Over the last four weeks, I presented a series of webinars on Apple Motion. During that time, there were several features in Motion that I thought could only be done with a mouse. And it drove me nuts, because I kept wanting “a better way!”
There was. And, naturally, I found it AFTER my webinar series was complete. Sigh…
Here are ten keyboard shortcuts that make Motion a whole lot easier to use – and ones I wish I knew a month ago. These all apply to the Layers panel.
| Shortcut | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Shift + Cmd + N | Create a new group |
| Cmd + ] | Raise the selected element or group up one level |
| Cmd + [ | Lower the selected elements or group down one level |
| Shift + Cmd + G | Place selected Layers panel elements into a new group |
| Shift + F | Display the selected element in the Media panel |
| Control + L | Lock or unlock an element |
| Control + D | Toggle a group between 2D and 3D |
| Control + T | Make selected element visible or invisible |
| Control + S | Solo the selected elements |
| Up/Down Arrow | Move selection up ordown in the Layers panel |
The shortcuts to move elements and groups up and down is one I’ve wanted for a long time.
3 Responses to 10 Apple Motion Keyboard Shortcuts I Wish I Knew Then
Thank you Larry. Awesome.
one of the worst things about using the cursor to do things is the annoying (legacy) device called a mouse. get a cheap tablet, doesn’t need to be fancy Wacom, but the bigger your screen(s) the more a wider tablet comes in handy.
Alastair:
Sigh… I have NEVER liked tablets – way less precise than a mouse. (Then, again, I also have terrible handwriting…)
Each to their own.
Larry