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Adobe After Effects

Trim the layer in point to the current time

Option[

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To trim the layer in point to the current time in Adobe After Effects, press Alt + Left bracket. On a Mac, press Option + Left bracket instead.

Where it works: Layers selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Option[`
Windows	Desktop app	`Alt[`

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

Trim the layer out point to the current time Option + ]
Lock the selected layers Cmd + L
Unlock all layers Cmd + Shift + L
Show every property of the selected layers Cmd + `
Show only the Anchor Point property A
Show only the Audio Levels property L
Show only the Mask Feather property F
Show only the Mask Path property M

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