Hotkeys map your keyboard to commonly used functions. When you work with Autodesk Smoke, you can use hotkeys to accelerate navigation in the application, to apply effects to clips, as well as to edit objects and animation channels.

When you create a user from the Project Management menu, the hotkeys for the default user are replicated to your user profile. This guide is a useful resource for looking up those default hotkeys.

You can also use one of two online methods for looking up hotkeys:

• Press Alt+Ctrl+F8 to open the Hotkey Editor. The Hotkey Editor displays global hotkeys along with those for the current module. You can also click Hotkeys in the Preference menu to display global and shared hotkeys.
• If auto display of tooltips is enabled in the Preferences menu, hover over the button for which you want to determine the assigned hotkey. If you have disabled the auto display of tooltips, press and hold Alt+Ctrl+spacebar and hover over the button. If a hotkey exists for the button, it is displayed in the tooltip.

Using the Hotkey Editor, you can customize hotkeys for your user profile or create new ones. The Hotkey Editor updates automatically to reflect your changes. For instructions on using the Hotkey Editor, see Managing Hotkeys.