Premiere Pro · Ripple delete
Editing
Windows · Linux
Shift+DeleteMac
Shift+DeleteBoth systems use the same combination.
Deletes the selected clip or gap and closes the hole, pulling everything after it earlier. Anything on a track that does not travel with it — locked, or with sync lock off — stays put and falls out of sync from that point on, which is the usual way a timeline quietly drifts.
- Group
- Editing
- Keys held
- 2
In Premiere Pro the same key does different things depending on which panel holds focus — when a shortcut seems to do nothing, focus is usually on the Program Monitor or the Project panel rather than the timeline.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Ripple delete in Premiere Pro?
Deletes the selected clip or gap and closes the hole, pulling everything after it earlier. Anything on a track that does not travel with it — locked, or with sync lock off — stays put and falls out of sync from that point on, which is the usual way a timeline quietly drifts. It is Shift+Delete on Windows and Shift+Delete on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Shift+Delete on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Editing in Premiere Pro.