-[KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] MENU-[PREMIERE PRO]

-as of [12 OCTOBER 2024]-

*OFFICIAL LINK*

-[KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] DATABASE-

-OPEN [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] MENU-

[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [ k ]

-THE [KEYBOARD LAYOUT] IS BASED ON THE KEYBOARD YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING–

*IN [TOP LEFT CORNER], SELECT “CUSTOM (1)” FROM THE “DROP-DOWN MENU”* —>

*COLOR CODING* —>

*MODIFIER KEYS* —>

“vampire gray”

*THESE 4 ‘MODIFIER KEYS’ ARE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE KEYBOARD* ->

-SHIFT-

-COMMAND-

-OPTION-

-CONTROL-

(THE LEFT [CAPS LOCK] IS ALSO COLORED AS A ‘MODIFIER KEY’)

(ALTHOUGH IT ISN”T INCLUDED IN THE [(MODIFIER KEY) LIST])

(AND NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU PRESS IT)

*WHEN INPUTTING [KEY COMBINATIONS] TO LOOK UP THEIR [SHORTCUTS], MAKE SURE YOU CLICK OUT OF THE [BOTTOM RIGHT SEARCH BOX]*

*WHEN YOU HOLD DOWN A [MODIFIER KEY] ON YOUR KEYBOARD, ITS COLOR CHANGES* —>

“MEDIUM TEAL BLUE”

*YOUR [KEYBOARD DISPLAY] CHANGES TO REFLECT AVAILABLE SHORTCUTS USING THAT [MODIFIER KEY (COMBO)]*

*THE [MODIFIER KEY {COMBO)] WILL BE LISTED ON THE [MODIFIER KEY LIST]* —>

(IT WILL REVERT TO “NONE” ONCE YOU LET GO OF THE [MODIFIER KEYS])

*YOU CAN ALSO CLICK THE [MODIFIER KEYS] IN YOUR [KEYBOARD LAYOUT] SO THAT THEY STAY SELECTED AFTER LETTING GO OF THE KEY* —>

*you can click other ‘modifier keys’ without having the other selected modifier keys ‘de-selected’* —>

(when you click on a left ‘modifier key’, its ‘right version’ is also selected)

(and vice-versa)

*click any ‘modifier key’ to de-select it*

*KS assignments will only be displayed when you click a ‘letter key’* —>

*ALL OTHER KEYS* —>

“smoky gray”

*WHEN YOU HOLD DOWN A [NON-MODIFIER KEY], A [COLORED OUTLINE] APPEARS AROUND THE KEY* —>

(it disappears one you let go of the key)

*click the key on the screen (not your keyboard) to have the key stay selected after you let go of it*

*to de-select the key, press any other ‘letter key’ to select it*

*the only way to “de-select all” is to enter this command to take/copy a ‘screen selection’* —>

[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [ 4 ]

(the pointer turns into.a marquee)

(instead of taking a screenshot, hit [ESC] to change your pointer back to normal)

(the selected letter key is ‘de-selected’)

(usually hitting [ESC] closes the ‘keyboard shortcuts menu’)

(no keys are selected when you re-open the menu)

*nothing happens when you click the [caps lock button] on your [keyboard screen layout]*

*click the key on the screen so it DOESN’T disappear when you let go*

(the same ‘colored outline’ appears)

*if there are no associated KS using the key* —>

(all the ‘smoky gray’ keys)

*if there is a single associated [shortcut] with the [selected key] —>

*you can click the ‘x button’ to clear the KS* —>

*if there are multiple associated [shortcuts] with the [selected key]* –>

*if there are multiple assigned shortcuts with the same key combination* —>
(for ‘panel-specific combos’)

*APPLICATION SHORTCUTS* —>

(purple)

(“fuchsia blue”)

(the ‘action name’ is written in white)

*PANEL SHORTCUTS* —>

(indicated by ‘right side’ of the key)

(green)

(“mountain meadow”)

-YOU CAN USE THE SAME “PANEL SHORTCUTS” FOR DIFFERENT [PANELS]-

*hover pointer over a key to get more information about the ‘associated action’ via ‘tooltip’* —>

(‘application shortcuts’ will begin with “application: (function name)”)

(if you can access the function from ‘top menu bar’, its location will be listed)
(application —> ‘top menu bar’ name —> ‘function name’)

*if you hover over a key included in a ‘panel-specific KS’, you [panel(s) / associated function] will be included in the ‘tool tip’*

*if the key isn’t used in any KS, there will be no ‘tool tip’*

*the same ‘tool tips’ appear when you hover pointer over [commands] in the [bottom right section] of the [KS MENU]* —>

-6 ROWS-

(of equal length)

(but unequal # of keys)

[12 x 14 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11]

*76 KEYS*

*ROW 1* –>

-12 FUNCTION KEYS-

(F1 – F12)

(THE LEFTMOST [ESCAPE KEY] IS NOT INCLUDED)

(BECAUSE THE [ESCAPE KEY] CLOSES THE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MENU])

(THE RIGHTMOST [LOCK KEY] LOCKS YOUR MAC)

(YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN FOR A BIT)

(TO UNCLOCK MAC, HOVER [RIGHT INDEX FINGER] OVER THE [TOUCH ID KEY] IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER] OF YOUR [MACBOOK BUILT-IN KEYBOARD)

