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Keyboard shortcuts for Character Animator

Last updated on May 24, 2023

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Character Animator User Guide
Introduction
Creating and controlling puppets
Rigging
Behaviors
1. Add tags and behaviors
2. Behaviors in Character Animator
3. Learn more about Behaviors
Recording and playback
Export projects

Know the default keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Character Animator and learn how to customize them.

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Keyboard shortcuts macOS and Windows

Visual keyboard shortcut editor

Use the visual Keyboard Shortcut editor to view the shortcuts associated with menu commands, tools, and other application functionality, and customize shortcuts for maximum workflow efficiency.

Note: The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box is only for operations that the application can perform. Triggers are handled in the Triggers panel.

View assigned shortcuts

To view the Visual Keyboard Shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.

macOS- Command+Shift+Option+K
Windows- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K

The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box appears, showing the layout of the keyboard.

The keys with shortcuts assigned are identified in purple. All the shortcuts are application-wide shortcuts. To see the full name of the command and its location in the Command list, hover over the assigned shortcut. The Command list shows all assignable commands, grouped by category (menu name or functionality in the application). You can use the search field above the list to quickly locate commands or their descriptions matching a specific word.

When you select a key in the keyboard layout, all the commands that are assigned to that key and all other modifier combinations appear in the Modifiers list.

To export a list of all commands and assigned shortcuts, click Copy To Clipboard.

Customize shortcuts

To assign a shortcut to a command, do either of the following:

Drag the command from the Command list and drop it onto the key in the keyboard layout. Optionally, hold down one or more modifiers while dropping the command onto the key to include those modifiers in the shortcut.
Click in the Shortcut column for the command in the Command list, then press the key (and optional modifiers).

If you use a shortcut assigned to another command, a warning explaining the conflict appears at the bottom of the dialog box, and the shortcut is unassigned from the other command. If unintended, click Undo.
You can assign multiple shortcuts to the same command.

Note: The menu bar and tooltips for those commands only shows one of the assigned shortcuts.

To remove the last assigned shortcut for a command, click Undo.
To remove a shortcut assigned to a command, select the shortcut in the Shortcut column of the Command list, then either click the close button next to the shortcut or click Clear.
To remove all shortcuts assigned to a command, select the command in the Command list and select Clear.

Note: You cannot unassign the Play command’s shortcut (Space), or assign Space to another command. Assigning a new shortcut or removing the shortcut for the Preview Frame, Next Frame, Back Ten Frames, and Forward Ten Frames command changes the nonrepeating (tap) version of those commands. The repeating (holding down the key) version is still be assigned to the original shortcut and appear in the tooltip.

Switch between different sets of shortcuts

You can save different sets of shortcuts, and switch between them based on your preference.

To save the current layout of shortcuts as a new preset, click the Save As button, and give the preset a name.
To delete a previously saved preset, select it from the Keyboard Layout Preset menu, then click the Delete button.
To restore the default set of shortcuts, choose Default Set (read-only) from the Keyboard Layout Preset menu.

