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Adobe After Effects

Create a new text layer

CtrlAltShiftT

Windows Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To create a new text layer in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + Shift + T instead.

Where it works: Composition open

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdOptionShiftT`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlAltShiftT`

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.

The same task in other apps

Choose the text tool Inkscape T
Choose the text tool Miro T
Add a text layer Adobe Premiere Pro Cmd + T
Insert text Sketch T

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Align the text left Cmd + Shift + L
Center the text Cmd + Shift + C
Align the text right Cmd + Shift + R
Turn all caps on or off Cmd + Shift + K
Turn superscript on or off Cmd + Shift + =
Create a new mask Cmd + Shift + N
Invert the selected mask Cmd + Shift + I
Open the Mask Feather dialog Cmd + Shift + F

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