Adobe After Effects

Move the selection to the top of the stack

CtrlAltShiftUp arrow

Windows Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up arrow to move the selection to the top of the stack in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + Shift + Up arrow instead.

Where it works: Layers, masks or effects selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdOptionShiftUp arrow`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlAltShiftUp arrow`

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.

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Duplicate the selection Cmd + D
Quit After Effects Cmd + Q
Undo Cmd + Z
Redo Cmd + Shift + Z
Stop a running script Esc
Create a new project Cmd + Option + N
Open a project Cmd + O
Open the most recent project Cmd + Option + Shift + P

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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