Keyboard shortcut reference

General

Result	Windows	macOS
Don’t open scenes or puppets in their respective panels when launching the application	Hold down Shift immediately after launching the application	Hold down Shift immediately after launching the application
Create a project instead of opening the last project when launching the application	Hold down Alt immediately after launching the application	Hold down Option immediately after launching the application
Select a range of project items, layers in a puppet, or triggers for a puppet	Select the first object, then Shift-click the object at the other end of the range	Select the first object, then Shift-click the object at the other end of the range
Select or toggle selection of multiple tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars or keyframes in the Timeline panel, or controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode	Shift-click or Ctrl-click the objects	Shift-click or Command-click the objects
Select a collection of tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars or keyframesin the Timeline panel, or controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode	Drag (marquee)-select around or across the objects	Drag (marquee)-select around or across the objects
Select all project items, layers in a puppet, tracks in the timeline, controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode, or replays for a puppet	Ctrl+A	Command+A
Deselect all project items, layers in a puppet, tracks in the timeline, controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode, or replays for a puppet	Ctrl+Shift+A	Command+Shift+A
Rename selected project item, layer in a puppet, handle, marker, trigger, swap set, track in the timeline, replay, project version, or behavior parameter control	Enter on main keyboard	Return
Delete selected project item, layer in a puppet, handle, track, take, keyframes, marker, trigger, swap set, or control (in Controls panel’s Layout mode)	Delete or Backspace	Delete
Duplicate selected project items, layers, tracks, or takes	Ctrl+D	Command+D
Split selected tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars	Ctrl+Shift+D	Command+Shift+D
Merge (combine) multiple selected Audio Input take bars for visemes or Triggers take bars into a single take bar	Ctrl+Shift+E	Command+Shift+E
Select the previous or next project item or layer in a puppet	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Extend the selection to the previous or next project item or layer in a puppet	Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow	Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow
Select or deselect individual/discontiguous project items, layers in a puppet, or viseme trigger bars	Ctrl-click	Command-click
Open Preferences dialog box	Ctrl+K	Command+, (comma)
Open Keyboard Shortcut editor dialog box	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K	Command+Shift+Option+K
Show help	F1	F1
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Command+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Command+Shift+Z
New project version	Ctrl+S	Command+S
New project version with custom name	Ctrl+Alt+S	Command+Option+S
Quit	Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4	Command+Q

Projects

Result	Windows	macOS
New project	Ctrl+Alt+N	Command+Option+N
Open project	Ctrl+O	Command+O
Save project As	Ctrl+Shift+S	Command+Shift+S

Artwork and audio files

Result	Windows	macOS
Import files into the project	Ctrl+I or double-click in an empty area of the Project panel	Command+I or double-click in an empty area of the Project panel
Add selected project items to a new scene	Ctrl+\ (backslash) or click the Add to New Scene button	Command+\ (backslash) or click the Add to New Scene button
Add each selected project item to its own new scene	Alt-click the Add to New Scene button, or hold down Alt while choosing Scene > Add to New Scene	Option-click the Add to New Scene button, or hold down Option while choosing Scene > Add to New Scene

Workspaces and panels

Result	Windows	macOS
Switch to Home screen (workspace)	Alt+Shift+1	Option+Shift+1
Switch to Rig workspace	Alt+Shift+2	Option+Shift+2
Switch to Record workspace	Alt+Shift+3	Option+Shift+3
Switch to Stream workspace	Alt+Shift+4	Option+Shift+4
Pan the contents of the Scene or Puppet panel	Alt-drag in the panel, or hold down Spacebar or middle mouse button while dragging in the Puppet panel	Option-drag in the panel, or hold down Spacebar or middle mouse button while dragging in the Puppet panel
Zoom the contents of the Scene or Puppet panel	Ctrl+= (equal) / Ctrl+- (minus), or Alt-spin or Ctrl-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the panel	Command+= (equal) / Command+- (minus), or Option-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the panel
Zoom the scene or puppet to fit within the viewable area of the Scene or Puppet panel	Shift+/	Shift+/
Recenter and reset to 100% zoom of the contents in the Scene or Puppet panel	Alt-double-click in the panel	Option-double-click in the panel
Maximize or restore panel under pointer	` (accent grave)	` (accent grave)
Close the frontmost content in the Scene or Puppet panel	Ctrl+W	Command+W

Scenes

Result	Windows	macOS
Create an empty scene	Ctrl+N	Command+N
Refresh the scene’s content, including restarting simulations	Ctrl+Shift+R, F5, or click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel	Command+Shift+R, F5, or click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel
Refresh the scene’s contents, including restarting simulations and deleting previously cached artwork	Alt-click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel	Option-click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel
Create a new scene camera	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C	Command+Shift+Option+C
Take a scene snapshot	Shift+F6	Shift+F6
Show or hide the scene snapshot	F6	F6
Increase or decrease scene snapshot opacity	Ctrl+Alt+= or Ctrl+Alt+-	Command+Option+= or Command+Option+-

