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⤢ ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ 100% Zoom 2 3 4 5 6 7 ⌘ ⇧ Rotate 9… 8 9 ⌘ ⇧ Rotate 9… 0 Q Free Tra… W ⌘ ⇧ Fit in W… E Eraser T… R Rectangl… T Text Tool Y ⌘ Redo U I Eyedropp… O Oval Tool P Pen Tool A Subselec… S ⌘ ⌥ Scale an… D ⌘ Duplicate F G ⌘ Group H Hand Tool J K Paint Bu… L Lasso To… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V Selectio… B Brush To… N Line Tool M MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyfra… F6 Convert to Sy… F8 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Insert Blank … F7 Paste in Cent… ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Break Apart ⌘ B Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Pencil Tool Y Zoom Tool Z Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop T… ↵ Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyf… ⌥ , Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵ Ink Bottle To… S Bone Tool X Remove Transf… ⌘ ⇧ Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC
ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 50 ESSENTIAL 1 ⌘ 100% Zoom 2 3 4 5 6 7 ⌘ ⇧ Rotate 9… 8 9 ⌘ ⇧ Rotate 9… 0 A Subselec… Z ⌘ Undo E Eraser T… R Rectangl… T Text Tool Y ⌘ Redo U I Eyedropp… O Oval Tool P Pen Tool Q Free Tra… S ⌘ ⌥ Scale an… D ⌘ Duplicate F G ⌘ Group H Hand Tool J K Paint Bu… L Lasso To… M W ⌘ ⇧ Fit in W… X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V Selectio… B Brush To… N Line Tool MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyfra… F6 Convert to Sy… F8 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Insert Blank … F7 Paste in Cent… ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Break Apart ⌘ B Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Pencil Tool Y Zoom Tool Z Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop T… ↵ Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyf… ⌥ , Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵ Ink Bottle To… S Bone Tool X Remove Transf… ⌘ ⇧ Z shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC
⤢ EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste in Center ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Duplicate ⌘ D Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A TEST/PUBLISH Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop Timeline ↵ Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵ TRANSFORM Scale and Rotate ⌘ ⌥ S Rotate 90° CW ⌘ ⇧ 9 Rotate 90° CCW ⌘ ⇧ 7 Remove Transform ⌘ ⇧ Z TOOLS Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B Line Tool N Oval Tool O Rectangle Tool R Pencil Tool Y Paint Bucket Tool K Eyedropper Tool I Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Zoom Tool Z Lasso Tool L Ink Bottle Tool S Bone Tool X TIMELINE Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyframe ⌥ , DRAWING Convert to Symbol F8 Group ⌘ G Break Apart ⌘ B Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G VIEW Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Fit in Window ⌘ ⇧ W 100% Zoom ⌘ 1 Show Grid ⌘ ' Snap to Grid ⌘ ⇧ ' Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC ⤢ EDITING 09 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste in Center ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Duplicate ⌘ D Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A TEST/PUBLISH 04 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop Timeline ↵ Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵ TRANSFORM 04 Scale and Rotate ⌘ ⌥ S Rotate 90° CW ⌘ ⇧ 9 Rotate 90° CCW ⌘ ⇧ 7 Remove Transform ⌘ ⇧ Z TOOLS 18 Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B Line Tool N Oval Tool O Rectangle Tool R Pencil Tool Y Paint Bucket Tool K Eyedropper Tool I Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Zoom Tool Z Lasso Tool L Ink Bottle Tool S Bone Tool X TIMELINE 07 Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyframe ⌥ , DRAWING 04 Convert to Symbol F8 Group ⌘ G Break Apart ⌘ B Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G VIEW 06 Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Fit in Window ⌘ ⇧ W 100% Zoom ⌘ 1 Show Grid ⌘ ' Snap to Grid ⌘ ⇧ ' Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 52 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC
⤢ ADOBE ANIMATE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 ADOBE ANIMATE TOTAL 52 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 18 TIMELINE 07 EDITING 09 DRAWING 04 TEST/PUBLISH 04 VIEW 06 TRANSFORM 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B Line Tool N Oval Tool O Rectangle Tool R Pencil Tool Y Paint Bucket Tool K Eyedropper Tool I Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Zoom Tool Z Lasso Tool L Ink Bottle Tool S Bone Tool X Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyframe ⌥ , Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste in Center ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Duplicate ⌘ D Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A Convert to Symbol F8 Group ⌘ G Break Apart ⌘ B Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop Timeline ↵ Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵ Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Fit in Window ⌘ ⇧ W 100% Zoom ⌘ 1 Show Grid ⌘ ' Snap to Grid ⌘ ⇧ ' Scale and Rotate ⌘ ⌥ S Rotate 90° CW ⌘ ⇧ 9 Rotate 90° CCW ⌘ ⇧ 7 Remove Transform ⌘ ⇧ Z
ADOBE ANIMATE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q Free Tra… W E R T Text Tool Y ⌘ Redo U I O P Pen Tool A Subselec… S D F G H J K L Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C V Selectio… B Brush To… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Convert to Symbol F8 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Insert Blank Keyf… F7 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC Keyboard map TIMELINE Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 EDITING Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X TEST/PUBLISH Test Movie ⌘ ↵ TOOLS Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B DRAWING Convert to Symbol F8 Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC Isometric TIMELINE 03 Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 EDITING 03 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X TEST/PUBLISH 01 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ TOOLS 06 Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B DRAWING 01 Convert to Symbol F8 Adobe Animate KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH ADOBE ANIMATE · MAC Typewriter ADOBE ANIMATE · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 ADOBE ANIMATE TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS TOOLS 06 TIMELINE 03 EDITING 03 DRAWING 01 TEST/PUBLISH 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X Convert to Symbol F8 Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Editorial Adobe Animate is a tool for creating interactive vector animations, cartoons, and HTML5 banners along a frame-based timeline. Its shortcuts make scrubbing frames, inserting keyframes, and switching drawing tools far faster during tight animation work.
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All Adobe Animate keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
18 Action Shortcut Selection Tool V Subselection Tool A Free Transform Tool Q Pen Tool P Text Tool T Brush Tool B Line Tool N Oval Tool O Rectangle Tool R Pencil Tool Y Paint Bucket Tool K Eyedropper Tool I Eraser Tool E Hand Tool H Zoom Tool Z Lasso Tool L Ink Bottle Tool S Bone Tool X
9 Action Shortcut Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⌘ Y Cut ⌘ X Copy ⌘ C Paste in Center ⌘ V Paste in Place ⌘ ⇧ V Select All ⌘ A Duplicate ⌘ D Deselect All ⌘ ⇧ A
7 Action Shortcut Insert Frame F5 Insert Keyframe F6 Insert Blank Keyframe F7 Remove Frame ⇧ F5 Clear Keyframe ⇧ F6 Next Keyframe ⌥ . Previous Keyframe ⌥ ,
6 Action Shortcut Zoom In ⌘ = Zoom Out ⌘ − Fit in Window ⌘ ⇧ W 100% Zoom ⌘ 1 Show Grid ⌘ ' Snap to Grid ⌘ ⇧ '
4 Action Shortcut Convert to Symbol F8 Group ⌘ G Break Apart ⌘ B Ungroup ⌘ ⇧ G
4 Action Shortcut Scale and Rotate ⌘ ⌥ S Rotate 90° CW ⌘ ⇧ 9 Rotate 90° CCW ⌘ ⇧ 7 Remove Transform ⌘ ⇧ Z
4 Action Shortcut Test Movie ⌘ ↵ Publish ⌘ ⇧ F12 Play / Stop Timeline ↵ Test Scene ⌘ ⌥ ↵
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