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Adobe After Effects

Move the selection up the stacking order

CmdOptionUp arrow

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow to move the selection up the stacking order in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + Up arrow instead.

Where it works: Layers, masks or effects selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdOptionUp arrow
Windows Desktop app CtrlAltUp 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.

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