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Adobe After Effects

Paste layers at the current time

CtrlAltV

Windows Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To paste layers at the current time in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + Alt + V. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + V instead.

Where it works: Timeline

Every documented variant

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

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

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 [
Move the layer out point to the current time ]
Trim the layer in point to the current time Option + [
Trim the layer out point to the current time Option + ]

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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