*ROW 2* —>

*14 KEYS*

*[(BACK-TICK) KEY]* —>

*10 [NUMBER KEYS]* —>

(1 -9 / 0)

*[HYPHEN-MINUS KEY]* —>

–

*[(EQUAL-SIGN) KEY]* —>

[(DELETE) KEY]

*ROW 3* —>

-14 KEYS–

-[TAB]-

-10 [LETTER KEYS]-

[ Q / W / E / R / T / Y / U / I / O / P ]

[(LEFT BRACKET) KEY] —>

[

[(RIGHT BRACKET) KEY] —>

]

[(BACK-SLASH) KEY] —>

*ROW 4* —>

-13 KEYS-

[CAPS LOCK]

-9 [LETTER KEYS]-

[ A / S / D / F / G / H / J / K / L ]

[(SEMI-COLON) KEY] —>

;

[(QUOTATION MARKS) KEY] —>

‘

[(RETURN) KEY]

*ROW 5* —>

-12 KEYS-

[SHIFT]

-7 [LETTER KEYS]-

[ Z / X / C / V / B / N / M ]

[(COMMA) KEY] —>

[(PERIOD) KEY] —>

[(SLASH) KEY] —>

[SHIFT]

*ROW 6* —>

*7 KEYS*

[CONTROL]

[OPTION]

[COMMAND]

[SPACE BAR]

[COMMAND]

[OPTION]

[CONTROL]

(although the right [control key[ is not included on my [magic keyboard])

*5 “FUNCTION KEY COMMANDS”* –>

(all beginning with [fn])

*FORWARD DELETE* —>

[fn] + [DELETE]

*HOME* —>

[fn] + [LEFT ARROW]

*END* —>

[fn] + [RIGHT ARROW]

*PAGE UP* —>

[fn] + [UP ARROW]

*PAGE DOWN* —>

[fn] + [DOWN ARROW]

*4 “ARROW KEYS”* —>

[LEFT ARROW]

[UP/DOWN ARROW]

[RIGHT ARROW]

*NUMERIC KEYPAD* —>

*17 KEYS* —>

(THERE ARE 18 KEYS ON MY [NUMERIC KEYPAD])

(A ‘BACKSPACE KEY’ WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CHART)

-10 “NUMBER KEYS”-

(0 – 9)

[PERIOD KEY]

[ENTER KEY]

[ + ]

[ – ]

[ * ]

[ / ]

[ = ]

-10 TABS-

-SEARCH BOX-

(to immediately search for keyboard shortcuts by “function name”)

(reference [‘top menu bar’ / ‘context menus’ / ‘tool tips’] for “function names”)

*[PREMIERE PRO] HAS 2 TYPES OF [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]* —>

*[application KS] can be used in any panel*

*[panel KS] only work in a specific panel*

*if a [panel KS] matches an [application KS], the [application KS] will not be triggered when you are keyboard-focused in that panel*

*DEFAULT MENU DISPLAY* —>

*CLICK INTO THE [SHORTCUT LIST PANEL] TO SHIFT KEYBOARD FOCUS TO IT* –>

(the panel will display a “blue outline” when you click into it)

*TO RETURN TO [SEARCH BOX]* —>

[SHIFT] + [TAB]

*HIT [TAB] AGAIN TO RE-SHIFT FOCUS TO [SHORTCUTS LIST PANEL]*

.*CLICK THE [DOWN ARROW BUTTON] TO LEFT OF “APPLICATION” TO HIDE ALL ITEMS IN THE “APPLICATION MENU”* —>

(THE [DOWN ARROW] BECOMES A [RIGHT ARROW])

*CLICK THE [DOWN ARROW BUTTON] TO LEFT OF “PANELS” TO HIDE ALL ITEMS IN THE “PANELS MENU”* —>

(THE [DOWN ARROW] BECOMES A [RIGHT ARROW])

*[OPTION-CLICK] THE [RIGHT ARROW] TO THE LEFT OF “APPLICATION” TO DISPLAY ALL CONTENTS OF THE “APPLICATION MENU” + “PANELS MENU”* —>

(THE [RIGHT ARROW] BECOMES A [DOWN ARROW])

*ROTATE [MOUSE-WHEEL] AWAY FROM YOU TO SCROLL THROUGH THE LIST*

*TO SELECT THE FIRST [ITEM] IN THE [LIST]* —>

[fn] + [LEFT ARROW]

*TO SELECT THE LAST [ITEM] IN THE [LIST]* —>

[fn] + [RIGHT ARROW]

*TO ASSIGN [KEYBOARD SHORTCUT] TO A [SELECTED FUNCTION], CLICK THE EMPTY [SHORTCUT INPUT BOX] TO THE RIGHT OF THE [FUNCTION NAME] + TYPE IN A SHORTCUT* —>

*YOU CAN ASSIGN A [SINGLE LETTER KEY] TO A FUNCTION*

*IF THE [LETTER KEY] IS ALREADY BEING USED FOR ANOTHER [APPLICATION FUNCTION], YOU WILL GET THIS MESSAGE UNDERNEATH THE [LEFT LIST] AS SOON AS YOU TYPE THE LETTER* —>

(once you get the warning, the CHANGE HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE)

(if your new application shortcut assignment clashes with another application shortcut with same [key combination], the older [ks assignment] is cleared)

