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Adobe After Effects

Create a new light

CmdOptionShiftL

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L to create a new light in Adobe After Effects. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + Shift + L instead.

Where it works: Composition open

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdOptionShiftL
Windows Desktop app CtrlAltShiftL

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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