iMovie Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Open iMovie Help	Command-?
Show project properties	Command-J
Show date, time, and keywords for video frames	Command-Y

Action	Shortcut
Import from camera	Command-I
Export project to a folder	Command-E

Action	Shortcut
Create new project	Command-N
Move project to Trash	Command-Delete key
Play video beginning from frame beneath pointer Plays only the selection if pointer is resting within a selection border; plays through if pointer is resting outside of any selection border.	Space bar
Play selection	/ (Forward slash)
Play selected event or project from beginning	\ (Backslash)
Play selected event or project full screen	Command-G
Page setup	Shift-Command-P
Print selected event or project filmstrips	Command-P

Action	Shortcut
Select entire clip	Command-A
Deselect all clips	Shift-Command-A
Add selected frames to project	E
Cut selected frames	Command-X
Copy selected frames	Command-C
Paste selected frames	Command-V
Paste all adjustments	Shift-Command-V
Paste video adjustments	Option-Command-I
Paste audio adjustments	Option-Command-U
Paste crop	Option-Command-R
Mark selected frames as favorites	F
Unmarked selected frames	U
Reject selected frames (mark for deletion)	R
Reject selected frames (mark for deletion) in source video (events) Delete frames from project	Delete key
Trim selection	Command-B
Open trimmer	Command-R
Open Keywords window	K
Remove all keywords from selection	0 (zero)
Open crop, rotate, Ken Burns effect editor	C
Open Video Adjustments window	V

Action	Shortcut
Open Music and Sound Effects pane	Command-1
Open Audio Adjustments window	A
Open Voiceover window	O
Turn on or silence audio while skimming video	Command-K
Undo last action	Command-Z
Redo last action	Shift-Command-Z

Action	Shortcut
Show Fonts window	Command-T
Make selected text bold	Shift-Command-B
Make selected text italic	Shift-Command-I
Underline selected text	Shift-Command-U
Add outline to selected text	Shift-Command-O
Make selected text bigger	Command- + (Plus)
Make selected text smaller	Command- - (Minus)
Align text left	Command-{
Align text center	Command-\| (Vertical slash)
Align text right	Command-}
Make text lines tighter	Option-Command-Left Arrow key
Make text lines looser	Option-Command-Right Arrow key
Copy selected text	Command-C
Paste text	Command-V
Copy text style	Option-Command-C
Paste text style	Option-Command-V

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