*TO UNDO THE CHANGE, CLICK [(UNDO) BUTTON IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]* –>

*YOUR ‘NEW KS ASSIGNMENT’ IS CLEARED*

*THE ORIGINAL ‘KS ASSIGNMENT’ IS NOT CLEARED*

(IF YOU CLICK ‘CLEAR’, BOTH YOUR ‘NEW KS ASSIGNMENT’ + ‘ORIGINAL KS ASSIGNMENT’ ARE CLEARED)

*TO CLEAR THE [KS INPUT BOX] + EXIT [EDIT MODE], CLICK THE [X] ON [RIGHT SIDE] OF THE [INPUT BOX]* —>

*YOU CAN CLEAR THE [ENCLOSED KS] WITH [X BUTTON] WITHOUT BEING IN [EDIT MODE]* —>

*CLICK THE BOTTOM “CLASHING FUNCTION NAME” TO EDIT THE KS FOR THAT FUNCTION* —>

*THE OLDER [FUNCTION KS] IS CLEARED BY DEFAULT* —>

*RE-ASSIGN THE FUNCTION’S ORIGINAL [LETTER KEY SHORTCUT]*

(YOU WILL SEE THIS WARNING UNDERNEATH THE [LEFT COLUMN]* —>

*CLICK THE [FUNCTION NAME] TO RETURN TO THE [FUNCTION] YOU WERE ORIGINALLY ASSIGNING THE KS TO* —>

*YOU CANN ASIGN UP TO 4 [MODIFIER KEYS] WITH A SINGLE [LETTER KEY]*

*ALL AVAILABLE [MODIFIER KEY (COMBINATIONS)] ARE LISTED IN [RIGHT COLUMN]* —>

*4 MODIFIER KEYS* –>

(IN THIS ORDER)

-SHIFT-

-COMMAND-

-OPTION-

-CONTROL-

-16 ARRANGEMENTS-

(including ‘ALL’ + ‘NONE’)

[NONE]

[COMMAND]

[OPTION]

[SHIFT]

[COMMAND] + [OPTION]

[SHIFT] + [COMMAND]

[SHIFT] + [OPTION]

[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [OPTION]

[CONTROL]

[COMMAND] + [CONTROL]

[OPTION] + [CONTROL]

[SHIFT] + [CONTROL]

[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL]

[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [CONTROL]

[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL]

[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL]

*ADD A UNIQUE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUT] TO THE FUNCTION* —>

-HIT [RETURN] TO SAVE THE NEW [KS ASSIGNMENT] + CLOSE THE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUT MENU]-

-HIT [DOWN/RIGHT ARROW] TO SAVE THE [KS ASSIGNMENT] + SELECT THE NEXT FUNCTION IN THE LIST* —>

(THIS WAY, THE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MENU] DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE)

(AND YOU CAN CONTINUE ASSIGNING [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS])

*YOU CAN ASSIGN MULTIPLE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] TO THE SAME FUNCTION*

*CLICK THE BOX TO THE RIGHT OF A FUNCTION’S FIRST [KS INPUT BOX]* —>

*WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING A NEW [KEYBOARD SHORTCUT], THE [MODIFIER KEYS] YOU PRESS WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED IN THE [KS INPUT BOX] UNTIL YOU TYPE IN A [LETTER KEY]*

*ALL [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] HAVE EXACTLY 1 [LETTER KEY]*

*THE [RIGHT COLUMN] DISPLAYS WHAT [MODIFIER KEY (COMBINATIONS] YOU ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING* —>

(THE [RIGHT COLUMN] DOES NOT WORK WHEN YOU ARE USING THE [SEARCH BOX])

(OTHERWISE THE [RIGHT COLUMN] WILL DISPLAY YOUR CURRENTLY HELD [MODIFIER KEYS] NO MATTER WHAT SECTION OF THE WINDOW YOU ARE FOCUSED INTO)

*YOU CAN ALSO ASSIGN [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] TO A [KEY] BY DRAG-DROPPING A [COMMAND] FROM THE [LEFT COMMAND LIST] TO THE [KEYBOARD SCREEN LAYOUT]*

(you can use this method to fill up any ‘single key’ without an assigned function)

(these keys are ‘smoky gray’)

(lighter than the ‘modifier key color’)

*HERE I DRAG-DROPPED THE [‘RECTANGLE TOOL’ COMMAND] TO THE [F2 KEY]* —>

*TO UNDO THE [DRAG-DROP KS ASSIGNMENT], CLICK THE [X BUTTON] IN THE [RIGHT COMMAND COLUMN]* —>

*TOP LEFT CORNER* —>

*PRE-SETS*

*AS SOON AS YOU MAKE A CHANGE TO THE ‘ADOBE PREMIERE PRO DEFAULT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS’, THE [PRE-SET] IS DISPLAYED AS ‘CUSTOM’* —>

