Panels
Each panel is a checkbox, listed alphabetically: Align, Assistant, Audio, Color & Swatches, Graph Editor, History, Info, Labels, Layers, Lesson, Library, Mixer, Project, Properties, Script Console, Search, Timeline, Viewer, X-Sheet. A tick means the panel is open.
| Panel | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Graph Editor | ⇧G (Shift+G). After Effects preset: ⇧F3. |
| Assistant | ⌘⇧A (Ctrl+Shift+A). None in the After Effects preset. |
| Library | ⌘⇧L (Ctrl+Shift+L). None in the After Effects preset. |
Panel plugins are listed after the built-in panels.
Other items
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Render… | Opens the Render dialog. |
| Welcome Screen | Reopens the Welcome screen, even if it is set not to show at startup. |
Workspace (macOS)
On macOS the Window menu starts with Minimize, Zoom and Full Screen, then a Workspace submenu. On Windows and Linux the workspace switcher is in the menu bar.
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| (workspace names) | The built-in workspaces, then yours. Choose one to switch to it. |
| Save Changes to "<name>" | Saves the current layout into the active workspace. |
| Save Layout As… | Saves the current layout as a new workspace. |
| Reset "<name>" | Returns a built-in workspace to its default layout. Shown only for built-in workspaces. |
| Rename Workspace | Submenu of your workspaces; choose one to rename it. |
| Delete Workspace | Submenu of your workspaces; choose one to delete it. |