Puppets

Result	Windows	macOS
Create an empty puppet	Ctrl+Shift+N	Command+Shift+N
Import an example puppet from the Home screen, and also open its artwork file in Photoshop or Illustrator	Ctrl-click the example puppet in the Home screen	Command-click the example puppet in the Home screen
Group selected layers in a puppet	Ctrl+G	Command+G
Edit select puppet’s artwork in application with which it is associated (Edit Original)	Ctrl+E	Command+E
Search for (filter) layers, applied behaviors, or tags based on their names in the Puppet panel, for behavior parameters in the Properties panel, for triggers or swap sets in the Triggers panel, or for items in the Project panel	Ctrl+F	Command+F
Calibrate for a face-tracked/ body-tracked puppet	Ctrl+P	Command+P
Assign a trigger key for a layer in a puppet	Click the trigger column in the Puppet panel, choose Create Trigger, then enter the key in the Triggers panel	Click the trigger column in the Puppet panel, choose Create Trigger, then enter the key in the Triggers panel
Show trigger keys for a puppet (that uses the Triggers behavior)	Select the puppet, then open the Triggers panel (Window > Triggers)	Select the puppet, then open the Triggers panel (Window > Triggers)
Make a layer a clipping mask for the layers below it, or release a clipping mask	Ctrl+Alt+G	Command+Option+G
Copy a selected handle	Ctrl+C	Command+C
Copy a selected handle, then remove it from the puppet	Ctrl+X	Command+X
Paste a previously copied or cut handle into the currently selected layer or group of a puppet	Ctrl+V	Command+V
Constrain movement of a handle in the Puppet panel	Hold down Shift as you start to drag the handle	Hold down Shift as you start to drag the handle
Nudge selected handles	Arrow keys + hold down Shift as well for 10x the distance or Ctrl for 1/10th the distance	Arrow keys + hold down Shift as well for 10x the distance or Command for 1/10th the distance
Navigate out of a group in the Puppet panel	Ctrl+[	Command+[
(Tags popup window) Cycle through tag categories (tabs)	Tab or Shift+Tab	Tab or Shift+Tab

Charactertizer (Edit Style screen)

Results	Windows	macOS
Pan the style image (when zoomed)	Hold down Spacebar while dragging the image	Hold down Spacebar while dragging the image
Zoom the style image	Alt-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the image	Option-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the image
(Edit Points) Select multiple edit points	Drag (marquee)-select around the points	Drag (marquee)-select around the points
(Edit Points) Select all edit points	Ctrl+A	Command+A
(Edit Points) Add edit points to the current selection	Hold Shift while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag)	Hold Shift while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag)
(Edit Points) Toggle the selection of multiple edit points	Hold Ctrl while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag)	Hold Command while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag)
(Edit Points) Deselect all edit points	Ctrl+Shift+A	Command+Shift+A
(Edit Points) Scale the selected edit points	Ctrl+mouse wheel or vertically swipe on a trackpad	Command+mouse wheel or vertically swipe on a trackpad
(Edit Regions) Adjust the brush size	Spin the mouse wheel or vertically swipe the trackpad	Spin the mouse wheel or vertically swipe the trackpad
(Edit Regions) Eyedropper-pick the brush type from the region color drawn over the image	Right-click above the drawn color	Right-click above the drawn color

Puppet Tools

Results	Windows	macOS
Activate Selection tool	V	V
Activate Hand tool	H	H
Temporarily activate Hand tool	Hold down Spacebar	Hold down Spacebar
Activate Zoom In tool	Z	Z
Activate Zoom Out tool	Alt (when Zoom In tool is active)	Option (when Zoom In tool is active)
Activate Handle tool	L	L
Activate Stick tool	S	S
Activate Pin tool	P	P
Activate Dragger tool	M	M
Activate Dangle tool	D	D

Behaviors

Note:

See Lip Sync shortcuts in the Lip sync section.