*CLICK [(SAVE AS) BUTTON] TO SAVE THE CURRENT [KS ASSIGNMENTS] AS A NEW [PRE-SET]*–>

*NAME THE [PRE-SET]* –>

*THE [PRE-SET] WILL NOW APPEAR AS AN ITEM IN THE [PRE-SET DROP-DOWN MENU]* —>

*TO DELETE CURRENTLY LOADED [PRE-SET], CLICK [DELETE BUTTON]* —>

*HIT [RETURN] TO DELETE THE [PRE-SET]*

*TO VIEW A [KS ASSIGNMENT PRE-SET] AS A [TEXT FILE], CLICK THE [COPY TO CLIPBOARD BUTTON]* —>

*FIRST CREATE A [FOLDER] IN [GOOGLE DRIVE] FOR YOUR [(KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS )LISTS]* —>

*FILE PATH* ->

/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/[HANDBOOX]/-FILM EDITING-/-APPS-/macOS APPS/[PREMIERE PRO]/-KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS-/-LISTS-

*GO TO [PREMIERE PRO] + COPY A ‘KEYBOARD LIST’ TO CLIPBOARD*

*OPEN [TEXT-EDIT]*

*CREATE A NEW [DOCUMENT]*

*PASTE THE [(KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS) LIST] FROM CLIPBOARD*

*SAVE THE TEXT DOCUMENT TO THIS FILE PATH* —>

*CHOOSE A [COMMAND CATEGORY] TO LOAD A NEW [KEYBOARD LAYOUT]* —>

*[APPLICATION] INCLUDES ALL [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]*

(default setting)

*THE [COMMAND PROFILE] IS LOCATED IN [BOTTOM LEFT] OF [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MENU]* —>

*CLICK ANY KEY TO VIEW ITS [KEY PROFILE] IN [BOTTOM RIGHT] OF [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MENU]* —>

*SEARCH BY [COMMAND] IN BOTTOM LEFT [SEARCH BOX]* —>

*CLICK INTO THE [SHORTCUT INPUT BOX]* —>

*CLICK [X BUTTON] TO DELETE THE [SHORTCUT]*

*TYPE IN A NEW [SHORTCUT]*

*CLICK [OK] IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER]*

*TO CLOSE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS MENU]* —>

[ESCAPE]

*FILE*

*EDIT*

*CLIP*

*SEQUENCE*

*MARKERS*

*GRAFIX/TITLES*

*WINDOW*

*HELP*

*AUDIO TRACK MIXER PANEL*

*CAPTURE PANEL*

*EFFECT CONTROLS PANEL*

*EFFECTS PANEL*

*ESSENTIAL GRAFIX PANEL*

*HISTORY PANEL*

*MEDIA BROWSER*

*META-DATA PANEL*

*MJLTI-CAMERA*

*PROGRAM MONITOR PANEL*

*PROJECT PANEL*

*[SOURCE PATCHING] / [TRACK TARGETING]*

*TIMELINE PANEL*

Use this handy list to reference keyboard shortcuts for Premiere Pro and even print a PDF of the keyboard shortcuts

You can also use the visual keyboard layout to customize the shortcuts and assign multiple shortcuts to a command

Visual keyboard layout for assigning keyboard shortcuts

You can use the keyboard GUI to see which keys have been assigned and which are available for assignment.

A tool tip reveals the full command name when you hover over a key in the Keyboard layout.

When you select a modifier key on the keyboard layout, the keyboard displays all the shortcuts which require that modifier.

You can also press the modifier key on the hardware keyboard to achieve this result.

When you select a key on the Keyboard Layout, you can view all the commands that are assigned to that unmodified key and all other modifier combinations.

Premiere Pro detects the keyboard hardware and the appropriate keyboard layout is displayed accordingly

When Premiere Pro detects a non-supported keyboard, the default view is to display the U.S. English keyboard.

By default, the Adobe Premiere Pro Default preset is displayed.

When you change a shortcut, the preset pop-up menu gets changed to Custom.

After you make the required changes, you can choose Save As to save the customized shortcut set as a preset

Color coding

Keys shaded in purple are application-wide shortcuts.

Keys shaded in green are panel-specific shortcuts.

Keys shaded in both purple and green represent the panel commands that have been assigned to keys that also have an application command already assigned to them.

Application shortcuts

Application shortcuts and panel shortcuts

Commands can be assigned for application shortcuts and command shortcuts.

Application shortcuts function regardless of panel focus (with some exceptions) and panel shortcuts function only when the panel is in focus.

Certain keyboard shortcuts work only in specific panels.

This means that you can have more than once shortcut assigned to the same key.

You can also make use of the pop-up window that shows only a certain batch of panel shortcuts

(for example, only for the timeline).

When a Panel Shortcut has the same assigned shortcut as an application Shortcut, the application shortcut does not function when that panel has focus.

You can search for commands in the Command List, which is filtered by the search criteria.

You can also assign shortcuts by clicking in the shortcut column and tapping keys on their keyboard to create the shortcut (including adding modifiers).

A warning indicating a shortcut conflict appears when:

An application shortcut already in use by another application shortcut.

A panel shortcut is already in use by another command in the same panel.

A panel shortcut overrides an application shortcut when that panel has focus.

You can also click drag to assign commands to keys on the keyboard layout or the Key modifier list.

Panel shortcuts

Shortcut assignment using Drag-and-Drop

You can also assign shortcuts by dragging a command from the command List onto a key in the Keyboard Layout, or onto a modifier combination for the currently selected key displayed in the Key Modifier List.

To assign a command to a key along with a modifier, hold down the modifiers during drag-and-drop.

