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Adobe After Effects

Open or close the Effects and Presets panel

Cmd5

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe After Effects this is open or close the Effects and Presets panel. It applies here: panels.

Where it works: Panels

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd5`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl5`

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 Paragraph panel Cmd + 7
Open or close the Paint panel Cmd + 8
Open or close the Brushes panel Cmd + 9
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Open the project flowchart Cmd + F11
Close the active viewer or panel Cmd + W
Maximize or restore the panel under the pointer `

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