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Adobe After Effects

Open the view options

CmdOptionU

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To open the view options in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + Alt + U. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + U instead.

Where it works: Composition panel

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdOptionU`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlAltU`

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.

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Import a file or image sequence Cmd + I
Import multiple files Cmd + Option + I
Add the selection to the most recent composition Cmd + /
Interpret the selected footage Cmd + Option + G
Edit the original footage Cmd + E
Replace the selected footage Cmd + H
Reload the selected footage Cmd + Option + L
Remove all effects from the selected layers Cmd + Shift + E

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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