Conflict resolution

When there is a conflict with a shortcut that is already in use with another command:

A warning appears at the bottom of the editor

Undo and Clear buttons in the lower right corner are enabled.

The command in conflict is highlighted in blue, and clicking this automatically selects the command in the command list.

This allows users to easily change the assignment for the conflicting command.

Use this instead of the ‘Go To’ button used in former releases.

Premiere Pro default keyboard shortcuts

Many commands have keyboard shortcut equivalents, so you can complete tasks with minimal use of the mouse.

You can also create or edit keyboard shortcuts

Find keyboard shortcuts

Find the keyboard shortcuts for a tool, button, or menu command by doing any of the following:

For a tool or button, hold the pointer over the tool or button until its tool tip appears.

If available, the keyboard shortcut appears in the tool tip after the tool description.

For menu commands, look for the keyboard shortcut at the right of the command.

For the most-used keyboard shortcuts not shown in tool tips or on menus, see the tables in this article.

For a complete list of default and current shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS)

Use the search field in the Keyboard Customization dialog box to find specific commands quickly.

Customize or load keyboard shortcuts

You can set shortcuts to match shortcuts in other software you use. If other sets are available, you can choose them from the Set menu in the Keyboard Customization dialog box.

For customizing keyboard shortcuts, choose one of the following:

In Windows, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts

In Mac OS, choose Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts

In the Keyboard Customization dialog box, choose an option from the menu:

Application

Displays commands found in the menu bar, organized by category.

Panels

Displays commands associated with panels and menus.

Tools

Displays a list of tool icons.

In the Command column, view the command for which you want to create or change a shortcut.

If necessary, click the triangle next to the name of a category to reveal the commands it includes.

Click in the item’s shortcut field to select it.

Type the shortcut you want to use for the item.

The Keyboard Customization dialog box displays an alert if the shortcut you choose is already in use.

To erase a shortcut and return it to the command that originally had it, click Undo.

To jump to the command that previously had the shortcut, click Go To.

To simply delete the shortcut you typed, click Clear.

To reenter the shortcut you typed previously, click Redo.

Repeat the procedure to enter as many shortcuts as you want.

When you’re finished, click Save As, type a name for your Key Set, and click Save.

The operating system reserves some commands.

You cannot reassign those commands to Premiere Pro.

Also, you cannot assign the plus (+) and minus (-) keys on the numeric keypad because they are necessary for entering relative timecode values.

You can assign the minus (–) key on the main keyboard, however.

Copy keyboard shortcuts from one computer to another

Sync keyboard shortcuts using Creative Cloud

Premiere Pro lets you quickly and easily sync keyboard shortcuts between computers using the Sync Settings feature.

Using Sync Settings, you can upload the customized keyboard shortcuts from your computer to Creative Cloud.

Then, you can sync the keyboard shortcuts from Creative Cloud to any other computer.

For more information, see Sync settings using Adobe Creative Cloud.

Keyboard shortcuts are synchronized for the same platform only, and not between Windows and Mac OS platforms.

That is, keyboard shortcuts created for Windows only sync with a Windows computer.

Mac OS keyboard shortcuts only sync with a Mac OS computer.

Manually copy keyboard shortcuts

You can copy your customized keyboard shortcuts from one computer to another computer, or to another location on your computer.

Locate the keyboard shortcuts (.kys) file that you want to copy to another computer.

The location of the customized keyboard shortcuts file depends on whether you’ve signed in to Creative Cloud Sync Settings in Premiere Pro or not.

Signed into Creative Cloud Sync Settings

Win: Users[user name]\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro[version]\Profile-CreativeCloud-\Win\

Mac: Users/[user name]/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro/[version]/Profile-CreativeCloud-/Mac/
Signed out of Creative Cloud Sync Settings

Win: Users[user name]\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro[version]\Profile-username\Win\

Mac: Users/[user name]/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro/[version]/Profile-username/Mac/
[version] can be 7.0 or 8.0

Copy the keyboard shortcuts (.kys) file and paste into the required file location.

To copy the keyboard shortcuts file to a location on a different computer, copy the .kys file to a removable drive, like a USB thumb drive.

Then, copy the .kys file from the removable drive to the appropriate location in the new computer.

Assign multiple keyboard shortcuts to a command

You can assign multiple keyboard shortcuts for a single command.

The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog displays the keyboard shortcut as an editable button, which lets you change, add multiple shortcuts, or delete shortcuts.

Add more shortcuts

To add more shortcuts to a command, click to the right of an existing shortcut.

If there is no existing shortcut, click anywhere in the Shortcut column.

A new shortcut button is created in which you can type the shortcut.

Edit a shortcut

To edit a shortcut, click the shortcut text in the Shortcuts column.

The text is replaced with an editable button.

Type the shortcut that you want to use. If the shortcut you type is already in use, an alert appears.

Delete a shortcut

To delete a shortcut, click ‘x’ in the editable shortcut button.

Remove shortcuts

In Windows, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts

In Mac OS, choose Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts

To remove a shortcut, select the shortcut you want to remove, and click Clear.

To remove a set of shortcuts, choose the key set from the Set menu and click Delete.

When prompted in the warning dialog box, click Delete to confirm your choice.

Print keyboard shortcuts

Many editors like to have a keyboard shortcuts document they can search and refer to.

