Recording Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+Shift+2 | Start recording / Pause Recording | |
| Command+Option+2 | Stop recording | |
| Command+Shift+N | New recording |
Timeline & Editing
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+N | New project | |
| Command+S | Save | |
| Command+Shift+S | Save as | |
| Command+O | Open project | |
| Command+I | Import media | |
| Command+Z/Command+Shift+Z | Undo / Redo | |
| Command+Delete | Ripple delete | |
| Shift+Drag | Selection on timeline | |
| Option+Arrow Left/Option+Arrow Right | Select preceding / succeeding media | |
| Command+A | Select all | |
| Command+Shift+A | Deselect all | |
| Command+Enter | Jump to beginning | |
| Command+Ctrl+E | Jump to end | |
| Ctrl+./, (period) | Jump to next edit / previous edig | |
| Option+K/Shift+K | Jump to next / previous keyframe | |
| Ctrl+Shift+./, (period) | Jump forward / backwards 15 frames | |
| Command+Shift+=/minus | Zoom in / zoom out on timeline | |
| Command+Shift+0 | Zoom timeline to fit | |
| Command+Shift+9 | Zoom timeline to max | |
| Command+, | Open Camtasia Preferences dialog | |
| Option+M | Add marker | |
| Ctrl+Option+M | Add marker to media | |
| Option+Shift+./, (period) | Jump to first marker / to last marker | |
| Ctrl+Option+./, (period) | Jump to next marker | |
| Command+X, Command+C, Command+V | Cut / Copy / Paste | |
| Command+Shift+X | Ripple cut | |
| Command+Option+I | Stitch selected media | |
| Command+Shift+C | Copy properties | |
| Command+Shift+V | Paste properties | |
| Command+T | Split selection at playhead | |
| Command+Shift+T | Split all at playhead | |
| Option+A | Add custom video animation | |
| Ctrl+Option+A | Add SmartFocus animation | |
| Enter | Replay current caption segment | |
| Tab | Next caption / previous caption | |
| Option+=/minus | Increase / decrease track height | |
| Space | Play/pause | |
| Enter | Rewind to start | |
| Command+1 | Show assets | |
| Command+2 | Show properties | |
| Ctrl+M | Show marker track | |
| Command+; (semicolon) | Enable/disable snapping | |
| ./, | Step through timeline frame-by-frame |
Canvas Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+=/minus | Zoom in / Zoom Out | |
| Command+0 | Zoom to fit | |
| Option+Z | Zoom to 100% | |
| Hold spacebar and click and drag on canvas | Pan the canvas | |
| Hold Shift | Disable aspect ratio snapping | |
| Hold Option | Toggle between normal and crop mode | |
| Hold Control after click | Resize clip from center | |
| Press corresponding arrow keys | Nudge canvas assets |
Text Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Option+Enter | Edit text | |
| Command+Shift+B | Bold | |
| Command+Shift+I | Italic | |
| Command+Shift+U | Underline | |
| Command+{ | Align left | |
| Command+| | Align center | |
| Command+} | Align right | |
| Command+Option+C | Copy style | |
| Command+Option+V | Paste style | |
| Command+Option+T | Show special characters | |
| Command+Option+F | Show text properties |
Share Shortcuts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Command+E | Export | |
| Command+Shift+E | Advanced export |
