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Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to quickly complete certain tasks in Camtasia. The keyboard shortcuts for common commands are also listed in the menus.

To complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below.

Action

Shortcut

Recording shortcuts

Start recording

Command-Shift-2

Stop recording Command-Shift-2

Editing shortcuts

New project

Command-N

Save

Command-S

Save as

Command-Shift-S

Open project

Command-O

Import Command-I

New recording

Command-Shift-N

Undo

Command-Z

Redo

Command-Shift-Z

Delete

Delete key

Ripple Delete Command-Delete key

Selection on timeline

Shift-Drag

Open Preferences dialog

Command-Comma

Add custom action to selected media at time

Option-A

Cut

Command-X

Copy

Command-C

Paste

Command-V

Select all

Command-A

Deselect all

Command-Shift-A

Split selected at playhead

Command-T

Split all at playhead

Command-Shift-T

Move playhead Left and right arrow keys

Add SmartFocus action

Option-Control-A

Canvas shortcuts

Zoom in or out on canvas

Scroll up or down

Pan the canvas

Hold spacebar and click and drag on canvas

Disable aspect ratio snapping

Hold Shift

Toggle between Normal and Crop mode

Hold option

Resize clip from center

Hold control after click

Disable snapping

Hold command

Text shortcuts

Bold

Command-Shift-B

Italic

Command-Shift-I

Underline

Command-Shift-U

Align left

Command-{

Align center

Command-|

Align right

Command-}

Copy style

Command-Option-C

Paste style Command-Option-V

Show colors

Command-Shift-C

Show special characters Command-Option-T

Show Fonts

Command-Option-F

View shortcuts

Zoom in on canvas

Command-+

Zoom out on canvas Command-_

Zoom canvas to 100%

Command-Option-O

Zoom to fit canvas

Command-Shift-Return

Zoom in on timeline

Command-=

Zoom out on timeline

Command-minus

Resize track height

Command-Shift-Plus or Minus

Jump to beginning

Command-Control-A

Jump to end Command-Control-E
Move playhead to time zero Command-Return
Jump to next Command-Right Arrow
Jump to previous Command-Left Arrow
Jump to next keyframe Command-Option-Right Arrow

Jump to previous keyframe

Command-Option-Left Arrow

Play/Pause

spacebar

Rewind to start

Return

Show Media Bin

Command-1

Show video effects

Command-2

Show audio effects Command-3
Show Properties Command-4

Disable Snapping

Command-; (semicolon)

Share shortcuts

Export

Command-E

Advanced Export

Command-Shift-E