Result	Windows	macOS
Search for (filter) behavior parameters based on their names	Ctrl+F	Command+F
(Eye Gaze or Face) Pause eye gaze or facial movements	Hold down ; (semicolon)	Hold down ; (semicolon)
(Eye Gaze, Face or Head and Body Turner) Paste face measurements data from After Effects onto a puppet	Ctrl+V	Command+V
Eye Gaze) Dart eyes in specific directions (when Keyboard Input is armed)	Arrow keys: Up or Down = vertical, Left or Right = horizontal, horizontal + vertical Arrow keys = diagonal	Arrow keys: Up or Down = vertical, Left or Right = horizontal, horizontal + vertical Arrow keys = diagonal
(Layer Picker) Choose a different layer (when Keyboard Input is armed)	Arrow keys: Left = lower-numbered layer, Right = higher-numbered layer, Up = first layer in range, Down = last layer in range	Arrow keys: Left = lower-numbered layer, Right = higher-numbered layer, Up = first layer in range, Down = last layer in range
(Lip Sync) Copy a lip sync take as Time Remap keyframes for use in After Effects	Right-click the Lip Sync take, then choose Copy Visemes for After Effects	Right-click the Lip Sync take, then choose Copy Visemes for After Effects
(Particles) Emit a single particle (Continuous mode for either Point and shoot or Cannon)	R	R
(Particles) Remove all particles	D	D
(Walk) Start/stop walking (when Start is set to With Left & Right Arrow Keys)	Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Recording and playback

Result	Windows	macOS
Start or stop recording	Ctrl+R	Command+R
Start or stop playback	Spacebar	Spacebar
Record a 1-frame take	Ctrl+1	Command+1
Record a 2-frame take	Ctrl+2	Command+2
Record a take the duration of the work area*	Ctrl+3	Command+3
Arm or disarm all behaviors for a puppet	Ctrl-click any behavior Arm for Record button in the Properties panel	Command-click any behavior Arm for Record button in the Properties panel
Arm or disarm all currently recordable properties of a behavior	Ctrl-click any behavior parameter’s Arm for Record button in the Properties panel	Command-click any behavior parameter’s Arm for Record button in the Properties panel
Enable or disable all behaviors on a puppet	Ctrl-click any behavior’s eyeball in the Properties panel	Command-click any behavior’s eyeball in the Properties panel

* These shortcuts create takes for armed behavior parameters. However, if triggers or swap sets are selected in the Triggers panel and the panel has focus, these will create trigger bars bars (and take bars for any replays associated with the selected triggers) instead.

Note:

The record 1 frame take and record a 2 frame take shortcuts create takes for armed behavior parameters. However, if triggers or swap sets are selected in the Triggers panel and the panel has focus, these creates trigger bars instead.

Time navigation and work area

Result	Windows	macOS
Go to beginning of a scene	Home	Fn+Left Arrow
Go forward 1 frame	Ctrl+Right Arrow	Command+Right Arrow
Go forward 10 frames	Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow	Command+Shift+Right Arrow
Go backward 1 frame	Ctrl+Left Arrow	Command+Left Arrow
Go backward 10 frames	Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow	Command+Shift+Left Arrow
Go to the previous interesting time (work area start/end, track in/out, take in/out, marker)	Alt+Left Arrow	Option+Left Arrow
Go to the next interesting time (work area start/end, track in/out, take in/out, marker)	Alt+Right Arrow	Option+Right Arrow
Go to the start of the work area	Shift+Home	Shift+Home
Go to the end of the work area	Shift+End	Shift+End
Scrub through time in 1-frame increments	Drag the playhead	Drag the playhead
Scrub through time in subframe increments	Ctrl-drag the playhead	Command-drag the playhead
Scroll left or right one “page” of the Timeline panel at a time	Page Up or Page Down	Page Up or Page Down
Scroll left or right less than one “page” of the Timeline panel at a time	Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl +Page Down	Command+Page Up or Command+Page Down
Scroll horizontally (through time) or vertically (through tracks and takes)	With the mouse pointer above the Timeline panel, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically across a trackpad. Or, on a touchscreen, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically. Alternatively, to scroll through time, Shift-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad.	With the mouse pointer above the Timeline panel, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically across a trackpad. Or, on a touchscreen, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically. Alternatively, to scroll through time, Shift-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad.
Zoom into or out of time	With the mouse pointer above a specific time in the Timeline panel, do a pinch-to-zoom gesture on a trackpad. Or, Alt- or Ctrl-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. Alternatively, pinch-to-zoom above a specific time in the Timeline panel on a touchscreen.	With the mouse pointer above a specific time in the Timeline panel, do a pinch-to-zoom gesture on a trackpad. Or, Option-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. Alternatively, pinch-to-zoom above a specific time in the Timeline panel on a touchscreen.
Zoom time to fit the contents of the Timeline panel	\	\
Zoom time to fit the selected items	Shift+\	Shift+\
Zoom time to fit the work area	Assignable in the Keyboard Shortcut editor: Zoom Timeline to Fit Work Area	Assignable in the Keyboard Shortcut editor: Zoom Timeline to Fit Work Area
Enable or disable the work area	Click the bar along the time ruler at the top of the Timeline panel	Click the bar along the time ruler at the top of the Timeline panel
Set start of the work area to the playhead	Alt+I	Option+I
Set end of the work area to the playhead	Alt+O	Option+O
Set the work area to match the selected tracks and takes	Alt+/	Option+/
Advance (shift later in time) the work area by its duration	Ctrl+4	Command+4

