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Adobe After Effects

Show or hide the switches and modes columns

F4

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe After Effects, F4 will show or hide the switches and modes columns. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Timeline

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`F4`
Windows	Desktop app	`F4`

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

Show or hide the Parent column Shift + F4
Open the settings for the selected layer Cmd + Shift + Y
Paste layers at the current time Cmd + Option + V
Split the selected layers Cmd + Shift + D
Precompose the selected layers Cmd + Shift + C
Reverse the selected layers in time Cmd + Option + R
Enable time remapping Cmd + Option + T
Move the layer in point to the current time [

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