My F9 shortcut key does not work.

[Chris Evans]

You’re on a mac, that likely is the issue. There is a setting that forces AE to use the f# keys instead of the system using them for their alternative uses, like volume, play/pause, etc.

You can also press fn + F9, that’s what I do because I use the volume keys more than the F9.

[Ridley Walker]

You may need to change the General Preferences to disable System keyboard shortcuts.

[Itamar Kool]

I don’t have an fn key on my Mac Pro (2010), and I have got the System Shortcut Keys disabled in my general preferences. Also looked at the preferences of my Mac but I do not see anything overriding the AE shortcut keys there.

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[Tim Kurkoski]

Apple explains how to change the F# key behavior here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/ht3399

Without changing that setting, you need to use the Function (fn) key plus the F# key. The “Use System Shortcuts” option in the After Effects preference doesn’t override these keys, only non-Function controlled keyboard shortcuts (ex., CMD+M or CMD+H).

On a full-sized (with keypad), English Apple keyboard, the Function (fn) key is in the block above the arrow keys. On the Apple wireless keyboard, the Function key is in the lower-left, the same as on MacBook Pro keyboards.

If you are not using an Apple or Mac-centric keyboard, try using the Insert key, which maps to the same position as the Function key on the full-sized keyboard.

[Itamar Kool]

Thanks! Never noticed this key before! In all those years I have been working on a Mac. Always overlooked it.

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