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Adobe After Effects

Open or close the Audio panel

Cmd4

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To open or close the Audio panel in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + 4. On a Mac, press Cmd + 4 instead.

Where it works: Panels

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd4`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl4`

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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Open or close the Character panel Cmd + 6
Open or close the Paragraph panel Cmd + 7
Open or close the Paint panel Cmd + 8
Open or close the Brushes panel Cmd + 9
Open Effect Controls for the selected layer F3
Open the project flowchart Cmd + F11
Close the active viewer or panel Cmd + W

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