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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Keyboard Image}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/ee1090_1706383222_AE hotkeys.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Most Used}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Undo & Command + Z \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Redo & Command + Shift + Z \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Deselect all & F2 or Command + Shift + A \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Command + A -\textgreater{} twirl down & Expand All Layers \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Command + A & Select all \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} I & Jump to beginning of layer \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} O & Jump to end of layer \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} V & Select \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} H & Hand Tool \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Temporarily activate Hand tool & Hold down the spacebar or the middle mouse button \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ` / \textasciitilde{} & Full Screen \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} U & Collapse All Layers \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Z & Zoom \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Option (when Zoom In tool is active) & Zoom out \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} W & Rotation tool \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} Y & Pan Behind tool (Anchor Point) \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Q & shape tools (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star) \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} Command + T & Type tools (Horizontal and Vertical) \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} G & Pen \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Most Used (cont)}} \tn % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Page Down or Command + Right Arrow & Go forward 1 frame \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{white} Page Up or Command + Left Arrow & Go backward 1 frame \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{You can edit hotkeys for your own custom uses. {\bf{EDIT \textgreater{} Kayboard Shortcuts}} \newline \newline More Hotkeys - \{\{link="https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/keyboard-shortcuts-reference.html"\}\}link text\{\{/link\}\}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Windows}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/ee1090_1706383514_after-effects-layout.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Workspace Windows}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{1. File menu:}} At the very top are your menus that can do everything from starting a new project to changing the layout. If your After Effects doesn't look like the screenshot above, change the Window – Workspace to Editing.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{2. Tool Bar:}} Just below the file menu is the tool bar. Selecting these tools will change what you can do in your composition (note: in After Effects, a composition is basically a sequence or a new video). We'll go over the most important tools below.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{3. Project \& Effect Controls Windows:}} Just below the tools on the upper left are two important windows. The Project window is where you'll see all of your imported documents and compositions. The Effects Controls window, which can be viewed by clicking on the tab, is where you'll adjust effects added to layers. A layer is like track in traditional video editing. Once you add a video clip, shape, text, etc. to your composition, it will create a new layer.} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 10) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{4. Composition Window:}} This is the preview monitor where you can see what your video looks like. You'll also be working a lot within this video to create shapes, write text, and make adjustments to layers.} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{5. Other Windows:}} To the right of the composition window are an assortment of windows that can be customized by checking them on or off through the Window file menu. The windows that I find most useful are the Paragraph, Character, and Effects \& Presets panels. Paragraph and Character allow you to customize your text fonts and design. Effects \& Presets is where you'll find all kinds of fun effects to add to your video.} \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Workspace Windows (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{6. The Timeline \& Render Queue:}} Below everything is the time line. This is where you'll be changing the timing of your video, adding animations, and making other adjustments to your layers. Behind the timeline panel is the render queue, which is where you export videos and choose export settings.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}