Keys for working in the Project panel | |
Cmnd + Optn + Shft + R | Replace selected asset |
Double-click | Open asset |
Enter or Return | Open selected asset |
Up Arrow | Select asset above current selection |
Down Arrow | Select asset below current selection |
Cmnd + D | Duplicate selected asset |
Cmnd + A | Select all |
Cmnd + Shft + A | Deselect all |
End | Scroll to bottom of panel |
Home | Scroll to top of panel |
Cmnd + Shft + N | New folder |
Double-click | Open/close folders |
Left Arrow | Close selected folder |
Right Arrow | Open selected folder |
Keys for selecting tools in the Tools panel | |
V-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Selection tool |
A-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Direct Select tool |
M-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Move tool |
R-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Rotate tool |
T-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Text tool |
Y-press and release to change, hold to toggle | Vertical Text tool |
Y or T | Switch between vertical and horizontal text tools |
Z-click to change, hold to toggle | Zoom tool |
Keys for working in the Menu Viewer | |
Shft-drag the bounding box handles | Constrain aspect ratio while scaling |
Shft-drag | Constrain movement (including rotation) to 45º |
Down Arrow | Nudge selection 1 pixel down |
Up Arrow | Nudge selection 1 pixel up |
Left Arrow | Nudge selection 1 pixel left |
Right Arrow | Nudge selection 1 pixel right |
Shft + Down Arrow | Nudge selection 10 pixels down |
Shft + Left Arrow | Nudge selection 10 pixels left |
Shft + Right Arrow | Nudge selection 10 pixels right |
Shft + Up Arrow | Nudge selection 10 pixels up |
Cmnd + L | Set link for selected button |
Optn-drag a video file from the Project panel | Set video background for motion menu |
Optn-double-click at item in the Library panel | Replace selected item |
Optn-drag an item from the Library panel or Mac OS Finder onto the item | Replace selected item |
Cmnd-click the Replace button in the Library | Replace without scale |
Cmnd + Optn-click an item in the Library | Replace without scale |
Cmnd + Optn-drag from the Library onto the selected item | Replace without scale |
Optn-drag | Duplicate selected item |
Optn-drag the bounding box handles | Scale from center |
Cmnd + Ctrl-click | Show menu layers |
Cmnd + . (period) | Zoom in |
+ (plus) | Zoom in |
Cmnd + , (comma) | Zoom out |
- (minus) | Zoom out |
Keys for working with text in menus and subtitles | |
Double-click text object | Enter text edit mode |
Esc | Exit text edit mode |
Cmnd-drag | Move subtitle text in the Monitor tab when in text-editing mode |
Double-click | Select word |
Triple-click | Select line |
Click 4 times | Select paragraph |
Click 5 times | Select all text in text block |
Cmnd + A | Select all text in text block |
Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Move cursor one character right or left |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Move cursor one line up or down |
Cmnd + Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Move cursor one word right or left |
Cmnd + Down Arrow | Move cursor to next paragraph |
Cmnd + Up Arrow | Move cursor to previous paragraph |
Home | Move cursor to beginning of line |
End | Move cursor to end of line |
Cmnd + Home | Move cursor to beginning of text |
Cmnd + End | Move cursor to end of text |
Shft-click | Increase selection of text |
Double-click + drag | Increase selection by word |
Triple-click + drag | Increase selection by line |
Click 4 times + drag | Increase selection by paragraph |
Shft + Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Increase selection by character |
Cmnd + Shft + Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Increase selection by word |
Cmnd + Shft + Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Increase selection by line |
Shft + Home | Increase selection to beginning of text |
Shft + End | Increase selection to end of text |
Keys for working in the Slideshow Viewer | |
End | Select last slide |
Home | Select first slide |
Page Down | Select next slide |
Page Up | Select previous slide |
Up Arrow | Select slide above |
Down Arrow | Select slide below |
Right Arrow | Select slide right |
Left Arrow | Select slide left |
Cmnd + . (period) | Zoom in |
+ (plus) | Zoom In |
Cmnd + , (comma) | Zoom out |
- (minus) | Zoom out |
Keys for working in the Timeline Viewer | |
Spacebar | Play/Pause (toggle) |
Shft + Backspace | Ripple delete |
Opt-drag or Opt-click the audio or video portion of the clip with the Selection tool | Slip audio or video independently |
End | Move current-time indicator to end of last clip in timeline |
Home | Move current-time indicator to beginning of timeline |
Left Arrow | Move current-time indicator one frame left |
Right Arrow | Move current-time indicator one frame right |
Page Down | Go to next chapter point or edit point |
Page Up | Go to previous chapter point or edit point |
Shft + 8 | Add a chapter point |
* (asterisk on keypad) | Add a chapter point |
Cmnd + Optn-drag from a chapter point | Set a poster frame |
Shft + * (asterisk on keypad) | Set a poster frame (prerequisite: chapter point is selected) |
Scroll wheel roll down | Scroll timeline forward |
Scroll wheel roll up | Scroll timeline backward |
Shft + scroll wheel roll down | Scroll timeline forward 100% |
Shft + scroll wheel roll up | Scroll timeline backward 100% |
Cmnd + scroll wheel roll up | Move current-time indicator one frame left |
Cmnd + scroll wheel roll down | Move current-time indicator one frame right |
Cmnd + shft + scroll wheel roll up | Move current-time indicator 10 frames left |
Cmnd + Shft + scroll wheel roll down | Move current-time indicator 10 frames right |
Cmnd + . (period) | Zoom in |
+ (plus) on numeric keypad | Zoom in |
Click with zoom tool | Zoom in |
Optn-click with zoom tool | Zoom out |
- (minus) on numeric keypad | Zoom out |
Cmnd + , (comma) | Zoom out |
Keys for working in the Project Preview window | |
Shft + Spacebar | Open Project Preview window |
Enter | Activate current button |
Press the number (1 through 9) of the button you want to activate. | Activate a specific button |
End | Activate End Action button |
Home | Activate Title button |
none | Activate Menu button |
Spacebar | Play/Pause |
Cmnd + Left Arrow | Go to previous chapter |
Cmnd + Right Arrow | Go to next chapter |
Use the arrow keys to navigate up/down/right/left | Navigate buttons in a menu |
Cmnd + = (equal sign) on main keyboard or + (plus sign) on numeric keypad | Increase size of window and contents |
Cmnd + - (hyphen) on main keyboard or - (minus sign) on numeric keypad | Decrease size of window and contents |
Keys for switching workspaces | |
Optn + Shft + 1 | Switch to first workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 2 | Switch to second workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 3 | Switch to third workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 4 | Switch to fourth workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 5 | Switch to fifth workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 6 | Switch to sixth workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 7 | Switch to seventh workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 8 | Switch to eighth workspace in Workspace menu |
Optn + Shft + 9 | Switch to ninth workspace in Workspace menu |
Keys for resetting application defaults | |
Drag the Preferences file to the trash and restart Encore. | Reset keys in registry file |
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