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<p>You can search for keyboard shortcuts by going to edit–&gt;keyboard shortcuts. Searching for the project panel there only reveals the shortcut you have already mentioned. I guess that you're out of luck.</p>

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2020-07-30T23:50:17.437Z
Florian I am 99% sure I found a single key that jumped focus to an already open Project Panel. Must be called something other than Show/Hide...
alexh
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2020-07-31T07:20:28.197Z
One way I found was to simply press cmd-0 twice, effectively closing and re-opening the project panel. Doing so puts the panel in focus.
Florian Claaßen
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2020-08-05T02:15:14.167Z
I know. Just seems counter-intuitive to turn something OFF just to turn it ON.
alexh
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2020-08-11T08:45:18.533Z
That's true. Tough there is no shortcut to directly lay focus on the project-panel, so unless you're able to find some 3rd party plugin, you're stuck with this solution.
Florian Claaßen
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2020-07-30T07:36:57.463Z
2020-07-30T07:36:57.463Z
Florian Claaßen
<p>Is there a keystroke / keyboard shortcut to move focus to the Project Panel?</p>
<p>I know CMD+0 toggles Project Panel visibility, but is there a key that when pressed can be followed by UP/DOWN arrows to keyboard navigate the contents of the Project Panel.</p>
<p>Many thanks</p>

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After Effects - Keystroke to move focus to the Project Panel
alexh
# After Effects - Keystroke to move focus to the Project Panel

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-27)

Is there a keystroke / keyboard shortcut to move focus to the Project Panel?

I know CMD+0 toggles Project Panel visibility, but is there a key that when pressed can be followed by UP/DOWN arrows to keyboard navigate the contents of the Project Panel.

Many thanks

**Tags:** after-effects, keyboard-shortcut


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-30. Score: 0

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You can search for keyboard shortcuts by going to edit–>keyboard shortcuts. Searching for the project panel there only reveals the shortcut you have already mentioned. I guess that you're out of luck.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Florian I am 99% sure I found a single key that jumped focus to an already open Project Panel. Must be called something other than Show/Hide...  
> **username_1**: One way I found was to simply press cmd-0 twice, effectively closing and re-opening the project panel. Doing so puts the panel in focus.  
> **username_0**: I know. Just seems counter-intuitive to turn something OFF just to turn it ON.  
> **username_1**: That's true. Tough there is no shortcut to directly lay focus on the project-panel, so unless you're able to find some 3rd party plugin, you're stuck with this solution.  

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