General Interface Commands

Keyboard shortcut
Function
CommandOCommand-O
Open a project.
CommandNCommand-N
Create a project.
CommandOptionNCommand-Option-N
Create a project from the Project Browser.
CommandJCommand-J
Open the project’s Properties Inspector.
CommandSCommand-S
Save a project.
CommandShiftSCommand-Shift-S
Save a project as a new project.
CommandWCommand-W
Close a project.
CommandICommand-I
Import a file.
CommandShiftICommand-Shift-I
Import a file as a project.
CommandECommand-E
Export movie.
CommandOptionECommand-Option-E
Export a selection as a movie
CommandPCommand-P
Print the current view of the Canvas.
CommandZCommand-Z
Undo the last change.
CommandShiftZCommand-Shift-Z
Redo the last change.
CommandXCommand-X
Cut.
CommandCCommand-C
Copy.
CommandVCommand-V
Paste.
CommandDCommand-D
Duplicate
CommandACommand-A
Select all items.
CommandShiftACommand-Shift-A
Deselect all items.
DeleteDelete
Delete.
CommandWCommand-W
Close the active window.
CommandMCommand-M
Minimize the active window.
CommandCommaCommand-Comma (,)
Open Motion Preferences.
CommandShiftPCommand-Shift-P
Display Page Setup dialog.
CommandHCommand-H
Hide Motion.
CommandOptionHCommand-Option-H
Hide other open application files.
CommandQCommand-Q
Quit Motion.
SpacebarSpace bar
Play/pause a project.
AA
Turn on/off animation recording.
HomeHome
Go to the start of a project.
EndEnd
Go to the end of a project.