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Editing using the keyboard


Some experienced video editors can edit faster using the keyboard than the mouse. Premiere provides keyboard shortcuts for most commands and buttons, so it is possible to edit a video program with minimal use of the mouse. This guide and the Quick Reference Card fully document all keyboard shortcuts.

To find the keyboard shortcut for a command, tool, or button:

Do one of the following:
  • For a tool or button, hold the pointer over a tool or button until its Tool Tip appears. If available, the keyboard shortcut appears in the Tool Tip after the tool description. (If Tool Tips do not appear, choose Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image and make sure that Show Tool Tips is selected.) Repeatedly press a timeline tool shortcut to cycle through all the tools available in the group.
  • For a menu command, the keyboard shortcut is listed on the menu to the right of the command, if a shortcut is provided.
  • For keyboard shortcuts not listed in menus or Tool Tips, see the Quick Reference Card.

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