Is there keyboard shortcut to deselect text on a mac?

Question

To select all text in Chrome or other apps I can use:

Command+a

From a web search I found this potential shortcut to deselect text:

Command+Shift+a

Sadly that doesn't work across all apps.

Is there a keyboard shortcut that can deselect text after I've selected all text with Command+a ?

⇧⌘A should work in most apps, which ones are you trying? — SilverWolf, Dec 8, 2018 at 17:21
@SilverWolf doesn't work in Chrome, Evernote, Terminal, I'm sure there are more. What does it work in? — Justin Tanner, Dec 8, 2018 at 18:33
@JustinTanner It doesn't work in Terminal for me either, but Terminal is kind of a special case. I don't have Chrome or Evernote. Have you tried TextEdit, Pages, or the Notes app? — SilverWolf, Dec 8, 2018 at 21:00
@SilverWolf for Notes it appears to do something else and yes Pages it does deselect, so there is one app that this works in so far. — Justin Tanner, Dec 8, 2018 at 21:11

S.Butler · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-17 19:58:06Z

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It is app specific as to whether there is a keyboard shortcut for deselecting text.

The finder uses: Command + Option + A, while Pages uses Command + Shift + A, while Notes, Reminder, and Safari don't have an option.

answered Dec 17, 2018 at 19:58

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