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Adobe After Effects

Select everything

CmdA

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + A to select everything in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + A instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdA`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlA`

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

Select everything Audacity Ctrl + A
Select all the text in the field Bitwarden Cmd + A
Select everything Blender A
Select everything on the page ChromeOS Ctrl + A
Select everything Eclipse IDE Ctrl + A
Select every note in the list Evernote Cmd + A
Select every clip Final Cut Pro Cmd + A
Select all Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + A
Select everything GarageBand Cmd + A
Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select the whole image GIMP Ctrl + A
Select every note Google Keep Cmd + A

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Deselect everything Cmd + Shift + A
Rename the selected item Return
Move the selection down the stacking order Cmd + Option + Down arrow
Move the selection up the stacking order Cmd + Option + Up arrow
Move the selection to the bottom of the stack Cmd + Option + Shift + Down arrow
Move the selection to the top of the stack Cmd + Option + Shift + Up arrow
Duplicate the selection Cmd + D
Quit After Effects Cmd + Q

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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