Adobe Premiere CS4 keyboard shortcuts 
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List of shortcut keys
| Shortcut | Command | How useful(?) |
Keys for selecting tools Adobe Premiere CS4 | ||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | |
| V | Selection tool | + – |
| A | Track Select tool | + – |
| B | Ripple Edit tool | + – |
| N | Rolling Edit tool | + – |
| X | Rate Stretch tool | + – |
| C | Razor tool | + – |
| Y | Slip tool | + – |
| U | Slide tool | + – |
| P | Pen tool | + – |
| H | Hand tool | + – |
| Z | Zoom tool | + – |
Keys for viewing panels Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Ctrl+Shft+< | Activate panels in rotation to left | + – | |
| Ctrl+Shft+> | Activate panels in rotation to right | + – | |
| Shft + 6 | Audio Mixer panel | + – | |
| Shft + 5 | Effect Controls panel | + – | |
| Shft + 7 | Effects panel | + – | |
| Shft + 2 | Source Monitor panel | + – | |
| Shft + 4 | Program Monitor panel | + – | |
| Shft + 1 | Project panel | + – | |
| Shft + 3 | Timeline panel | + – | |
| Ctrl + W (Windows), Cmnd + W (Mac OS) | Close active panel | + – | |
| ' [grave accent or tilde] (US English keyboards), or the key to the left of the numeral 1 key (non-US English keyboards), or the @ key on Japanese keyboards | View selected panel full-screen | + – | |
Keys for the Capture panel Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Tab | Navigate through editable fields | + – | |
| Esc | Cancel capture | + – | |
| E | Eject | + – | |
| F | Fast forward | + – | |
| Q | Go to In point | + – | |
| W | Go to Out point | + – | |
| G | Record | + – | |
| R | Rewind | + – | |
| Left Arrow | Step back | + – | |
| Right Arrow | Step forward | + – | |
| S | Stop | + – | |
Keys for the Multi-Camera Monitor Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Page Down | Go to next edit point | + – | |
| Page Up | Go to previous edit point | + – | |
| Spacebar | Play/Stop | + – | |
| 0 | Record On/Off | + – | |
| 1 | Select Camera 1 | + – | |
| 2 | Select Camera 2 | + – | |
| 3 | Select Camera 3 | + – | |
| 4 | Select Camera 4 | + – | |
| Left Arrow | Step back | + – | |
| Right Arrow | Step forward | + – | |
Keys for the Project panel Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete selection with options | + – | |
| Shft + Down Arrow | Extend selection down | + – | |
| Shft + Left Arrow | Extend selection left | + – | |
| Shft + Right Arrow | Extend selection right | + – | |
| Shft + Up Arrow | Extend selection up | + – | |
| Down Arrow | Move selection down | + – | |
| End | Move selection to the end | + – | |
| Home | Move selection to home | + – | |
| Left Arrow | Move selection left | + – | |
| Page Down | Move selection a page down | + – | |
| Page Up | Move selection a page up | + – | |
| Right Arrow | Move selection right | + – | |
| Up Arrow | Move selection up | + – | |
| Shft + ] | Next thumbnail size | + – | |
| Shft + [ | Previous thumbnail size | + – | |
Keys for the Timeline Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Double-click the work area bar | Set work area bar to sequence | + – | |
| Alt + [ | Set work area bar In point | + – | |
| Alt + ] | Set work area bar Out point | + – | |
| G | Clear In and Out points | + – | |
| D | Clear In point | + – | |
| Backspace | Clear selection | + – | |
| F | Clear Out point | + – | |
| Alt-drag In point or Out point | Edit audio or video In point or Out point independently | + – | |
| Q | Go to In point | + – | |
| W | Go to Out point | + – | |
| Page Down | Go to next edit point | + – | |
| Page Up | Go to previous edit point | + – | |
| Shft + End | Go to selected clip end | + – | |
| Shft + Home | Go to selected clip start | + – | |
| End | Go to sequence end (when a Timeline panel is active) | + – | |
| Home | Go to sequence start (when a Timeline panel is active) | + – | |
| Ctrl + 1 | Go to sequence numbered marker | + – | |
| M | Match frame | + – | |
| Type +, followed by the number of frames, and then press Enter | Move selected clip forward a specified number of frames | + – | |
| Type . (dot), followed by the number of frames, and then press Enter | Move selected clip back a specified number of frames | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + , | Nudge clip selection 5 frames to the left | + – | |
| Alt + , | Nudge clip selection one frame to the left | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + . | Nudge clip selection 5 frames to the right | + – | |
| Alt + . | Nudge clip selection one frame to the right | + – | |
| Ctrl + Spacebar | Play from current-time indicator to Out point | + – | |
| Shft + Spacebar | Play In to Out with preroll/postroll | + – | |
| Spacebar | Toggle Play/Stop | + – | |
| Hold down Shft while pressing L repeatedly until playing at the desired speed. Release Shft. | Play forward at fast speed | + – | |
| L | Play forward at normal speed | + – | |
| Hold K while pressing L | Play forward one frame at a time | + – | |
| Hold down K + L | Play forward slowly (eight fps) | + – | |
| Hold down Shft while pressing J repeatedly until playing at the desired speed. Release Shft. | Play in reverse at fast speed | + – | |