Premiere Pro offers a way to copy and paste keyboard shortcuts into a document, and then print.

There are also pages in Help documentation that you can print, or save as a PDF.

Whether you are copy and pasting into a document, printing a PDF, or inspecting the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, it is important to note the available commands that are mappable to the keyboard.

You can engage in a much more keyboard-driven workflow by adding new keyboard shortcuts.

Print a spreadsheet of the keyboard shortcuts

You can paste the lists of keyboard shortcuts from the Keyboard Customization dialog box into a text document, like a spreadsheet, from which you can print.

The advantage of the copy and pasting method is that you can view your customized keyboard shortcuts, as well. If you select Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, or Custom keyboard shortcuts, then those keyboard shortcuts are the ones that are printed

Do one of the following:

Press Ctrl+Shift, and then choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows).

Press Command+Shift, and then choose Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS).

Click the Clipboard button.

Start a new document in a text editor, or spreadsheet program.

Paste the contents of the clipboard into the document.

Save the document and then print it out

File

Commands

Windows macOS

Project… Ctrl + Alt + N Opt + Cmd + N

Sequence… Ctrl + N Cmd + N

Bin Ctrl + / Cmd + /

Open Project… Ctrl + O Cmd + O

Close Project Ctrl + Shift + W Shift + Cmd + W

Close Ctrl + W Cmd + W

Save Ctrl + S Cmd + S

Save As… Ctrl + Shift + S Shift + Cmd + S

Save a Copy… Ctrl + Alt + S Opt + Cmd + S

Capture… F5 F5

Batch Capture… F6 F6

Import from Media Browser Ctrl + Alt + I Opt + Cmd + I

Import… Ctrl + I Cmd + I

Export Media Ctrl + M Cmd + M

Get Properties for Selection… Ctrl + Shift + H Shift + Cmd + H

Exit Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q

Edit

Commands

Windows macOS

Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z

Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Shift + Cmd + Z

Cut Ctrl + X Cmd + X

Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C

Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V

Paste Insert Ctrl + Shift + V Shift + Cmd + V

Paste Attributes Ctrl + Alt + V Opt + Cmd + V

Clear Delete Forward Delete

Ripple Delete Shift + Delete Shift + Forward Delete

Duplicate Ctrl + Shift + / Shift + Cmd + /

Select All Ctrl + A Cmd + A

Deselect All Ctrl + Shift + A Shift + Cmd + A

Find… Ctrl + F Cmd + F

Edit Original Ctrl + E Cmd + E

Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl + Alt + K Cmd + Opt + K

Clip

Commands

Windows macOS

Make Subclip… Ctrl + U Cmd + U

Audio Channels… Shift + G Shift + G

Audio Gain G G

Speed/Duration… Ctrl + R Cmd + R

Insert , ,

Overwrite . .

Enable Shift + E Shift + Cmd + E

Link Ctrl + L Cmd + L

Group Ctrl + G Cmd + G

Ungroup Ctrl + Shift + G Shift + Cmd + G

Sequence

Commands

Windows macOS

Render Effects in Work Area Enter Enter

Match Frame F F

Reverse Match Frame Shift + R Shift + R

Add Edit Ctrl + K Cmd + K

Add Edit to All Tracks Ctrl + Shift + K Shift + Cmd + K

Trim Edit Shift + T Cmd + T

Extend Selected Edit to Playhead E E

Apply Video Transition Ctrl + D Cmd + D

Apply Audio Transition Ctrl + Shift + D Shift + Cmd + D

Apply Default Transitions to Selection Shift + D Shift + D

Lift ; ;

Extract ‘ ‘

Zoom In = =

Zoom Out – –

Next in Sequence Shift + ; Shift + ;

Previous in Sequence Ctrl + Shift + ; Opt + ;

Snap in Timeline S S

Make Subsequence Shift + U Cmd + U

Add new caption track

Ctrl + Alt + A

Opt + Cmd + A

Add caption at playhead

Ctrl + Alt + C

Opt + Cmd + C

Go to next caption segment

Ctrl + Alt + Down

Opt + Cmd + Down

Go to previous caption segment

Ctrl + Alt + Up

Opt + Cmd + Up

Markers

Commands

Windows macOS

Mark In I I

Mark Out O O

Mark Clip X X

Mark Selection / /

Go to In Shift + I Shift + I

Go to Out Shift + O Shift + O

Clear In Ctrl + Shift + I Opt + I

Clear Out Ctrl + Shift + O Opt + O

Clear In and Out Ctrl + Shift + X Opt + X

Add Marker M M

Go to Next Marker Shift + M Shift + M

Go to Previous Marker Ctrl + Shift + M Shift + Cmd + M

Clear Selected Marker Ctrl + Alt + M Opt + M

Clear All Markers Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M Opt + Cmd + M

Graphics and Titles

Commands

Windows macOS

New Layer

Text Ctrl + T Cmd + T

Rectangle Ctrl + Alt + R Opt + Cmd + R

Ellipse Ctrl + Alt + E Opt + Cmd + E

Arrange

Bring to Front Ctrl + Shift + ] Shift + Cmd + ]

Bring Forward Ctrl + ] Cmd + ]

Send Backward Ctrl + [ Cmd + [

Send to Back Ctrl + Shift + [ Shift + Cmd + [

Select

Select Next Layer Ctrl + Alt + ] Opt + Cmd + ]

