10 Timeline Shortcuts to Help you Edit Movies Like a Professional - Premiere Pro 2026

In this episode I show how to use keyboard shortcuts to edit like a professional in Premiere Pro on the Creative Cloud by Adobe. 00:00 – Start 00:12 – Introduction 00:20 – #1 - In and Out Points, Insert and Overwrite Edits 02:38 – #2 - Q & W 03:35 – #3 - Shift + Forward Delete (small delete key) 04:16 – #4 - Navigating the Timeline with Home and End 04:40 – #5 - Navigating the Timeline with JKL 06:00 – #6 - Navigating the Timeline with Arrows Up & Down 07:01 – #7 - Select a Clip with D Shortcut 07:33 – #8 - Cut, Copy, & Paste with X, C, & V 08:29 – #9 - Add a Cross Dissolve between 2 clips 09:03 – #10 - Deselect Everything on your Timeline 11:32 – Conclusion