Most useful keyboard shortcuts for
Adobe Premiere Pro
Keyboard shortcuts are excellent for helping editors to work faster. Here are some
Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts to start using today:
● Expand Panel Size (`, Backtick)
Pressing this key maximizes the panel to full-screen size. It does the job quickly when
you want a full-screen preview.
● Shuttle Controls (J, K, and L)
Keep pressing either of these keys to move through your timeline quicker. Press the L
button to fast forward, K to pause, and reverse with J.
● In and Out points (I and O)
Select a clip on your timeline. Press I to mark the In point and O for the Out point on the
selected clip.
● Edit (Ctrl / Cmd + K)
As one of the most used Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts, it brings out the
cutting tool for edits. Assign this shortcut to one of the buttons on your mouse for
quicker clip cuts.
● Shuttling Clip (Down + Up buttons)
Get to your edit points with these keys. Press the Up and Down buttons to get anywhere
on your edit timeline. Toggling between A and V markers enables you to select the layer
to the shuttle.
● Paste Attributes (Cmd /Ctrl + Alt + V)
Though you may not use this shortcut often, it’s a fantastic way to paste over attributes
between clips.
● Undo (Cmd / Ctrl + Z)
If you have ever used Ms. Word, you’re familiar with this command. When you make a
mistake or change your mind about an edit, hit the undo button to reverse your decision.
● Match Frame (F)
This shortcut copies the selected clip to the preview window of your timeline.
● Selection Tool (V)
You can press V to return to your selection tool when working with titles.
● Individual Clips (Click + Alt)
Though this shortcut combines a keyboard key and mouse button, it’s pretty useful.
With this shortcut, you can work on audio without clipping video.
Command Windows Mac
Project/Production Ctrl +Alt + N Opt + Cmd + N
Sequence Ctrl + N Cmd + N
Bin Ctrl + / Cmd + /
Open Project / Production Ctrl + O Cmd + O
Browse in Adobe Bridge Ctrl + Alt + O Opt + 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
Clip keyboard shortcuts
Command Windows Mac
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
Edit keyboard shortcuts
Command Windows Mac
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
Sequence keyboard shortcuts
Command Windows Mac
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 Play head E E
Apply Video Transition Ctrl + D Cmd + D
Apply Audio Transition Ctrl + Shift + D Shift + Cmd + D
Apply Default Transitions to Shift + D Shift + D
Selection
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 keyboard shortcuts
Command Windows Mac
Mark In I I
Mark Out O O
Mark Clip X X
Mark Selection / /
Go to In Shift + I Shift + I
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
