Shortcuts and Hotkeys
Multiple Attribute Manager
When switching very often between the attributes of a few object (like when tweaking a Thinking Particle scene) you can create locked instances of the AM for every object by clicking on the icon to the right of the lock symbol. However this will clutter your interface with many AMs. An easy solution is to dock those AMs together and rename them so you got all essential Properties within a minimum of mousclicks and with a minimum of screenspace. You are not able to save this (the link between tha AM and the object will get lost) but it's done in a number of seconds and will help you very much.
If you like to have a Tool Manager like in R8 you can create a new AM and set it to Tools only. Then integrate it at will in your layout and save the layout as default or under a new name.
Attribute Manager and Multiselection
When multiselecting several objects the AMs content is reduced to the properties all the objects have in common. Those properties with different values are shown in blue. If you want to modify these different values by let's say multiplying them all by 10, you simply type x * 10 in the blue field. This works with the many mathmatical functions that are available for the formular deformer as well as the formular node and every other input field in CINEMA.
Undocking Menus
Since R9 nearly every menu has a double line at the top. Clicking on this will create a detached copy of the menu. This floating menu can then be changed to icon or text only display and again docked somewhere in CINEMA as an additional toolbar. This makes it very easy to create toolbars for plugins or modules.