Adobe Premiere Pro is a world-renowned video editing software used to create professional high-quality videos. Premiere Pro is widely used by video editors, filmmakers, multimedia professionals, marketers, and YouTubers to create and edit high-quality video content for film, television, social media, education, and marketing. Key features include timeline-based editing, video tools, audio tools, colour correction, colour grading, motion graphics, motions title, and integration with other Adobe services and products.

The below Panels and Help keyboard shortcuts will improve your efficiency and speed with Adobe Premiere Pro on your computer.

Audio Track Mixer Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Show/Hide Tracks  Ctrl + Alt + T
• Loop  Ctrl + L
• Meter Input(s) Only  Ctrl + Shift + I

Capture Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Record Video  V
• Record Audio  A
• Eject  E
• Fast Forward  F
• Go to In point  Q
• Go to Out point  W
• Record  G
• Rewind  R
• Step Back  Left
• Step Forward  Right
• Stop  S

Effect Controls Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Remove Selected Effect  Backspace
• Loop During Audio-Only Playback  Ctrl + L

Effects Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New Custom Bin  Ctrl + /
• Delete Custom Item  Backspace

Essential Graphics Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New text layer  Ctrl + T
• Rectangle  Ctrl + Alt + R
• Ellipse  Ctrl + Alt + E
• Bring to Front  Ctrl + Shift + ]
• Bring Forward  Ctrl + ]
• Send Backward  Ctrl + [
• Send to Back  Ctrl + Shift + [
• Select Next Layer  Ctrl + Alt + ]
• Select Previous Layer  Ctrl + Alt + [
• Clear Selection  Backspace
• Increase Leading by One Unit  Alt + Up
• Decrease Leading by One Unit  Alt + Down
• Increase Leading by Five Units  Alt + Shift + Up
• Decrease Leading by Five Units  Alt + Shift + Down
• Increase Font Size by One Unit  Ctrl + Alt + Right
• Decrease Font Size by One Unit  Ctrl + Alt + Left         
• Increase Font Size by Five Units  Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right
• Decrease Font Size by Five Units  Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right

History Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Step Backward  Left
• Step Forward  Right
• Delete  Backspace

Media Browser Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Open in Source Monitor Shift + O
• Select Directory List  Shift + Left
• Select Media List  Shift + Right

Metadata Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Loop  Ctrl + L
• Play  Space 

Program Monitor Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

Note:  To use nudging for graphic layers, make sure that: 1. You have at least one layer selected (blue box) in a single graphic. 2. The Program Monitor or the Essential Graphics panel is in focus.

• Show Rulers  Ctrl + R
• Show Guides  Ctrl + ;
• Snap in Program Monitor  Ctrl + Shift + ;
• Lock Guides  Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
• Nudge Selected Object up by five frames  Shift + Ctrl + Up
• Nudge Selected Object right by five frames  Shift + Ctrl + Right
• Nudge Selected Object left by five frames  Shift + Ctrl + Left
• Nudge Selected Object down by five frames  Shift + Ctrl + Down
• Nudge Selected Object up by one frame  Ctrl + Up
• Nudge Selected Object right by one frame  Ctrl + Right
• Nudge Selected Object left by one frame  Ctrl + Left
• Nudge Selected Object down by one frame  Ctrl + Down

Project Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• New Bin  Ctrl + B
• Delete  Backspace
• List  Ctrl + Page Up
• Icon Ctrl + Page Down
• Hover Scrub  Shift + H
• Delete Selection with Options Ctrl + Delete
• Extend Selection Down  Shift + Down
• Extend Selection Left  Shift + Left
• Extend Selection Right  Shift + Right
• Extend Selection Up  Shift + Up
• Move Selection Down  Down
• Move Selection End  End
• Move Selection Home  Home
• Move Selection Left  Left
• Move Selection Page Down  Page Down
• Move Selection Page Up  Page Up
• Move Selection Right  Right
• Move Selection Up  Up
• Next Column Field  Tab
• Next Row Field   Enter
• Open in Source Monitor  Shift + O
• Previous Column Field  Shift + Tab
• Previous Row Field  Shift + Enter
• Thumbnail Size Next  Shift + ]
• Thumbnail Size Previous  Shift + [
• Toggle View  Shift + \
• Zoom In  =
• Zoom Out  -

Timeline Panel Keyboard Shortcuts

• Clear Selection  Backspace
• Decrease Audio Tracks Height  Alt + -
• Decrease Video Tracks Height  Ctrl + -
• Increase Audio Tracks Height  Alt + =
• Increase Video Tracks Height  Ctrl + =
• Nudge Clip Selection Left Five Frames  Alt + Shift + Left
• Nudge Clip Selection Left One Frame  Alt + Left
• Nudge Clip Selection Right Five Frames  Alt + Shift + Right
• Nudge Clip Selection Right One Frame  Alt + Right
• Ripple Delete  Alt + Backspace
• Set Work Area Bar In Point  Alt + [
• Set Work Area Bar Out Point  Alt + ]
• Show Next Screen  Page Down
• Show Previous Screen  Page Up
• Slide Clip Selection Left Five Frames  Alt + Shift + ,
• Slide Clip Selection Left One Frame  Alt + ,
• Slide Clip Selection Right Five Frames  Alt + Shift + .
• Slide Clip Selection Right One Frame  Alt + .
• Slip Clip Selection Left Five Frames Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left
• Slip Clip Selection Left One Frame  Ctrl + Alt + Left
• Slip Clip Selection Right Five Frames Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right
• Slip Clip Selection Right One Frame  Ctrl + Alt + Right

Help Keyboard Shortcut

• Premiere Pro Help...  F1