Command | Shortcut | Description | UI Icon |
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Open Inspector | Command+4 | The Inspector allows you to find detailed video and audio information about your media. It is also where you modify various video, audio and effects parameters for your clips. | |
Open FCP X Preferences | Command+ , (comma) | The Preferences window is where you can set various editing, playback and effects options. | N/A |
Show or Hide the Project Library | Command+O | The Project Library is where you can view and access all of the projects on your system. | |
Show or Hide the Timeline Index | Shift+Command+2 | The Timeline Index shows you a list of all of the material—clips, markers, keywords, to-do items, etc.—that you have in your Timeline. By clicking on any particular item within the Timeline Index, you can jump to that location in the sequence. | |
Show or Hide the Keyword Editor | Command+k | The Keyword Editor allows you to access and add keywords for your clips. Find out more here. | |
Open the Command Editor | Command+Option+k | The Command Editor allows you to customize your keyboard shortcuts and search for FCP X editing commands. | N/A |
Show or Hide the Background Tasks window | Command+9 | The Background Tasks window is where you can check the status of background renders, imports, analyses, transcodes, etc. | |
Show or Hide the Audio Meters | Command+Shift+8 | The Audio Meters allow you to check the db level of your audio for clips in the Timeline or Event Browser. | |
Show or Hide the Color Board | Command+6 | The Color Board allows you to manipulate the color, saturation and exposure of your clips. | N/A |
Show or Hide Audio Animation | Control+a | Shows or Hides Audio Animation for selected clip(s) to allow you to keyframe audio. | N/A |
Show or Hide Video Animation | Control+v | Shows or Hides Video Animation for selected clip(s) to allow you to keyframe video effects. | N/A |
Command | Shortcut | Description | UI Icon |
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Insert Edit | w | An Insert Edit will insert the selected clip at the location of the skimmer or playhead. All downstream clips will shuffle down to accommodate the edit. | |
Overwrite Edit | d | An Overwrite Edit will overwrite the selected clip at the location of the skimmer or playhead. | N/A |
Append Edit | e | An Append Edit will add the selected clip to the end of the storyline. | |
Connect to Primary Storyline | q | The Connect to Primary Storyline command will connect the selected clip to the primary storyline (above or below) at the location of the skimmer or playhead. | |
Video Only Edit Audio Only Edit | Option+2 Option+3 | You can choose whether to edit video only or audio only into the Timeline at the location of the skimmer or playhead. | N/A |
Mark IN point Mark OUT point | i o | Marking IN and OUT points allows you to set the boundaries of the clips that you edit into the Timeline | N/A |
Delete (Extract) Replace w/ Gap | Delete Forward Delete | Pressing the Delete key will extract the selection from the Timeline. Pressing the Forward Delete key (Fn+Delete on a laptop) will lift the selection and replace it with a gap clip. | N/A |
Select (Arrow) Tool | a | The Select Tool allows you to grab clips and move them around within the magnetic timeline. | |
Trim Tool | t | The Trim Tool allows you to perform rolls, slip edits and slide edits. | |
Position Mode | p | The Position Tool overrides the magnetic timeline and allows you to grab clips and move them around within gaps. | |
Range Selector | r | The Range Selector allows you to select a range that spans a portion of a clip or multiple clips. You can mark these ranges with ratings and keywords, apply effects to them and modify them in other ways. | |
Blade Tool | b | The Blade Tool allows you to split a selected clip in half. | |
Mark as Favorite Reject Clip | f Delete | Selecting a clip and pressing the f key will Favorite it, while pressing Delete will Reject it. | |
Add marker Add marker/modify Delete marker | m Option+m Control+m | Adds a marker at the location of the skimmer or playhead. To edit the marker’s text, press m again, or press Option+m to add and modify. | N/A |
Render selection Render all | Control+r Shift+Control+r | Render selection allows you to start rendering tasks for a selection in your Timeline; Render all allows you to start all rendering tasks. | N/A |
Break Apart Clip Items | Command+Shift+g | Selecting Break Apart Clip Items breaks a clip into its component parts. | N/A |
New Compound Clip | Option+G | If you lasso several clips and select New Compound Clip, the clips will form one compound clip, which you can modify as one. | N/A |
Add Cross Dissolve | Command+t | Adds a cross dissolve at selected transition. | N/A |
Copy Effects Paste Effects | Command+Opt+c Command+Opt+v | Allows you to copy and paste the effect parameters from one clip to another. | N/A |
Match Audio Match Color | Command+Shift+m Command+Opt+m | Matches sound and color between clips, respectively. | N/A |
Import Media Import Files | Command+i Command+Shift+i | The Import Media command will open the Camera Import window, which will allow you to capture or import media. (Shown at left.) The Import Files command will open the Import Files window, which allows you to navigate to the desired files for import. | |
