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⤢ MOTION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Rectangl… T Y U I ⇧ Set In P… O ⌘ Open P A Record A… S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F G ⌘ Group H J K ⌃ Add Keyf… L ⇧ Loop Pla… Z ⌘ Undo X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Bezier /… N ⌘ New Proj… M MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Select / Tran… ⇧ S Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Delete ⌦ Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Zoom In (Canv… ⌘ = Zoom Out (Can… ⌘ − Select All ⌘ A Circle Tool C Zoom Level (F… ⇧ Z Show / Hide P… F1 Show / Hide P… F5 Show / Hide T… F6 Set Out Point ⇧ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A Make Clone La… K Go to Next Ke… ⇧ K Crop Tool ⇧ C Zoom In (Time… ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Tim… ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide B… F2 Show / Hide F… F3 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION · MAC
MOTION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 40 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Record A… Z ⌘ Undo E R Rectangl… T Y U I ⇧ Set In P… O ⌘ Open P Q S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F G ⌘ Group H J K ⌃ Add Keyf… L ⇧ Loop Pla… M W X ⌘ Cut C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B Bezier /… N ⌘ New Proj… MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Select / Tran… ⇧ S Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Delete ⌦ Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Zoom In (Canv… ⌘ = Zoom Out (Can… ⌘ − Select All ⌘ A Circle Tool C Zoom Level (F… ⇧ Z Show / Hide P… F1 Show / Hide P… F5 Show / Hide T… F6 Set Out Point ⇧ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A Make Clone La… K Go to Next Ke… ⇧ K Crop Tool ⇧ C Zoom In (Time… ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Tim… ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide B… F2 Show / Hide F… F3 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION · MAC
⤢ PROJECT Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S KEYFRAMING Add Keyframe ⌃ K Record Animation A Go to Next Keyframe ⇧ K VIEW Zoom In (Canvas) ⌘ = Zoom Out (Canvas) ⌘ − Zoom Level (Fit in Window) ⇧ Z Show / Hide Properties Ins… F1 Show / Hide Project Pane F5 Show / Hide Timing Pane F6 Zoom In (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide Behaviors Insp… F2 Show / Hide Filters Inspec… F3 Show / Hide Object Inspect… F4 Show / Hide HUD F7 EDITING Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Delete ⌦ Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A OBJECTS & LAYERS Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Make Clone Layer K PLAYBACK Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Loop Playback ⇧ L Set In Point ⇧ I Set Out Point ⇧ O TOOLS Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S Rectangle Tool R Circle Tool C Crop Tool ⇧ C Bezier / B-Spline Tool B Motion KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 42 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION · MAC ⤢ PROJECT 06 Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S KEYFRAMING 03 Add Keyframe ⌃ K Record Animation A Go to Next Keyframe ⇧ K VIEW 12 Zoom In (Canvas) ⌘ = Zoom Out (Canvas) ⌘ − Zoom Level (Fit in Window) ⇧ Z Show / Hide Properties Inspe… F1 Show / Hide Project Pane F5 Show / Hide Timing Pane F6 Zoom In (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide Behaviors Inspec… F2 Show / Hide Filters Inspector F3 Show / Hide Object Inspector F4 Show / Hide HUD F7 EDITING 06 Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Delete ⌦ Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A OBJECTS & LAYERS 04 Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Make Clone Layer K PLAYBACK 06 Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Loop Playback ⇧ L Set In Point ⇧ I Set Out Point ⇧ O TOOLS 05 Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S Rectangle Tool R Circle Tool C Crop Tool ⇧ C Bezier / B-Spline Tool B Motion KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 42 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION · MAC
⤢ MOTION · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 MOTION TOTAL 42 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS PLAYBACK 06 PROJECT 06 EDITING 06 OBJECTS & LAY 04 KEYFRAMING 03 TOOLS 05 VIEW 12 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Loop Playback ⇧ L Set In Point ⇧ I Set Out Point ⇧ O Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Delete ⌦ Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Make Clone Layer K Add Keyframe ⌃ K Record Animation A Go to Next Keyframe ⇧ K Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S Rectangle Tool R Circle Tool C Crop Tool ⇧ C Bezier / B-Spline Tool B Zoom In (Canvas) ⌘ = Zoom Out (Canvas) ⌘ − Zoom Level (Fit in Window) ⇧ Z Show / Hide Properties Inspector F1 Show / Hide Project Pane F5 Show / Hide Timing Pane F6 Zoom In (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide Behaviors Inspector F2 Show / Hide Filters Inspector F3 Show / Hide Object Inspector F4 Show / Hide HUD F7
MOTION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O ⌘ Open P A S ⌘ Save D ⌘ Duplicate F G ⌘ Group H J K ⌃ Add Keyf… L Z ⌘ Undo X C ⌘ Copy V ⌘ Paste B N ⌘ New Proj… M MORE SHORTCUTS Play / Stop ␣ Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z Select / Transfor… ⇧ S Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH MOTION · MAC Keyboard map PROJECT Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O OBJECTS & LAYERS Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D TOOLS Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S PLAYBACK Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ EDITING Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V KEYFRAMING Add Keyframe ⌃ K Motion 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 MOTION · MAC Isometric PROJECT 05 Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O OBJECTS & LAYERS 02 Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D TOOLS 01 Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S PLAYBACK 03 Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ EDITING 02 Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V KEYFRAMING 01 Add Keyframe ⌃ K Motion 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 MOTION · MAC Typewriter MOTION · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 MOTION TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS PLAYBACK 03 PROJECT 05 EDITING 02 OBJECTS & LAY 02 KEYFRAMING 01 TOOLS 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D Add Keyframe ⌃ K Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S Editorial Motion is Apple's motion graphics and visual effects application designed to complement Final Cut Pro with titles, transitions, and animated effects. Its shortcuts accelerate keyframing, layer management, and viewport navigation, smoothing the animation workflow.
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All Motion keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 3 more controls in the table below
+ 3 more controls in the table below
12 Action Shortcut Zoom In (Canvas) ⌘ = Zoom Out (Canvas) ⌘ − Zoom Level (Fit in Window) ⇧ Z Show / Hide Properties Inspector F1 Show / Hide Project Pane F5 Show / Hide Timing Pane F6 Zoom In (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ = Zoom Out (Timeline) ⌥ ⌘ − Show / Hide Behaviors Inspector F2 Show / Hide Filters Inspector F3 Show / Hide Object Inspector F4 Show / Hide HUD F7
6 Action Shortcut Play / Stop ␣ Go to Start ↖ Go to End ↘ Loop Playback ⇧ L Set In Point ⇧ I Set Out Point ⇧ O
6 Action Shortcut Save ⌘ S Undo ⌘ Z Redo ⇧ ⌘ Z New Project ⌘ N Open ⌘ O Save As ⇧ ⌘ S
6 Action Shortcut Copy ⌘ C Paste ⌘ V Cut ⌘ X Delete ⌦ Select All ⌘ A Deselect All ⇧ ⌘ A
5 Action Shortcut Select / Transform Tool ⇧ S Rectangle Tool R Circle Tool C Crop Tool ⇧ C Bezier / B-Spline Tool B
4 Action Shortcut Group ⌘ G Duplicate ⌘ D Ungroup ⌥ ⌘ G Make Clone Layer K
3 Action Shortcut Add Keyframe ⌃ K Record Animation A Go to Next Keyframe ⇧ K
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