证明:$\because$四边形$ABCD$是矩形,
$\therefore AB = CD,$$AB// CD.$$\therefore\angle BAE=\angle DCF.$
$\because BE\perp AC,$$DF\perp AC,$$\therefore\angle AEB=\angle CFD = 90^{\circ}.$
在$\triangle ABE$和$\triangle CDF$中,
$\begin{cases}\angle BAE=\angle DCF,\\\angle AEB=\angle CFD,\\AB = CD,\end{cases}$$\therefore\triangle ABE\cong\triangle CDF(\text{AAS}).$
$\therefore AE = CF.$$\therefore AE + EF=CF + EF,$即$AF = CE.$