The following hotkeys are available when working with a composition.
| Press: | To: | 
|---|---|
| Ctrl + S | Save composition | 
| Ctrl + P | Go to Pick List tab. | 
| J | Toggle play backward. | 
| L | Toggle play forward. | 
| Shift + Left Arrow | Move to the first frame. | 
| Shift + Right Arrow | Move to the last frame. | 
| Right Arrow | Move to the next frame. | 
| Left Arrow | Move to the previous frame. | 
| I | Set mark in. | 
| O | Set mark out. | 
| U | Set cue mark. | 
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Next cue mark | 
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Previous cue mark. | 
| Shift + T | Toggle Timecode/Frame. | 
| Alt + Shift + Right Arrow | Select downstream node. | 
| Alt + Shift + Left Arrow | Select upstream node. | 
| Alt + Shift + Down Arrow | Select next input/output. | 
| Alt + Shift + Up Arrow | Select previous input/output. | 
| Ctrl + N | Create a new composition. | 
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous view. | 
| Ctrl + Tab | Next view. | 
| F5 | Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it is out of date (its composition icon is red). | 
| Ctrl + R | Reset node. | 
| Ctrl + W | Close composition. | 
| Shift + Tab | Go to previous tool. | 
| Tab | Go to next tool. | 
| Shift + Home | Go to home tool. | 
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go to next tab. | 
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go to previous tab. | 
| Shift + A | Toggle Marking State of Current Selection. | 
| Alt + Left Arrow | Selection History back. | 
| Alt + Right Arrow | Selection History forward. |