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Adobe After Effects

Show the snapshot in the active viewer

F5

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

In Adobe After Effects, F5 will show the snapshot in the active viewer. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Viewer

F6, F7 or F8 shows the snapshot in the other slots.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app F5
Windows Desktop app F5

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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