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My FAVOURITE Premiere Pro Shortcuts

Every function, tool, and effect in Premiere Pro has a keyboard shortcut, which means there is a faster way to do everything in this program. Time = Money and the faster you can cut together a video, the faster you get paid and the faster you move on to your next gig. Therefore, it is in your best interest to learn how to work your way around the keyboard. Below, you will find my favourite, go-to keyboard shortcuts for Premiere Pro. Stay tuned for my next tutorial where I will teach you how to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts.

Premiere Pro Shortcuts – MAC

FILE

New Sequence – “Cmd + N”

Open Project – “Cmd + O”

Save – “Cmd + S”

Import – “Cmd + I”

Export Media Settings – “Cmd + M”

EDIT

Undo – “Cmd + Z”

Redo – “Shift + Cmd + Z”

Cut – “Cmd + X”

Copy – “Cmd + C”

Paste – “Cmd + V”

CLIP

Overwrite – “.” (Period)

Insert – “,” (Comma)

SEQUENCE

Add Edit / Make a Cut – “Cmd + K”

Apply Cross Dissolve Transition – “Cmd + D”

Apply Constant Power Transition – “Shift + Cmd + D”

Zoom In – “=”

Zoom Out – “-”

MARKER

Mark In – “I”

Mark Out – “O”

Add a Marker – “M”

TOOLS

Razor Tool – “C”

Selection Tool – “V”

Hand Tool – “H”

Track Select Backward Tool – “A”

PROJECT PANEL

New Bin – “Cmd + B”


Premiere Pro Shortcuts – PC

FILE

New Sequence – “Ctrl + N”

Open Project – “Ctrl + O”

Save – “Ctrl + S”

Import – “Ctrl + I”

Export Media Settings – “Ctrl + M”

EDIT

Undo – “Ctrl + Z”

Redo – “Ctrl + Shift + Z”

Cut – “Ctrl + X”

Copy – “Ctrl + C”

Paste – “Ctrl + V”

CLIP

Overwrite – “.” (Period)

Insert – “,” (Comma)

SEQUENCE

Add Edit / Make a Cut – “Ctrl + K”

Apply Cross Dissolve Transition – “Ctrl + D”

Apply Constant Power Transition – “Ctrl + Shift + D”

Zoom In – “=”

Zoom Out – “-”

MARKER

Mark In – “I”

Mark Out – “O”

Add a Marker – “M”

TOOLS

Razor Tool – “C”

Selection Tool – “V”

Hand Tool – “H”

Track Select Backward Tool – “A”

PROJECT PANEL

New Bin – “Ctrl + B”