To sum up the reason for the entire blog, learning Premiere Pro shortcut keys will be a win-win solution to all your problems. Premiere Pro shortcut keys can be overwhelming for users, especially beginners. These shortcuts will let you lessen the number of mouse clicks. With these, you can make editing more enjoyable.
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Mastering the below list of Premiere Pro shortcut keys is one way to maximize productivity by working faster and more efficiently.
Most used Premiere Pro Shortcut keys
Action | Premiere Pro Shortcut keys | Premiere Pro Shortcut keys |
---|---|---|
New Project | Ctrl + Shift + N | Command + Shift + N |
Save Project | Ctrl + S | Command + S |
Save As | Ctrl + Shift + S | Command + Shift + S |
Save Copy | Ctrl + Alt + S | Command + Option + S |
Close | Ctrl + W | Command + W |
Title | Ctrl + T | Command + T |
Open Existing Project | Ctrl + O | Command + O |
Open in Adobe Bridge | Ctrl + Alt + O | Command + Option + O |
Sequence | Ctrl + N | Command + N |
Exit | Ctrl + Q | Command + Q |
Import | Ctrl + I | Command + I |
Import from the media browser | Ctrl + Alt + I | Command + Option + I |
Media | Ctrl + M | Command + M |
Find | Ctrl + F | Command + F |
Selection | Ctrl + Shift + H | Command + Shift + H |
Copy | Ctrl + C | Command + C |
Cut | Ctrl + X | Command + X |
Paste | Ctrl + V | Command + V |
Undo | Ctrl + Z | Command + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + Y | Command + Y |
Select All | Ctrl + A | Command + A |
Deselect All | Ctrl + Shift + A | Command + Shift + A |
Edit | Ctrl + E | Command + E |
Paste Insert | Ctrl + Shift + V | Command + Shift + V |
Paste Attributes | Ctrl + Alt + V | Command + Option + V |
Clear | Delete | Delete |
Delete forever | Shift + Delete | Shift + Delete |
Duplicate | Ctrl + Shift + / | Command + Shift + / |
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Window Shortcuts
Action | Adobe Premiere Pro Shortcuts Windows | Adobe Premiere Pro Shortcuts Mac |
---|---|---|
Project | Shift + 1 | Shift + 1 |
Source Monitor | Shift + 2 | Shift + 2 |
Timeline | Shif + 3 | Shift + 3 |
Program monitor | Shift + 4 | Shift + 4 |
Effect control | Shift + 5 | Shift + 5 |
Audio track mixer | Shift + 6 | Shift + 6 |
Effects | Shift + 7 | Shift + 7 |
Media browser | Shift + 8 | Shift + 8 |
Audio clip mixer | Shift + 9 | Shift + 9 |
Cut to camera | Ctrl + 1..9 | Command + 1..9 |
Clear poster frame | Ctrl + Shift + P | Command + Shift + P |
Export frame | Ctrl + Shift + E | Command + Shift + E |
Select Camera | 1..9 | 1..9 |
Tools Shortcuts
Action | Adobe Premiere Pro Shortcuts Windows | Adobe Premiere Pro Shortcuts Mac |
---|---|---|
Track select tool | A | A |
Ripple edit tool | B | B |
Razor tool | C | C |
Hand tool | H | H |
Rolling edit tool | N | N |
Pen tool | P | P |
Slide tool | U | U |
Selection tool | V | V |
Slip tool | Y | Y |
Zoom tool | Z | Z |
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Clipping Shortcuts
Action | Premiere Pro Shortcut keys | Premiere Pro Shortcut keys |
---|---|---|
Link | Ctrl + L | Command + L |
Group | Ctrl + G | Command + G |
Ungroup | Ctrl + Shift + G | Command + Shift + G |
Speed | Ctrl + R | Command + R |
Capture | F5 | F5 |
Insert | , | , |
Overwrite | . | . |
Add edit | Ctrl + K | Command + K |
Add edit to track | Ctrl + Shift + K | Command + Shift + K |
Video transition | Ctrl + D | Command + D |
Audio Transition | Ctrl + Shift + D | Command + Shift + D |
Reverse match frame | Shift + R | Shift + R |
Zoom in | + | + |
Zoom out | – | – |
Snap | S | S |
Go to the selected clip and start | Shift + Home | Shift + Home |
Go to the selected clip end | Shift + End | Shift + End |
Minimize all tracks | Shift + – | Shift + – |
Marker Operation Shortcuts
Action | Premiere Pro Shortcuts Windows | Premiere Pro Shortcuts Mac |
---|---|---|
Mark in | I | I |
Mark out | O | O |
Mark clip | X | X |
Mark selection | / | / |
Go to in | Shift + I | Shift + I |
Go to out | Shift + O | Shift + O |
Clear in | Ctrl + Shift + I | Command + Shift + I |
Clear out | Ctrl + Shift + O | Command + Shift + O |
Add marker | M | M |
Previous marker | Ctrl + Shift + M | Command + Shift + M |
Next marker | Shift + M | Shift + M |
Clear current marker | Ctrl + Alt + M | Command + Option + M |
Left align | Ctrl + Shift + L | Command + Shift + L |
Center align | Ctrl + Shift + C | Command + Shift + C |
Right align | Ctrl + Shift + R | Command + Shift + R |
Stopping tab | Ctrl + Shift + T | Command + Shift + T |
Templates | Ctrl + J | Command + J |
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Panel Shortcuts
Action | Premiere Pro Shortcuts | Premiere Pro Shortcuts |
---|---|---|
Record video | V | V |
Record Audio | A | A |
Eject | E | E |
Fast forward | F | F |
Go to in point | Q | Q |
Go to out point | W | W |
Rewind | R | R |
Record | G | G |
Stop | S | S |
Step back | Left Arrow key | Left Arrow key |
Step forward | Right Arrow key | Right Arrow key |
Remove effects or delete an item | Backspace | Backspace |
Play | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Record on or off | 0 | 0 |
Next | Down Arrow key | Down Arrow key |
Previous | Up Arrow key | Down Arrow key |
The above list of Premiere Pro shortcut keys will free up some of your hours to explore more in the creative field. It is just a myth that, if you remember these Premiere Pro shortcuts you will be working like a machine. Have a look at Camtasia shortcuts, it is an alternative tool for Adobe Premiere Pro.
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