How To Add New Comp Viewers in After Effects

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Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Add New Comp Viewers in After Effects

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to add New Composition Viewers in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 to help speed up your workflow by enabling you to view multiple comps/pre-comps in different viewers.

**Keyboard Shortcut
Add New Viewer:
**Shift + Option + Cmd + N (Mac)
Shift + Alt + Ctrl + N (Windows)

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:18 Overview of Example
00:51 The Easy Way: Add New Viewers
01:04 How To Add New Comp Viewers
01:16 ‘New Viewer’ Greyed Out?
01:27 Add New Viewer
01:48 Which Comp Are You Viewing?
02:15 Lock & Unlock Viewers
02:45 Making Changes & Adjustments
03:01 Save As New Workspace

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

1. How To Add New Comp Viewers in Adobe After Effects:

   1. Click on Composition Window
   2. Right-Click and select New…Viewer or
   3. Go to the View Menu & Select ‘New Viewer (Shift + Option + Cmd + N)
   4. Rearrange Panels by clicking on top area and dragging

   How To Lock Comp Viewers:

   1. Click on the Padlock next to ‘Composition’ to lock or unlock
   2. Unlocked Viewers will show any selected Comp/Pre-Comp in the Layers Panel
   3. Locked Viewers will show whatever is listed next to ‘Composition’ at the top of each viewer

   How To Close Comp Viewer:

   1. Click on the ‘X’ in the top-right of any Viewer Window