Larry Jordan’s Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015

Category Shortcut What It Does

NOTES

These are default keyboard shortcuts that ship with Premiere Pro CC 2015.
Windows users, substitute CNTRL for Cmd and ALT for Opt.

Premiere supports assigning more than one shortcut per function.

[Unassigned] indicates shortcuts that exist which aren’t assigned to any key.

General Operations
Opt + Cmd + N Create a new Project
Cmd + O Open Project
Shift + Cmd + W Close Project
Cmd + S Save Project
Shift + Cmd + S Save Project As
Cmd + Q Quit Premiere Pro

Interface
Cmd + Z Undo
Shift + Cmd + Z Redo
S Toggle Snapping on/off
Shift + H Toggle Hover Scrub on/off
= Zoom into active pane
- Zoom out of active pane
\ Fit sequence into Timeline
Cmd + , [comma] Open the General Preference Pane
Opt + Cmd + K Open Keyboard Shortcuts
Cmd + = Increase Video Tracks Height
Cmd + - Decrease Video Tracks Height
Opt + = Increase Audio Tracks Height
Opt + - Decrease Audio Tracks Height

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Shift + 1 Activate Project panel

Shift + 2 Activate Source Monitor
Shift + 3 Activate Timelines panel
Shift + 4 Activate Program Monitor
Shift + 5 Activate Effect Controls panel
Shift + 6 Activate Audio Track Mixer
Shift + 7 Activate Effects panel
Shift + 8 Activate Media Browser panel
Opt + [ Set Work Area Bar In Point
Opt + ] Set Work Area Bar Out Point
[unassigned] Display Lumetri Scopes
[unassigned] Display Audio Meters
[unassigned] Show Video Keyframes
[unassigned] Show Audio Keyframes

Import
Opt + Cmd + I Import selected clip in Media Browser
Cmd + I Import directly into Project panel
[unassigned] Link offline media

Timeline Tools
V Selection Tool
A Track Select Forward Tool
Shift + A Track Select Backward Tool
B Ripple Edit Tool
N Rolling Edit Tool
R Rate Stretch Tool
C Razor Tool
Y Slip Tool

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U Slide Tool
P Pen Tool
H Hand Tool
Z Zoom Tool

Editing
Cmd + N Create a new Sequence
Cmd + B Create new bin in Project panel
I Mark In
Shift + I Go to In
Opt + I Clear In
O Mark Out
Shift + O Go to Out
Opt + O Clear Out
/ Mark Selection
X Mark entire clip
Opt + X Clear In and Out
. [period] Overwrite edit into Timeline
, [comma] Insert edit into Timeline
F Match Frame
Shift + R Reverse Match Frame
Cmd + U Make Subclip
Shift + U Make Subsequence
Shift + T Reveal Nested Sequence
Opt + Up Nudge selected clip up a track
Opt + Down Nudge selected clip down a track
Shift + Cmd + Left Nudge selected clip left 5 frames
Cmd + Left Nudge selected clip left 1 frame
Shift + Cmd + Right Nudge selected clip right 5 frames

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Cmd + Right Nudge selected clip right 1 frame

Opt + Shift + Cmd + Left Slip selected clip left 5 frames
Opt + Cmd + Left Slip selected clip left 1 frame
Opt + Shift + Cmd + Right Slip selected clip right 5 frames
Opt + Cmd + Right Slip selected clip right 1 frame
[unassigned] Join All Through Edits
[unassigned] Set to Frame Size

Multicam
Shift + 0 Toggle Multi-Camera View
[unassigned] Show Multi-Camera Preview Monitor
[unassigned] Edit Cameras...
[unassigned] Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence...
[unassigned] Flatten selected multicam clip

Trimming
D Select Clip at Playhead
Cmd + Down Select Next Clip
Cmd + Up Select Previous Clip
T Trim Edit
Ctrl + T Toggle Trim Type
E Extend Selected Edit to Playhead
W Ripple Trim Next Edit To Playhead
Q Ripple Trim Previous Edit To Playhead
Shift + W Extend Next Edit To Playhead
Shift + Q Extend Previous Edit To Playhead
Opt + W Trim Next Edit to Playhead
Opt + Q Trim Previous Edit to Playhead
Shift + Forward Delete Ripple Delete

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Opt + Delete Ripple Delete

Shift + Cmd + / Duplicate
Cmd + K Add Edit
Shift + Cmd + K Add Edit to All Tracks

Shift + K Play around the edit point

Opt + K Play In to Out
Shift + Space Play In to Out with Preroll/Postroll
Shift + Home Go to Selected Clip Start
Shift + End Go to Selected Clip End
Down Go to Next Edit Point
Shift + Down Go to Next Edit Point on Any Track
Up Go to Previous Edit Point
Shift + Up Go to Previous Edit Point on Any Track
Left Step Back 1 Frame
Shift + Left Step Back Many Frames - Units
Right Step Forward 1 Frame
Shift + Right Step Forward Many Frames - Units
J-K-L Shuttle Left - Stop - Right
Shift + J Shuttle Slow Left
Shift + L Shuttle Slow Right
[unassigned] Select In to Out

Organize Timeline
Cmd + A Select All
Shift + Cmd + A Deselect All
Shift + Cmd + E Enable selected clip
Forward Delete Clear, and leave gap
Shift + ; Go to next gap in Sequence

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Opt + ; Go to previous gap in Sequence

Cmd + F Find...
Cmd + L Link selected clips
Cmd + G Group selected clips
Shift + Cmd + G Ungroup selected clips
M Add Marker
Shift + M Go to Next Marker
Shift + Cmd + M Go to Previous Marker
Opt + M Clear Selected Marker
Opt + Cmd + M Clear All Markers
[unassigned] Edit Marker...
[unassigned] Nest selected clips

Audio
G Change Audio Gain...
] Increase selected clip volume
Shift + ] Increase selected clip volume (Many)
[ Decrease selected clip volume
Shift + [ Decrease selected clip volume (Many)
Opt + Cmd + T Show/Hide selected tracks in mixer
Shift + G Modify Audio Channels...
[unassigned] Nudge Volume + 1dB
[unassigned] Nudge Volume + 3dB
[unassigned] Nudge Volume -1dB
[unassigned] Nudge Volume -3dB
[unassigned] Edit selected in Adobe Audition

Transitions
Cmd + D Apply Video Transition

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Shift + Cmd + D Apply Audio Transition

Shift + D Apply Default Transitions to Selection

Titles and Effects

Cmd + T Create a new Title
Shift + Cmd + L Left align title text
Shift + Cmd + C Center align title text
Shift + Cmd + R Right align title text

Cmd + R Modify clip speed or duration

Opt + Cmd + V Paste effect attributes
Return Render Effects in Work Area
[unassigned] Remove Effects...
[unassigned] Render Selection
[unassigned] Insert Frame Hold Segment
[unassigned] Edit selected in Adobe Photoshop
[unassigned] Replace selected with After Effects Comp.
[unassigned] Direct Link to Adobe SpeedGrade...

Export and Archive

Cmd + M Export media
Shift + E Export Frame
[unassigned] Open Project Manager...

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