Adobe Premiere Pro is one of Adobe’s best-known programs within the Creative Cloud package. It’s one of the longest running apps devoted to video-making. Premiere Pro also has the well-earned reputation of being one of the most versatile and easy-to-use visual editors currently on the market.
While Premiere Pro CC can seem daunting to anyone who hasn’t used it, the app is actually quite simple to understand.
First, we recommend learning how to cut a video into clips using Adobe Premiere. This will help you shorten your videos for social media. Next, learn how to edit videos faster in Premiere Pro.
And once you’re ready to level up, give your workflow a big boost with the Adobe Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet we’ve shared below.
The cheat sheet covers various shortcuts to help you quickly navigate around the app on both Windows and macOS. It also lists shortcuts to help you select and edit onscreen content and use various native tools like the Pen tool.
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Adobe Premiere Pro Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and macOS
The shortcuts listed are the default shortcuts forAdobe Premiere Pro CC 2020. The cheat sheet does not reflect shortcuts that have been customized by an individual user.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS
Application Shortcuts |
|
| F1 | Open Premiere Pro Help |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo last action |
| V | Activate the Selection tool |
| Shift + A | Activate the Track Select Backward tool |
| A | Activate the Track Select Forward tool |
| B | Select the Ripple Edit tool |
| N | Select the Rolling Edit tool |
| P | Select the Pen tool |
| H | Select the Hand tool |
| Z | Select the Zoom tool |
| T | Select the Type tool |
| Ctrl + Q | Quit Premiere Pro |
| File Shortcuts | |
| Ctrl + O | Open a project |
| Ctrl + W | Close the panel window |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close open project |
| Ctrl + S | Save project |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save project as |
| Ctrl + I | Import a file or piece of media to edit |
| Project Shortcuts | |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a piece of content |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a piece of content |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a piece of content |
| Ctrl + Shift + / | Duplicate a piece of content |
| Ctrl + A | Select all content |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Deselect all content |
| Ctrl + F | Find a file or piece of content |
| Program Shortcuts | |
| Spacebar | Play |
| Sequence and Timeline Shortcuts | |
| = | Zoom in on a track |
| – | Zoom out on a track |
| Ctrl + = | Increase the size of the tracks |
| Ctrl + – | Decrease the size of the tracks |
| Ctrl + L | Link content |
| Ctrl + G | Group content |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup content |
| F | Match a frame |
| Shift + R | Reverse Match a frame |
| Ctrl + K | Add Edit to a frame |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Add Edit to all tracks |
| Shift + T | Trim Edit |
| X | Mark Clip |
| / | Mark Selection |
| M | Add a marker |
| Shift + M | Go to the next marker |
| [ | Decrease the volume of an audio track |
| ] | Increase the volume of an audio track |
| Shift + E | Export a frame |
| Ctrl + M | Open Export dialog box in Timeline panel |
| Essential Graphics Shortcuts | |
| Backspace | Clear selection |
| Legacy Title Panel Shortcuts | |
| A | Arc tool |
| E | Ellipse tool |
| L | Line tool |
| P | Pen tool |
| R | Rectangle tool |
| O | Rotation tool |
| C | Vertical Type tool |
| Ctrl + B | Bold text |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize text |
| Ctrl + U | Underline text |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C | Insert the copyright symbol |
| macOS
Application Shortcuts |
|
| F1 | Open Premiere Pro Help |
| Cmd + Z | Undo last action |
| Shift + Cmd + Z | Redo last action |
| V | Activate the Selection tool |
| Shift + A | Activate the Track Select Backward tool |
| A | Activate the Track Select Forward tool |
| B | Select the Ripple Edit tool |
| N | Select the Rolling Edit tool |
| P | Select the Pen tool |
| H | Select the Hand tool |
| Z | Select the Zoom tool |
| T | Select the Type tool |
| Cmd + Q | Quit Premiere Pro |
| File Shortcuts | |
| Cmd + O | Open a project |
| Cmd + W | Close the panel window |
| Shift + Cmd + W | Close open project |
| Cmd + S | Save project |
| Shift + Cmd + S | Save project as |
| Cmd + I | Import a file or piece of media to edit |
| Project Shortcuts | |
| Cmd + X | Cut a piece of content |
| Cmd + C | Copy a piece of content |
| Cmd + V | Paste a piece of content |
| Shift + Cmd + / | Duplicate a piece of content |
| Cmd + A | Select all content |
| Shift + Cmd + A | Deselect all content |
| Cmd + F | Find a file or piece of content |
| Program Shortcuts | |
| Spacebar | Play |
| Sequence and Timeline Shortcuts | |
| = | Zoom in on a track |
| – | Zoom out on a track |
| Cmd + = | Increase the size of the tracks |
| Cmd + – | Decrease the size of the tracks |
| Cmd + L | Link content |
| Cmd + G | Group content |
| Shift + Cmd + G | Ungroup content |
| F | Match a frame |
| Shift + R | Reverse Match a frame |
| Cmd + K | Add Edit to a frame |
| Shift + Cmd + K | Add Edit to all tracks |
| Shift + T | Trim Edit |
| X | Mark Clip |
| / | Mark Selection |
| M | Add a marker |
| Shift + M | Go to the next marker |
| [ | Decrease the volume of an audio track |
| ] | Increase the volume of an audio track |
| Shift + E | Export a frame |
| Cmd + M | Open Export dialog box in Timeline panel |
| Essential Graphics Shortcuts | |
| Delete | Clear selection |
| Legacy Title Panel Shortcuts | |
| A | Arc tool |
| E | Ellipse tool |
| L | Line tool |
| P | Pen tool |
| R | Rectangle tool |
| O | Rotation tool |
| C | Vertical Type tool |
| Cmd + B | Bold text |
| Cmd + l | Italicize text |
| Cmd + U | Underline text |
| Cmd + Option + Shift + C | Insert the copyright symbol |
Explore More Adobe Premiere Pro Tips
Now that you have this cheat sheet, you can quickly reference it to fulfill all your video editing needs. Looking for other things you can do with the program? Learn how to record a voiceover in Adobe Premiere Pro or liven up your videos with a few Premiere Pro transitions.
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