Export Movie | Command+e | The Export Movie command exports the selected project as a movie file. | N/A |
Command | Shortcut | Description | UI Icon |
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Zoom to Fit Zoom In Zoom Out | Shift+z Command + Command – | Zoom to Fit will auto-fit your entire sequence in the Timeline view. Zooming In and Out will incrementally increase or decrease the zoom factor. | N/A |
Go to Event Browser Go to Timeline Go to Viewer | Command+1 Command+2 Command+3 | These commands activate the three main windows in FCP X — the Event Browser, the Timeline and the Viewer. | N/A |
Go fwd 1 frame Go back 1 frame Go fwd 10 frames Go back 10 frames | Right Arrow Left Arrow Shift+Left Arrow Shift+Right Arrow | Self-descriptive. | N/A |
Nudge Left Nudge Right Nudge Left 10 frames Nudge Right 10 frames Nudge Up Nudge Down | , (comma) . (period) Shift+, (comma) Shift+. (period) Option+Up Arrow Option+Down Arrow | Self-descriptive. | N/A |
Go to next edit Go to previous edit Go to next marker Go to prev. marker | ‘ (apostrophe) ; (semicolon) Control+’ Control+; | Self-descriptive. | N/A |
Play Forward Pause Play Reverse | j k l | Press J once to go backwards in real time. Press J again to go 2x speed (backwards), again to go 3x speed, and so on. Press L once to go forwards in real time. Press L again to go 2x speed (forwards), again to go 3x speed, and so on. Press K and L together to move backwards in slow motion. Press K and J together to move forwards in slow motion. | N/A |
Play selection | / (slash) | Plays the selected portion of the clip or timeline | N/A |
Turn on/off video and audio skimming | s | Turning off video and audio skimming makes the playhead behave like previous versions of FCP, where the playhead did not skim over the footage without clicking the mouse. | |
Turn on/off audio skimming | Shift+s | Turning off audio skimming allows the playhead to navigate through the Timeline soundlessly. | |
Enable/disable snapping | n | Disabling snapping will prevent the playhead from snapping to edit points in the Timeline. |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
New | |
Open | |
Close | |
Save | |
Print | +P |
Quit | ALT+F4 |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Undo | |
Redo | |
Cut | |
Copy | |
Paste Multiple | |
Paste | |
Select All |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Redraw Screen | |
View at 400% | |
View At 200% | |
View At 100% | |
View At 75% | |
View At 50% |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Select Yes or No dialog boxes | Type N for 'No' and Y for 'Yes' |
Scroll up or down the Page | Page Up or Page Down |
Next or Previous Page |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Display the Articulation Selection dialog box | Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesn’t have an articulation attached, or click on a note whose articulation handles are visible. |
Select an articulation | Click, or SHIFT+click the handle. |
Move an articulation | Drag the handle ( |
Delete an articulation | Select the handle and press DELETE, or |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Display the Expression Selection dialog box | Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note |
Display expression handles | Click the Expression tool |
Select an expression handle | Click, or SHIFT+click to select multiple handles or press |
Move selected expressions | Drag the selected handles |
Delete selected expressions | Press DELETE, or |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Select a measure or measures | Click a measure; drag-enclose a region |
Extend a selection of measures vertically | Double-click a selected measure to include the entire vertical measure 'stack' (that measure in all staves) |
Extend a selection of measures horizontally to the end or beginning | While holding down SHIFT, press the LEFTARROW to extend the selection to the beginning. While holding down SHIFT, press the RIGHT ARROW to extend the selection to the end. |
Select a staff or staves | Click to the left of a staff; SHIFT+click to the left of a staff to extend the selection |
Move or Copy a selected section of music | Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of an unselected region; |
Delete selected music | Press DELETE |
Erase selected music | Press BACKSPACE |
Cancel a Selection tool operation | Press ESCAPE |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Display the Repeat Selection dialog box | Double-click a measure without a repeat or double-click a measure with a repeat |
Delete a repeat barline | Click on the handle and press DELETE, or |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Whole Note | Press numpad 7 (or |
Half Note | Press numpad 6 (or |
Quarter Note | Press numpad 5 (or |
Eighth Note | Press numpad 4 (or |
Sixteenth Note | Press numpad 3 (or |
Whole Rest | |
Half Rest | |
Quarter Rest | |
Eighth Rest | |
Sixteenth Rest | |
Sharp | Hold down |
Natural | Hold down |
Flat | Hold down |
Augmentation Dot | Hold down SHIFT and press . (period) |
Erase an item (note, rest, accidental, etc.) | Press DELETE and click the item (DELETE also removes a selected note). Hold down ALT and press DELETE to select the Eraser tool without deleting the selected note. |
Enter note at caret pitch | Press ENTER |
Enter note A through G | Press the letter keys A-G |
Enter rest | Press 0 |
Change Duration (whole note-32nd note) | Hold down |
