Shortcut key is used for using tool in Animate CC

Welcome to the wonderful world of Adobe Animate! Get more from your new favorite software with these vital keyboard shortcuts.

Edit Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Copy	Ctrl+C	Command+C
Cut	Ctrl+X	Command+X
Delete	Backspace or Del	Clear or Delete
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Command+D
Keyboard Shortcuts	Alt+K	Option+K
Paste	Ctrl+V	Command+V
Paste All	Ctrl+Alt+V	Command+Option+V
Paste Transitions from Location	Ctrl+Shift+V	Command+Shift+V
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Command+Shift+Z
Select All	Ctrl+A	Command+A
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Command+Z

File Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Close	Ctrl+W	Command+W
Close All	Ctrl+Alt+W	Command+Alt+W
Exit	Ctrl+Q	Command+Q
Import	Ctrl+I	Command+I
New	Ctrl+N	Command+N
Open	Ctrl+O	Command+O
Preview in Browser	Ctrl+Enter or Ctrl+Return	Command+Return
Publish	Ctrl+Alt+S	Command+Alt+S
Save	Ctrl+S	Command+S
Save As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Command+Shift+S

Modify Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Bring Forward	Ctrl+]	Command+]
Bring to Front	Ctrl+Shift+]	Command+Shift+]
Convert to Symbol	Ctrl+Y	Command+Y
Group Elements	Ctrl+G	Command+G
Send Backward	Ctrl+[	Command+[
Send to Back	Ctrl+Shift+[	Command+Shift+[
Ungroup Elements	Ctrl+Shift+G	Command+Shift+G

Stage Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Nudge Down	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Nudge Down 10px	Shift+Down Arrow	Shift+Down Arrow
Nudge Left	Left Arrow	Left Arrow
Nudge Left 10px	Shift+Left Arrow	Shift+Left Arrow
Nudge Right	Right Arrow	Right Arrow
Nudge Right 10px	Shift+Right Arrow	Shift+Right Arrow
Nudge Up	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Nudge Up 10px	Shift+Up Arrow	Shift+Up Arrow

Timeline Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Auto-Keyframe Mode	K	K
Auto-Transition Mode	X	X
Create Transitions From Keyframes	Ctrl+Shift+T	Command+Shift+T
Expand/Collapse All	Ctrl+Shift+Num or Ctrl+Shift+.	Command+Shift+Num or Command+Shift+.
Expand/Collapse Selected	Ctrl+Num or Ctrl+.	Command+Num or Command+.
Flip Playhead and Pin	Shift+P	Shift+P
Insert Label	Ctrl+L	Command+L
Insert Trigger	Ctrl+T	Command+T
Remove Transitions	Shift+Backspace or Shift+Del	Shift+Backspace or Shift+Delete
Snapping	Alt+;	Option+;
Toggle Pin	P	P
Zoom Timeline In Horizontally	Num + or =	Num + or =
Zoom Timeline Out Horizontally	Num – or –	Num – or –
Zoom Timeline to Fit Horizontally

Tool Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Clipping	C	C
Ellipse	O	O
Rectangle	M	M
Rounded Rectangle	R	R
Selection	V	V
Text	T	T
Transform	Q	Q

Transport Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Go to End	End	End
Go to Next Keyframe	Ctrl+Right Arrow	Command+Right Arrow
Go to Previous Keyframe	Ctrl+Left Arrow	Command+Left Arrow
Go to Start	Home	Home
Play/Stop	Space	Space
Return	Enter or Return	Return

View Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Enable Smart Guides	Ctrl+U	Command+U
Guides	Ctrl+;	Command+;
Lock Guides	Shift+Alt+;	Shift+Alt+;
Rulers	Ctrl+R	Command+R
Snap to Guides	Ctrl+Shift+;	Command+Shift+;
Zoom In Stage	Ctrl+Num + or Ctrl+=	Command+Num + or Command+=
Zoom Out Stage	Ctrl+Num – or Ctrl+-	Command+Num – or Command+-
Zoom Stage Actual Size	Ctrl+Num 1 or Ctrl+1	Command+Num 1 or Command+1

Window Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac OS
Code	Ctrl+E	Command+E
Maximize Frame	`	`
Next Open Composition	Ctrl+`	Command+`
Previous Open Composition	Ctrl+Shift+`	Command+Shift+`