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Adobe After Effects

Show or hide rulers

CmdR

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + R to show or hide rulers in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + R instead.

Where it works: Composition panel

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdR
Windows Desktop app CtrlR

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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