

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*bottom right corner* —>

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*MODIFIER KEYS* —>

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*3 TYPES OF [KEYBOARD FOCUS]* —>

-COMMANDS-
(TIMELINE PANEL)

-CLIPS LIST-

-GROUPS LIST-

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-NAVIGATE TO DOCKED [MIDI EDITOR] FROM [EDIT WINDOW]-

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*THE [CURRENT CKF TOOLBAR] IS INDICATED BY A [YELLOW BORDER]* —>

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*WHEN YOU NAVIGATE TO [DOCKED MIDI EDITOR], THE [COMMAND KEYBOARD FOCUS] SHIFTS TO ITS PANEL*

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*TO SWITCH FOCUS TO [MAIN EDIT WINDOW]* —>

[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ 4 ]

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*TO SWITCH FOCUS BACK TO [DOCKED MIDI EDITOR WINDOW]* —>

[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ 5 ]

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*FILE PATH* —>

‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL SYNC-/-JOSEPHJGATTI- (LOCAL SYNC)/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/Documentation/Pro Tools Shortcuts.pdf’

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-90 PAGES-

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-adobe acrobat-

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*page count* —>
(bottom right corner)

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*REFERENCE GUIDES* —>

-CHAPTER 3-
(KEYBOARD/MOUSE SHORTCUTS)

*PAGES 25 – 30*

*6 PAGES LONG*

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-CHAPTER 31-
(MAKING SELECTIONS)

-NAVIGATING A [PRO TOOLS SESSION] WITH [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]-

*PAGES 720 – 723*

*4 PAGES LONG*

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*FILE PATH* —>

/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/[HANDBOOX]/-MUSIC PRODUCTION-/[PRO TOOLS]/-OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION-/[SHORTCUTS]

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*YOU CAN ACCESS THIS [DOCUMENT] FROM THE [HELP MENU] IN [TOP MENU BAR]* —>

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*IT OPENS IN A [(PRO TOOLS) WINDOW]* —>

(NOT “ACROBAT”)

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*TO CLOSE THE WINDOW* —>

[COMMAND] + [ w ]

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*YOU CAN ALSO SELECT [(PRO TOOLS) HELP] FROM [TOP MENU BAR]* —>

-PRO TOOLS HELP-

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*CLICK [PRO TOOLS SHORTCUTS] AT THE BOTTOM OF THE [LEFT COLUMN]* —>

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-GLOBAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

-CUSTOM KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

-DASHBOARD SHORTCUTS-

-[EDIT/MIX WINDOW] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

-[PRO TOOLS MENUS] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

-[DIALOG WINDOWS] KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-

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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*

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