I’ve rounded up the keyboard shortcuts in Premiere Pro worth memorizing first.
Shortcuts marked with ⁕ are customized for speed. You can also download a preset file with these shortcuts that you can import into Adobe Premiere Pro on your device.
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Shortcuts list
Reviewing
Set in/out point I/O
Insert on timeline ,
Drag insert Cmd/Ctrl + Drag
Replace clip Opt/Alt + Drag
Deselect all L ⁕
Navigating
Go to previous/next clip ↑/↓
Go back/forward one frame ←/→
Zoom in/out on timeline T/R ⁕
Fast forward/rewind FF/SS ⁕
Hand tool H
Maximize/minimize panel ~
Selecting & deleting
Selection tool V
Select clips at playhead D
Ripple delete clip X ⁕
Cutting
Cut at playhead Shift + G ⁕
Trim before/after playhead Q/W
Cut/razor tool C
Ripple edit tool B
Arranging
Move + insert Cmd/Ctrl + Drag
Paste insert Shift + V ⁕
Duplicate Opt/Alt + Drag
Swap Opt/Alt + Cmd/Ctrl + Drag
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