diff --git a/SynNotes/Form.Designer.cs b/SynNotes/Form.Designer.cs
index c1ceff8..591d0e7 100644
--- a/SynNotes/Form.Designer.cs
+++ b/SynNotes/Form.Designer.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
       this.tree.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
       this.tree.Name = "tree";
       this.tree.OwnerDraw = true;
+      this.tree.SelectAllOnControlA = false;
       this.tree.ShowGroups = false;
       this.tree.ShowHeaderInAllViews = false;
       this.tree.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(227, 602);
diff --git a/SynNotes/Form.cs b/SynNotes/Form.cs
index e9ad42a..b10d562 100644
--- a/SynNotes/Form.cs
+++ b/SynNotes/Form.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace SynNotes {
 
@@ -314,6 +315,10 @@ private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
       }
       else if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete && tree.Focused) deleteSelected();
       else if (e.KeyCode == Keys.F7 && e.Modifiers == Keys.None) createNote();
+      else if (tree.Focused && e.Modifiers == Keys.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.A){
+        scEdit.SelectAll();
+        this.SelectNextControl(tree, true, true, true, true); //bc lack of scEdit.Focus;
+      }
     }
     #endregion hotkeys
 
diff --git a/SynNotes/Form.resx b/SynNotes/Form.resx
index bbcee38..474f4a3 100644
--- a/SynNotes/Form.resx
+++ b/SynNotes/Form.resx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
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