Interface hotkeys

Window and View Operations

Alt

Middle mouse

Pan in the Outliner

Alt + Ctrl

Middle mouse

Fast pan in the Outliner

Alt

Middle mouse

Pan in the Attribute Editor

Ctrl

a

Switches between Attribute Editor or Channel Box–displays the Attribute Editor if neither is shown

 

a

Frame All in active panel, or with left mouse button for History Operations marking menu

Shift

A

Frame All in all views

 

f

Frame Selected in active panel

Shift

F

Frame Selected in all views

 

space

(When tapped) Switch between the active window in multi-pane display and single pane display

Ctrl

space

Switch between the standard view and full-screen view of the current panels

 

] (Right square bracket)

Redo view change

 

[ (Left square bracket)

Undo view change

Alt

b

Switch between a gradient, black, dark gray, or light gray background color.

Shift

{ (Left brace bracket)

View previous layout

Shift

} (Right brace bracket)

View next layout

 

F1

Help > Maya Help

Selecting Menus

Ctrl

m

Show/hide main menu bar

Shift

M

Show/hide panel menu bar

Ctrl+Shift

M

Show/hide panel toolbar

 

h

With Left mouse button for Menu Set marking menu

 

F2

Show Modeling menu set

 

F3

Show Rigging menu set

 

F4

Show Animation menu set

 

F5

Show Dynamics (FX) menu set

 

F6

Show Rendering menu set

Hotbox Display
 

space

(When pressed down) Show the hotbox

Alt

m

Default Hotbox Style (Zones and Menu Rows)