| A | B |
| Left Arrow | Moves playhead one frame to the left |
| Right Arrow | Moves playhead one frame to the right |
| L | Plays clip or sequence forward in Viewer, Timeline, or Canvas |
| K | Stops playing clip or sequene in Viewer, Timeline, or Canvas |
| J | Plays clip or sequence BACKWARD in Viewer, Timeline, or Canvas |
| K + L | Plays forward in slow motion |
| K + tap L | Moves playhead one frame to the right |
| K + tap J | Moves playhead one frame to the left |
| Shift-Spacebar | Plays a clip or sequence backwards |
| I | Sets an In point |
| O | Sets an Out point |
| X | Sets In and Out points at the head and tail of the clip |
| Shift-I | Moves the playhead to the In point |
| Shift-O | Moves the playhead to the Out point |
| Option-I | Removes the In point |
| Option-O | Removes the Out point |
| Option-X | Removes both the In and Out points |
| Control-U | Selects the Standard Window Layout |
| A | Selects the default Selection Tool |
| Command-S | Saves changes in the project |
| Command-H | Hides the FCP Interface |
| Command-Q | Quits FCP |