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Adobe After Effects

Center the text

CtrlShiftC

Windows Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Shift + C to center the text in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + C instead.

Where it works: Editing text

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftC`

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

Center the text ClickUp Cmd + Shift + E
Center the text Evernote Ctrl + E
Center align Google Sheets Ctrl + Shift + E
Center the paragraph Adobe InDesign Shift + Cmd + C
Centre the paragraph LibreOffice Writer Ctrl + E
Center the current paragraph Microsoft Word Ctrl + E

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Align the text right Cmd + Shift + R
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

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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