Select Previous Layer Ctrl + Alt + [ Opt + Cmd + [

Window

Commands

Windows macOS

Reset to Saved Layout

Alt + Shift + 0 Opt + Shift + 0

Audio Clip Mixer Shift + 9 Shift + 9

Audio Track Mixer Shift + 6 Shift + 6

Effect Controls Shift + 5 Shift + 5

Effects Shift + 7 Shift + 7

Media Browser Shift + 8 Shift + 8

Program Monitor Shift + 4 Shift + 4

Projects Shift + 1 Shift + 1

Source Monitor Shift + 2 Shift + 2

Timelines Shift + 3 Shift + 3

Help

Audio Track Mixer Panel

Commands

Windows

macOS

Show/Hide Tracks

Ctrl + Alt + T

Opt + Cmd + T

Loop

Ctrl + L

Cmd + L

Meter Input(s) Only

Ctrl + Shift + I

Capture panel
Commands
Windows macOS
Record Video V V
Record Audio A A
Eject E E
Fast Forward F F
Go to In point Q Q
Go to Out point W W
Record G G
Rewind R R
Step Back Left Left
Step Forward Right Right
Stop S S
Effect Controls panel
Commands
Windows

macOS

Remove Selected Effect

Backspace

Delete

Loop During Audio-Only Playback

Ctrl + L

Cmd + L

Effects panel
Commands
Windows

macOS

New Custom Bin

Ctrl + /

Cmd + /

Delete Custom Item

Backspace

Delete

Essential Graphics panel
Commands
Windows macOS
New text layer Ctrl + T Cmd + T
Rectangle Ctrl + Alt + R Opt + Cmd + R
Ellipse Ctrl + Alt + E Opt + Cmd + E
Bring to Front Ctrl + Shift + ] Cmd + Shift + ]
Bring Forward Ctrl + ] Cmd + ]
Send Backward Ctrl + [ Cmd + [
Send to Back Ctrl + Shift + [ Cmd + Shift + [
Select Next Layer Ctrl + Alt + ] Cmd + Opt + ]
Select Previous Layer Ctrl + Alt + [ Cmd + Opt + [
Clear Selection Backspace Delete
Increase Leading by One Unit Alt + Up Opt + Up
Decrease Leading by One Unit Alt + Down Opt + Down
Increase Leading by Five Units Alt + Shift + Up Opt + Shift + Up
Decrease Leading by Five Units Alt + Shift + Down Opt + Shift + Down
Increase Font Size by One Unit Ctrl + Alt + Right Opt + Cmd + Right
Decrease Font Size by One Unit Ctrl + Alt + Left Opt + Cmd + Left
Increase Font Size by Five Units Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right
Decrease Font Size by Five Units Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left
History panel
Commands
Windows

macOS

Step Backward

Left

Step Forward

Right

Delete

Backspace

Delete

Commands
Windows

macOS

Open in Source Monitor

Shift + O

Select Directory List

Shift + Left

Select Media List

Shift + Right

Shift + Right
Commands
Windows

macOS

Loop

Ctrl + L

Cmd + L

Play

Space

Multi-camera
Commands
Windows macOS
Go to Next Edit Point

Down

Go to Next Edit Point on Any Track

Shift + Down

Go to Previous Edit Point

Go to Previous Edit Point on Any Track

Shift + Up

Go to Selected Clip End

Shift + End

Go to Selected Clip Start

Shift + Home

Go to Sequence-Clip End

End

Go to Sequence-Clip Start

Home

Increase Clip Volume

]

Increase Clip Volume Many

Shift + ]

Maximize or Restore Active Frame

Shift + `

Maximize or Restore Frame Under Cursor

Minimize All Tracks

Shift + –

Play Around

Shift + K

Play In to Out

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Opt + K

Play In to Out with Preroll/Postroll

Shift + Space

Play from Playhead to Out Point

Ctrl + Space

Play-Stop Toggle

Space

Reveal Nested Sequence

Ctrl + Shift + F

Ripple Trim Next Edit To Playhead

Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead

Select Camera 1

Select Camera 2

Select Camera 3

Select Camera 4

Select Camera 5

Select Camera 6

Select Camera 7

Select Camera 8

Select Camera 9

Select Find Box

Shift + F

Select Clip at Playhead

Select Next Clip

Ctrl + Down

Cmd + Down

Select Next Panel

Ctrl + Shift + .

Select Previous Clip

Ctrl + Up

Cmd + Up

Select Previous Panel

Ctrl + Shift + ,

Set Poster Frame

Shift + P

Cmd + P

Shuttle Left

Shuttle Right

Shuttle Slow Left

Shift + J

Shuttle Slow Right

Shift + L

Shuttle Stop

Step Back

Left

Step Back Five Frames – Units

Shift + Left

Step Forward

Right

Step Forward Five Frames – Units

Shift + Right

Toggle All Audio Targets

Ctrl + 9

Cmd + 9

Toggle All Source Audio

Ctrl + Alt + 9

Opt + Cmd + 9

Toggle All Source Video

Ctrl + Alt + 0

Opt + Cmd + 0

Toggle All Video Targets

Ctrl + 0

Cmd + 0

Toggle Audio During Scrubbing

Shift + S

Toggle Control Surface Clip Mixer Mode

Toggle Full Screen

Ctrl + `

Toggle Multi-Camera View

Shift + 0

Toggle Trim Type

Shift + T

Ctrl + T

Trim Backward

Ctrl + Left

Opt + Left

Trim Backward Many

Ctrl + Shift + Left

Opt + Shift + Left

Trim Forward

Ctrl + Right

Opt + Right

Trim Forward Many

Ctrl + Shift + Right

Opt + Shift + Right

Trim Next Edit to Playhead

Ctrl + Alt + W

Opt + W

Trim Previous Edit to Playhead

Ctrl + Alt + Q

Opt + Q

Program Monitor panel
To use nudging for graphic layers, make sure that:

