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title: "38 - Keyboard Shortcuts"
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description: "The following are keyboard shortcuts available to use with Form:"
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# 38 - Keyboard Shortcuts

Form

### Keyboard Shortcuts

The following are keyboard shortcuts available to use with Form:

- **D** opens the Designer. Note that this will only work when the Form plug-in panel is highlighted.\
  Once you're in the Designer, these shortcuts become available:
  - **B** opens/closes the Blocks pane.
  - **P** opens/closes the Preset pane.
  - **Opt/Alt + clicking on Comp Reset**\
    ![Image: reset_trapcode-form.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/reset_trapcode-form.png)\
    **button** previews with the AE camera reset to its default settings.
  - With the Camera\
    ![Image: camera_trapcode-form.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/camera_trapcode-form.png)\
    tool highlighted, **C** cycles through the camera tool options (orbit, pan, zoom).
  - **Holding Shift while orbiting the camera** constrains it to either an x or y axis.
  - **Shift + Cmd/Ctrl + H** hides and shows overlay.
  - **Opt/Alt + clicking a block** puts the default parameters in place.
  - **Shift + Opt/Alt + clicking the System Preview icon\ ![Image: preview_trapcode-form.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/preview_trapcode-form.png)** shows all hidden systems.
  - **Opt/Alt + click the System Preview icon\ ![Image: preview_trapcode-form.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/preview_trapcode-form.png)** solos a system.
  - **S** solos/unsolos the currently selected system.
  - **H** hides/shows the currently selected system.
  - **Delete** removes the currently selected system or block. Note neither the Master System nor its blocks can be deleted.
  - **Opt/Alt + clicking a single-form preset** adds a new system with the preset applied.
  - **Opt/Alt + Shift + clicking a multiple-form preset** replaces all systems with a single preset.
  - **Opt/Alt + scrubbing a parameter's number** scrubs by tenths.
  - **Escape** exits the Designer, returning you to After Effects.