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Chapter 18: Keyboard shortcuts
Finding and customizing keyboard shortcuts
About keyboard shortcuts
Adobe Premiere Pro provides a set of keyboard shortcuts. Because many commands and buttons have keyboard
equivalents, you can edit a video program with minimal use of the mouse. You can also create or edit keyboard
shortcuts by using the Keyboard Customization command. In the Keyboard Customization dialog box, the default
shortcut set is called Adobe Premiere Pro Factory Defaults.
You can find the keyboard shortcuts for a tool, button, or menu command by doing any of the following:
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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.
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For menu commands, look for the keyboard shortcut at the right of the command.
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For keyboard shortcuts not shown in tool tips or on menus, see the Shortcut tables in this chapter, or choose Edit >
Keyboard Customization. The Keyboard Customization dialog box is also a good place to look if you suspect that
shortcuts might have been changed (customized) by a user.
To customize keyboard shortcuts
In addition to using the standard set of keyboard shortcuts, you can assign your own custom shortcuts to nearly any
menu command, button, or tool. By customizing shortcuts, you can assign shortcuts to commands that don’t
currently have shortcuts, reassign shortcuts from commands you rarely use to commands you use often, or set
shortcuts to match other software you use. If other sets are available, you can choose them from the Set pop-up menu
in the Keyboard Customization dialog box. You can save different sets of shortcuts and restore the default settings.
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Choose Edit > Keyboard Customization.
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(Optional) From the Set pop-up menu in the Keyboard Customization dialog box, choose the set of keyboard
shortcuts you want to use in Adobe Premiere Pro:
Adobe Premiere Pro Factory Defaults
Loads the keyboard shortcuts used in Adobe Premiere Pro. This is the default
set.
Shortcuts for Avid Xpress DV 3.5
Loads keyboard shortcuts that are the same as in Avid Xpress DV 3.5. This provides
a convenience for users who transition from Avid to Adobe Premiere Pro.
Shortcuts for Final Curt Pro 4.0
Loads keyboard shortcuts that are the same as in Final Cut Pro 4.0. This provides a
convenience for users who transition from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro.
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In the Keyboard Customization dialog box, choose an option from the pop-up menu:
Application
Displays commands found in the menu bar, organized by category.
Windows
Displays commands associated with panels and pop-up menus.
Tools
Displays a list of tool icons.
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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.