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Preferences General preferences Previews preferences (CS5.5, and earlier) Previews preferences (CS6) Display preferences Import preferences Output preferences Grids & Guides preferences Labels preferences Media & Disk Cache preferences Video Preview preferences Appearance preferences Auto-Save preferences Memory & Multiprocessing preferences Audio Hardware and Audio Output Mapping preferences To open the Preferences dialog box, choose Edit > Preferences > [category name] (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > [category name] (Mac OS). To open the Preferences dialog box to the General category, press Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon) (Windows) or Command+Option+; (Mac OS). To restore default preference settings, hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) while the application is starting. To also restore default keyboard shortcuts, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the OK button. Preferences, including keyboard shortcuts and workspaces, are stored in files in the following locations: (Mac OS) /Users//Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/10.0 (Windows) \Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\After Effects\10.0 In After Effects CS6, preferences can be revealed without searching your hard drive for them. To reveal preferences, choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows), or After Effects > Preferences > Genereal (Mac OS) and do one of the following: Click the Reveal Preferences in Explorer button (Windows). Click the Reveal Preferences in Finder button (Mac OS). Clicking the button opens the folder containing the After Effects preference files. Note: You shouldn't need to modify the files in this directory manually. In general, modify preferences in the Preferences dialog box. For information on modifying keyboard shortcuts, see Modify keyboard shortcuts. For information on managing workspaces, see Workspaces and panels. This section provides links to pages in which the various preferences that aren't self-explanatory are explained in context. General preferences To the top Levels Of Undo: Undo changes Path Point Size: Specifies size of Bezier direction handles and vertices for masks and shapes, direction handles for motion paths, and other similar controls. Show Tool Tips: After Effects user interface tips Create Layers At Composition Start Time: Layers overview Switches Affect Nested Comps: About precomposing and nesting Default Spatial Interpolation To Linear: About spatial and temporal keyframe interpolation Preserve Constant Vertex Count When Editing Masks: Designate the first vertex for a Bezier path Note: Preserve Constant Vertex Count when Editing Masks has been renamed to "Preserve Constant Vertex and Feather Count when Editing Masks" in After Effects CS6. Pen Tool Shortcut Toggles Between Pen and Mask Feather Tools (After Effects CS6): Variable-width mask feather (CS6) Synchronize Time Of All Related Items: Preferences and composition settings that affect nested compositions Expression Pick Whip Writes Compact English: Edit an expression with the pick whip