Tracks and takes

Result	Windows	macOS
Search for (filter) tracks based on their names, or takes or keyframes based on their behavior or parameter names	Ctrl+F	Command+F
Toggle the Shy state for all track and take rows	Ctrl-click a Shy button	Command-click a Shy button
Move selected tracks or takes up (front) or down (back) in stacking order	Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow	Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow
Move selected tracks or takes to the top (frontmost) or bottom (backmost) in stacking order	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow	Command+Shift+Up Arrow or Command+Shift+Down Arrow
Show multiple takes for each behavior parameter as separate rows or on a single row	Ctrl-click the disclosure triangle for a parameter’s takes	Command-click the disclosure triangle for a parameter’s takes
While dragging a track or take, avoid snapping to frame boundaries or start/end times of other tracks and takes	Hold down Ctrl	Hold down Command
Use the previous or next take blend mode	Ctrl+B or Ctrl+Shift+B	Command+B or Command+Shift+B
Move (shift) the selected tracks, takes, trigger/viseme bars, and keyframes in time to align to the current (playhead) time	[ or ]	[ or ]
Trim the In point for selected tracks or takes to current time	Alt+[ (left bracket) or Alt+] (right bracket)	Option+[ (left bracket) or Option+] (right bracket)
Copy selected takes, visemes or trigger bars, or keyframes	Ctrl+C	Command+C
Copy selected takes, visemes or trigger bars, or keyframes, then remove them from the Timeline panel	Ctrl+X	Command+X
Paste a previously copied or cut takes, or viseme or trigger bars, or keyframes, at the current (playhead) time	Ctrl+V	Command+V
Create a hold take from the selected take at the current time	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D	Command+Shift+Option+D
Replace a puppet track with a different puppet item	Select the puppet track in the timeline, then hold down Alt as you drag another puppet from the Project panel into the Timeline panel	Select the puppet track in the timeline, then hold down Option as you drag another puppet from the Project panel into the Timeline panel

Lip sync

Result	Windows	macOS
Add a viseme anywhere in time	Alt-right-click at the intended time above the Visemes row in the Timeline panel, then choose the viseme from the menu	Option-right-click at the intended time above the Visemes row in the Timeline panel, then choose the viseme from the menu
Split a viseme bar	Alt-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected viseme bar and then press Ctrl+Shift+D	Option-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected viseme bar and then press Command+Shift+D
Select the previous or next viseme or span of silence in time	Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Move the selected viseme earlier or later by one frame at a time	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Change selected visemes to a specific viseme	First letter of the viseme (e.g., A for Ah, E for Ee, W for W-Oo, etc.)	First letter of the viseme (e.g., A for Ah, E for Ee, W for W-Oo, etc.)
Split selected viseme in half	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)
Copy Lip Sync take to system clipboard and remove take from puppet	Ctrl+X	Command+X
Paste Lip Sync take to puppet	Ctrl+V	Command+V

Trigger bars in the Timeline panel

Result	Windows	macOS
Add a trigger anywhere in time	Alt-right-click at the intended time above the Triggers row in the Timeline panel, then choose the trigger from the menu	Option-right-click at the intended time above the Triggers row in the Timeline panel, then choose the trigger from the menu
Delete a trigger bar and fill the gap by extending the adjacent trigger on the left	Alt+Delete	Option+Delete
Split a trigger bar	Alt-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected trigger bar and then press Ctrl+Shift+D	Option-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected trigger bar and then press Command+Shift+D
Select the previous or next trigger bar in time	Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Left Arrow or Right Arrow
Move the selected trigger bar earlier or later by one frame at a time	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Split selected trigger bar in half	/ (forward slash)	/ (forward slash)