| J | Play in reverse at normal speed | + – | |
| Hold K while pressing J | Play in reverse one frame at a time | + – | |
| Hold down K + J | Play in reverse slowly (eight fps) | + – | |
| Shft + T | Reveal nested sequence | + – | |
| Alt + Backspace | Ripple delete | + – | |
| I | Set In point | + – | |
| Shft + * (use the numeric keypad) | Set next available numbered Timeline marker | + – | |
| O | Set Out point | + – | |
| * (use the numeric keypad) | Set unnumbered marker | + – | |
| Down Arrow | Show next screen | + – | |
| Up Arrow | Show previous screen | + – | |
| Shft + J | Shuttle slow left | + – | |
| Shft + L | Shuttle slow right | + – | |
| K | Shuttle stop | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Left Arrow | Slide clip selection 5 frames to the left | + – | |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Slide clip selection one frame to the left | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Right Arrow | Slide clip selection 5 frames to the right | + – | |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Slide clip selection one frame to the right | + – | |
| Alt-drag the audio or video portion of the clip with the Selection tool | Slip audio or video independently | + – | |
| Left Arrow | Step back | + – | |
| Shft + Left Arrow | Step back 5 frames/units | + – | |
| Right Arrow | Step forward | + – | |
| Shft + Right Arrow | Step forward 5 frames/units | + – | |
| Ctrl-click timecode hot text | Toggle between available timecode display formats | + – | |
| T | Trim | + – | |
| \ | Zoom in/out to/from full-sequence view | + – | |
Keys for the Titler Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| A | Arc tool | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Left Arrow | Decrease kerning by five units | + – | |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Decrease kerning by one unit | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Down Arrow | Decrease leading by five units | + – | |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Decrease leading by one unit | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shft + Left Arrow | Decrease text size by five points | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow | Decrease text size by 1-point | + – | |
| E | Ellipse tool | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Right Arrow | Increase kerning by five units | + – | |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Increase kerning by one unit | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Up Arrow | Increase leading by five units | + – | |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Increase leading by one unit | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shft + Right Arrow | Increase text size by five points | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow | Increase text size by 1-point | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shft + C | Insert copyright symbol | + – | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shft + R | Insert registered symbol | + – | |
| L | Line tool | + – | |
| Ctrl + T | New title | + – | |
| Shft + Down Arrow | Nudge selected object 5 pixels down | + – | |
| Down Arrow | Nudge selected object 1 pixel down | + – | |
| Shft + Left Arrow | Nudge selected object 5 pixels to the left | + – | |
| Left Arrow | Nudge selected object 1 pixel to the left | + – | |
| Shft + Right Arrow | Nudge selected object 5 pixels to the right | + – | |
| Right Arrow | Nudge selected object 1 pixel to the right | + – | |
| Shft + Up Arrow | Nudge selected object 5 pixels up | + – | |
| Up Arrow | Nudge selected object 1 pixel up | + – | |
| P | Pen tool | + – | |
| Ctrl + Shft + D | Position objects to the bottom title-safe margin | + – | |
| Ctrl + Shft + F | Position objects to the left title-safe margin | + – | |
| Ctrl + Shft + O | Position objects to the top title-safe margin | + – | |
| R | Rectangle tool | + – | |
| O | Rotation tool | + – | |
| V | Selection tool | + – | |
| T | Type tool | + – | |
| C | Vertical Type tool | + – | |
| W | Wedge tool | + – | |
Keys for the Trim panel Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Alt + 1 | Focus on both Outgoing and Incoming sides | + – | |
| Alt + 3 | Focus on Incoming side | + – | |
| Alt + 2 | Focus on Outgoing side | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Left Arrow | Trim backward by large trim offset | + – | |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Trim backward by one frame | + – | |
| Alt + Shft + Right Arrow | Trim forward by large trim offset | + – | |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Trim forward by one frame | + – | |
Keys for Effect Controls panel Adobe Premiere CS4 | |||
| To see a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, select Edit >Keyboard Customization. Also, you can find most keyboard shortcuts in menu commands and tool tips. Commonly-used shortcuts appear in the table. | + – | ||
| Home | Go to selected clip start (when Effect Controls panel is active) | + – | |
| End | Go to selected clip end (when Effect Controls panel is active) | + – | |
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