Premiere Pro · Ripple trim previous edit to playhead
Trim
Windows · Linux
QMac
QBoth systems use the same combination.
Cuts away everything between the previous edit and the playhead and closes the gap, so the rest of the track moves earlier. It works on the targeted tracks and it changes the timing of everything after it — the fast way to top a clip, and the fast way to lose sync.
- Group
- Trim
- Keys held
- 1
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 trim previous edit to playhead in Premiere Pro?
Cuts away everything between the previous edit and the playhead and closes the gap, so the rest of the track moves earlier. It works on the targeted tracks and it changes the timing of everything after it — the fast way to top a clip, and the fast way to lose sync. It is Q on Windows and Q on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Q on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Trim in Premiere Pro.