<p>I don't think it's possible. But you can use a single keyboard shortcut to jump any of your selected clips to the cursor point: Press <kbd>[</kbd>.</p>

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<p>I would like to import files at the cursor on the timeline, instead of the beginning as After Effects does now. Would make it much more practical, but I do not see a option to make that happen.
Is there  way to make this happen?</p>

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Importing files at the cursor instead of the beginning of the timeline
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# Importing files at the cursor instead of the beginning of the timeline

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-09)

I would like to import files at the cursor on the timeline, instead of the beginning as After Effects does now. Would make it much more practical, but I do not see a option to make that happen.
Is there way to make this happen?

**Tags:** after-effects, adobe


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-12-10. Score: 1

I don't think it's possible. But you can use a single keyboard shortcut to jump any of your selected clips to the cursor point: Press `[`.


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