Create Tuplet | Press 9 (or numpad 9) |
Create user-defined Tuplet | Hold down |
Toggle between Note and Rest | Press R |
Move up a step diatonically | |
Move down a step diatonically | |
Move up an octave diatonically | |
Move down an octave diatonically | |
Add a Natural | Press N |
Add a Sharp | Press = |
Add a Flat | Press - |
Add a Double Flat | SHIFT+- (minus) |
Add a Double Sharp | SHIFT+= |
Add a Dot | Press . (period or numpad decimal point) |
Tie to next note | Press T |
Add note an interval of a _ above | Press 1-8 |
Add note an interval of a 9th above | Hold down |
Add note an interval of a _ below | Hold down SHIFT and press 1-9 |
Add note | Hold down SHIFT and press A-G |
Beam or join a Beam | Select the note then press / |
Use default beam | Hold down SHIFT and press / |
Flip the Stem | Select the note then press L |
Use default stem | Hold down SHIFT and press L |
Delete | Press DELETE |
Select a note or rest | |
Move left | Press the LEFTARROW key |
Move right | Press the RIGHT ARROW key |
Move selection up | Hold down |
Move selection down | Hold down |
Move selection one measure to the right | Hold down |
Move selection one measure to the left | Hold down |
Activate Simple Entry Caret | Press ENTER (when a note is selected) |
Move caret up | Press the UP ARROW |
Move caret down | Press the DOWN ARROW |
Move caret up an octave | Hold down SHIFT and press the UP ARROW |
Move caret down an octave | Hold down SHIFT and press the DOWN ARROW |
Select all | Hold down |
Clear selection |
TAB-Add Note on String 1-9 | |
TAB-Add Note on String: At Caret Pitch | CTRL+ENTER |
TAB-Add Note at Caret String | ENTER |
TAB-Change Pitch: Increment Fret Number | = or Numpad + |
TAB-Change Pitch: Decrement Fret Number | - or Numpad - |
TAB-Change String: Down One | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
TAB-Change String: Up One | ALT+UP ARROW |
TAB-Change to Fret Number: 0-9 | CTRL+SHIFT 0-9 or ALT+Numpad 0-9 (type two numbers quickly for two digit numbers) |
TAB-Duration: 32nd through Whole note | CTRL+ALT 2-7 |
TAB-Duration: Augmentation Dot | . (period) or Numpad . (decimal point) |
TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create Default | ALT+0 or CTRL+ALT 9 or CTRL+ALT+Numpad 9 |
TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create User Defined | SHIFT+0 |
TAB-Enter Note on Fret 0-9 or A-K | Numpad 0-9 or A-K |
TAB-Enter Note on Fret 10-19 or L-U | CTRL+numpad 0-9 or L-Q |
TAB-Enter Rest | Tab or SHIFT+ENTER or ALT+ENTER |
TAB-Modify: Delete | DELETE or SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
TAB-Modify: Tie to Next Note | T or Numpad / |
TAB-Modify: Tie to Previous Note | SHIFT+T or CTRL+Numpad / |
TAB-Modify: Toggle Note/Rest | R or SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
TAB-Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear | BACKSPACE |
TAB-Navigation: Move caret to string 1-9 | 1-9 (QWERTY keyboard) |
TAB-Navigation: String Up | UP ARROW |
TAB-Navigation: String Down | DOWN ARROW |
TAB-tool: Augmentation Dot | CTRL+Numpad . (decimal) or SHIFT+. (period) |
TAB-tool: Eraser | ALT+BACKSPACE or ALT+DELETE |
TAB-tool: Note - 32nd through Whole | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT 2-7 or CTRL+ALT+Numpad 2-7 |
TAB-tool: Tie | CTRL+SHIFT+T or ALT+Numpad / |
TAB-tool: Toggle Note/Rest | ALT+R |
TAB-tool: Tuplet | numpad 9 |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Display handles on all smart shapes | Press ENTER |
Restore default positioning to slur | Right-click a slur handle, then choose Remove Manual Slur Adjustments from the contextual menu. |
Drag an endpoint handle | Change the slur’s ending or starting note |
Drag a center curve handle | Change the slur’s arc height |
SHIFT-drag a center curve handle | Change the slur’s arc height and angle |
Drag an outer curve handle | Change the slur’s arc and inset asymmetrically |
Control-drag an outer curve handle | Change the slur’s arc and inset symmetrically |
Add a slur | S |
Add a crescendo | < |
Add a decrescendo | > |
Add a glissando | G |
Add a line | L |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Left Justify text in a text block | |
Right Justify text in a text block | |
Center Justify text in a text block | |
Bold | |
Italic | |
Underline | |
Display the Text menu | Click the Text tool |
Display handles on text blocks | Click the Text tool |
Select a text block or text blocks | Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block handles, SHIFT+click a text block handle |
Create an expanding text block | Double-click in the score |
Create a fixed-size text block | Double-click and drag in the score |
Edit the text block | Double-click a text block handle. |
Delete the selected text blocks | Press DELETE for one or more selected text blocks, or |
Adjust the text block’s position in the score | Drag a selected text block handle |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Display positioning handles | Click the first note of a tuplet |
Position tuplet | Drag a positioning handle |
Delete tuplet | Press DELETE for selected tuplet, or |
Display the Tuplet Definition dialog box | Double-click a positioning handle or the first note in a group that you want to define as tuplets, or |
Command | Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click |
Begin playing from the current measure | SPACEBAR+click in staff |
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