---
title: "Keyboard shortcuts"
description: "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 horizontally |
| Up / Down arrow | Nudge a selected canvas element vertically |
| Shift + arrow | Step ten frames horizontally, 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 |
| 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 |

<Warning>
  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.
</Warning>

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

## Related topics

- [Edit the frame](/studio/canvas)
- [Edit timing on the timeline](/studio/timeline)
- [Edit animation and keyframes](/studio/animation)