Introduction to Pro Tools Shortcuts

For increased operational speed and ease of use, there are many Pro Tools® keyboard and Right-click shortcuts to give you fast access to a wide variety of tasks.

Menu commands that have a keyboard shortcut display their keyboard shortcut on-screen, to the right of the menu command.

Conventions Used in Documentation

Pro Tools documentation uses the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key commands:

Convention	Action
File > Save Session	Choose Save Session from the File menu.
Command+N/Control+N	Hold down the Command (Apple) key (Mac) or the Control (Ctrl) key (Windows) and press the N key.
Option+Plus/Minus (+/–) keys	Hold down the Option key and press the Plus (+) or Minus (–) key (on numeric keypad or computer, as noted).
Command-click (Mac Only)	Hold down the Command key and click the mouse button.
Right-click	Click with the right mouse button.