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Adobe After Effects

Align the text right

CmdShiftR

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To align the text right in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + Shift + R. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + R instead.

Where it works: Editing text

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftR`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftR`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Align the text right ClickUp Cmd + Shift + R
Align the text right Evernote Option + Cmd + }
Right align Google Sheets Ctrl + Shift + R
Align the paragraph right Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + R
Align the paragraph right LibreOffice Writer Ctrl + R
Right align Microsoft Word Ctrl + R

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Turn all caps on or off Cmd + Shift + K
Turn superscript on or off Cmd + Shift + =
Create a new mask Cmd + Shift + N
Invert the selected mask Cmd + Shift + I
Open the Mask Feather dialog Cmd + Shift + F
Open the Mask Shape dialog Cmd + Shift + M
Group the selected shapes Cmd + G
Ungroup the selected shapes Cmd + Shift + G

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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