Use keyboard shortcuts in WeVideo to speed up editing tasks like playing clips, trimming, splitting, adding markers, and navigating the Timeline more efficiently. Find the full list of WeVideo keyboard shortcuts below.
Global keyboard shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts work whenever the multimedia editor is open, regardless of whether anything specific is selected.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + S(PC) / Command + S(Mac) | Save the project |
| Shift + Enter(PC) / Shift + Return(Mac) | Play the video from the beginning of the Timeline |
| Space | Play/pause |
| Ctrl + Z(PC) / Command + Z(Mac) | Undo your most recent action |
| Ctrl + Y(PC) / Command + Y(Mac) | Redo your most recent action |
| Esc (when popups are open) | Cancel |
| Enter (when popups are open) | Confirm |
Keyboard shortcuts when a clip is selected
The following keyboard shortcuts work whenever a clip is selected on the Timeline.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + A(PC) / Command + A(Mac) | Select all clips within the current track |
| Delete, Backspace | Delete the selected clip from the Timeline |
| Shift + Left Arrow key | Go to the previous clip |
| Shift + Right Arrow key | Go to the next clip |
| Left Arrow key | Go to the previous keyframe |
| Right Arrow key | Go to the next keyframe |
| E | Open clip editor |
| S | Split the selected clip (wherever the blue playhead is currently located) |
| I | Trim the selected clip to inpoint (meaning that all of the currently selected clip to the left of the blue playhead will be removed) |
| O | Trim to outpoint (meaning that all of the currently selected clip to the right of the blue playhead will be removed) |
| M | Add marker (with optional commenting function) |
| Up Arrow key | Move the blue playhead to the out-point (end) of the selected clip |
| Down Arrow key | Move the blue playhead to the in-point (beginning) of the selected clip |
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