Keyframes

Result	Windows	macOS
Select all keyframes for a behavior parameter	Click the parameter’s name in the header area of the Timeline panel	Click the parameter’s name in the header area of the Timeline panel
Set selected keyframes to Ease interpolation	F9	F9
Set selected keyframes to Ease In interpolation	Shift+F9	Shift+F9
Set selected keyframes to Ease out interpolation	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Command+Shift+F9
Toggle selected keyframes to Hold interpolation	Ctrl+Alt+H	Command+Option+H
Expand or compress a group of selected keyframes (keyframe time stretching)	Hold down Alt and drag the first or last selected keyframe to the desired time	Hold down Option and drag the first or last selected keyframe to the desired time
(Curve Editor) Restrict movement of keyframe to be horizontal or vertical	Hold down Shift after starting to drag a selected curve point	Hold down Shift after starting to drag a selected curve point
(Curve Editor) Restrict direction handles of selected keyframes to be horizontal	Shift-drag a direction handle	Shift-drag a direction handle
(Curve Editor) Toggle between independent directions and matching but opposite directions for the handles of a keyframes	Hold down Alt, then start dragging a direction handle	Hold down Option, then start dragging a direction handle
(Curve Editor) Show or hide the Curve Editors for all keyframed behavior parameters	Ctrl-click the disclosure triangle for a keyframed parameter	Command-click the disclosure triangle for a keyframed parameter

Markers

Result	Windows	macOS
Add a marker	* (multiply) on numeric keypad	Control+8
Add a stop marker	Shift+* (multiply) on numeric keypad	Control+Shift+8
Rename a marker or stop marker	Press Enter or double-click	Press Enter or double-click

Controls panel

Result	Windows	macOS
Add a control for a specific puppet trigger	Drag the trigger from the Triggers panel into the Controls panel	Drag the trigger from the Triggers panel into the Controls panel
Add controls for all of a puppet’s triggers	Click the Refresh Layout button	Click the Refresh Layout button
Relayout the current controls based on the size of the Controls panel	Alt-click the Refresh Layout button	Option-click the Refresh Layout button
While dragging a control, avoid snapping to the grid layout (Layout mode)	Hold down Ctrl	Hold down Command
Pan the contents of the panel (Layout mode)	Hold down the Alt key or middle mouse button while dragging in the panel, or spin the mouse wheel to scroll vertically or hold down the Shift key as you spin it to scroll horizontally	Hold down the Option key or middle mouse button while dragging in the panel, or spin the mouse wheel to scroll vertically or hold down the Shift key as you spin it to scroll horizontally
Assign a key to a selected trigger control (Layout mode)	Press the key, or enter the key for the trigger in the Triggers panel	Press the key, or enter the key for the trigger in the Triggers panel
Assign a MIDI note to a selected trigger control (Layout mode)	Tap the note on the MIDI device; you can also do this while the cursor is in the MIDI Note field in the Triggers panel	Tap the note on the MIDI device; you can also do this while the cursor is in the MIDI Note field in the Triggers panel
Assign a MIDI fader or knob to a selected behavior parameter control (Layout mode)	Move the fader or knob	Move the fader or knob
Quickly switch from Layout to Perform mode	Double-click away from any control in the panel	Double-click away from any control in the panel
Quickly switch between Layout and Perform modes*	Tab or Shift+Tab	Tab or Shift+Tab

* You can assign another shortcut to quickly switch between Layout and Perform modes. In the Keyboard Shortcut editor, look in the Window category for the Toggle Controls Panel Layout Mode command.

Export

Result	Windows	macOS
Export scene as video using Adobe Media Encoder	Ctrl+M	Command+M
Export scene as PNG sequence and WAV audio	Ctrl+Alt+M	Command+Option+M

Live streaming

Result	Windows	macOS
Enable or disable live streaming	Click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel	Click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel
Change the active devices for live streaming	Ctrl-click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel	Command-click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel

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