You have at least one layer selected (blue box) in a single graphic

The Program Monitor or the Essential Graphics panel is in focus

Commands

Windows macOS

Show Rulers Ctrl + R Cmd + R

Show Guides Ctrl + ; Cmd + ;

Snap in Program Monitor Ctrl + Shift + ; Shift + Cmd + ;

Lock Guides Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R Opt + Shift + Cmd + R

Nudge Selected Object up by five frames Shift + Ctrl + Up Shift + Cmd + Up

Nudge Selected Object right by five frames Shift + Ctrl + Right Shift + Cmd + Right

Nudge Selected Object left by five frames Shift + Ctrl + Left Shift + Cmd + Left

Nudge Selected Object down by five frames Shift + Ctrl + Down Shift + Cmd + Down

Nudge Selected Object up by one frame Ctrl + Up Cmd + Up

Nudge Selected Object right by one frame Ctrl + Right Cmd + Right

Nudge Selected Object left by one frame Ctrl + Left Cmd + Left

Nudge Selected Object down by one frame Ctrl + Down Cmd + Down

Project panel

Commands

Windows macOS

New Bin Ctrl + B Cmd + B

Delete Backspace Delete

List Ctrl + Page Up Cmd + Page Up

Icon Ctrl + Page Down Cmd + Page Down

Hover Scrub Shift + H Shift + H

Delete Selection with Options Ctrl + Delete Cmd + Forward Delete

Extend Selection Down Shift + Down Shift + Down

Extend Selection Left Shift + Left Shift + Left

Extend Selection Right Shift + Right Shift + Right

Extend Selection Up Shift + Up Shift + Up

Move Selection Down Down Down

Move Selection End End End

Move Selection Home Home Home

Move Selection Left Left Left

Move Selection Page Down Page Down Page Down

Move Selection Page Up Page Up Page Up

Move Selection Right Right Right

Move Selection Up Up Up

Next Column Field Tab Tab

Next Row Field Enter Return

Open in Source Monitor Shift + O Shift + O

Previous Column Field Shift + Tab Shift + Tab

Previous Row Field Shift + Enter Shift + Return

Thumbnail Size Next Shift + ] Shift + ]

Thumbnail Size Previous Shift + [ Shift + [

Toggle View Shift + \ Shift + \

Zoom In = =

Zoom Out – –

Source patching and Track targeting

Keyboard shortcut

Source patching

Track targeting

Click

Toggle selected state

Toggle selected state
Cmd/Ctrl + Drag

Turn on/off as you click and drag, based on the first track

Drag

Swap tracks

Not applicable

Shift + Drag

Move entire set of tracks up or down

Not applicable

Shift + Scroll

Uniformly change all video or audio track height

Cmd + Scroll

macOS: Scroll timeline

Windows: None

macOS: Scroll timeline

Windows: None

Opt + Click

Toggle “Gap”

Not applicable

Opt + Scroll

Change height of single track

Cmd/Ctrl + Opt + Drag

Toggle “Gap”

Not applicable

Timeline panel
Commands

Windows

macOS
Clear Selection

Backspace

Delete

Decrease Audio Tracks Height

Alt + –

Opt + –

Decrease Video Tracks Height

Ctrl + –

Cmd + –

Increase Audio Tracks Height

Alt + =

Opt + =

Increase Video Tracks Height

Ctrl + =

Cmd + =

Nudge Clip Selection Left Five Frames

Alt + Shift + Left

Shift + Cmd + Left

Nudge Clip Selection Left One Frame

Alt + Left

Cmd + Left

Nudge Clip Selection Right Five Frames

Alt + Shift + Right

Shift + Cmd + Right

Nudge Clip Selection Right One Frame

Alt + Right

Cmd + Right

Ripple Delete

Alt + Backspace

Opt + Delete

Set Work Area Bar In Point

Alt + [

Opt + [

Set Work Area Bar Out Point

Alt + ]

Opt + ]

Show Next Screen

Page Down

Show Previous Screen

Page Up

Slide Clip Selection Left Five Frames

Alt + Shift + ,

Opt + Shift + ,

Slide Clip Selection Left One Frame

Alt + ,

Opt + ,

Slide Clip Selection Right Five Frames

Alt + Shift + .

Opt + Shift + .

Slide Clip Selection Right One Frame

Alt + .

Opt + .

Slip Clip Selection Left Five Frames

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left

Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left

Slip Clip Selection Left One Frame

Ctrl + Alt + Left

Opt + Cmd + Left

Slip Clip Selection Right Five Frames

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right

Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right

Slip Clip Selection Right One Frame

Ctrl + Alt + Right

Opt + Cmd + Right

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