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Hi!
I am currently following all of the tutorials here: https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/after-effects/tutorials.html, and unfortunately, a lot of shortcuts don't work for me.
For example, in this tutorial Compréhension de la création de compositions à l'aide de calques, it says that option + { will move the endpoint of the layer to the current time indicator.
The problem is, { isn't a keyboard key! In order to type this symbol, I have to do option + 8.
Same thing with this: Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties: Command+` (accent grave)
` is not a key!
What am I not understanding?
Also, other shortcuts as shift + / don't work either...
Thanks!
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I've heard of this before, and I think this is an issue with the keyboard layout. What is your keyboard layout when using AE?
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Guess I meant what language/locale is your keyboard set at?
Did you try switching your keyboard layout to English when using After Effects to see if that fixes it:
How to change your keyboard layout on Mac OS X - The Typing Cat
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My keyboard is set at French Canadian.
I tried both Canadian English and US English, and none of those shortcuts work.
Thank you.
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Oh, try this. Go to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and change the layout to "fr".
If that doesn't work, you can create your own custom shortcuts for the commands you're trying to use in that editor and save as your own custom layout.
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I tried setting the keyboard to FR in After Effects' keyboard shortcuts. It's no good for me because French Canadian keyboards are QWERTY and not AZERTY.
I also set the keyboard to EN in After Effects' keyboard shortcuts (along with an English OS keyboard), and nothing still works.
I started to change a lot of my After Effects shortcut, but I can't find a lot of them in the keyboard shortcuts window...
Thank you!
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Hi there,
Thanks for reaching out. Keyboard shortcuts can be customized as per your need.
- Which version of After Effects are you using?
- Here is the updated list of the keyboard shortcuts for Adobe After Effects according to the latest version: Preset and customizable keyboard shortcuts in After Effects
` is not a key!
- I could find the ` (accent grave) key in the screenshot attached.
Also, other shortcuts as shift + / don't work either...
- Please make sure you are using the keys as mentioned in the article
Let us know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shivangi
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