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Keys for using footage items


    (Project window)

    Result

    Windows

    Macintosh

    Open selected footage item or composition

    Double-click or Enter on numeric keypad

    Double-click or Enter on numeric keypad

    Open movie in an After Effects footage window

    Alt + double-click

    Option + double-click

    Activate most recent composition

    \

    \

    Add selected item to most recently activated composition

    Ctrl + /

    Command + /

    Replace a selected layer's source footage in Composition window with selected footage

    Ctrl + Alt + /

    Command + Option + /

    Replace a selected layer's source footage item or composition

    Alt-drag footage item from Project window into composition

    Option-drag footage item from Project window into composition

    Scan for changed footage

    Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Q

    Ctrl + Command + Option + Shift + Q

    Delete a footage item without a warning dialog box appearing

    Ctrl + Backspace

    Command + Delete