# Lights
To place a Light into your Animotive scene, **toggle on the**[ **Menu**](https://animotive.gitbook.io/animotive-documentation/learning-animotive/menus) then **select the Tools Menu in the toolbar and press the right trigger button.** After selecting Tools, **select the lighting icon and press the right trigger** to spawn a Light in the scene.
To move your Light, **hover over it with your laser, and hold down the Grip button**. There are two ways to move the Light with your laser. The default mode is **Linear Mode**. You can move the Light anywhere in the space by **moving your controller and holding the Grip**. You can move the Light closer or farther away from you by **pushing the Thumbstick forward or back**. When you are happy with the orientation and position, just **release the Grip on your controller**.
The second mode is called **Parabola Mode**. You can switch to this by **flicking the right Thumbstick left or right**. In Parabola Mode, the Light will become anchored to the floor, and you can move the Light through the space by **moving your controller and holding the Grip button**. You can rotate it as well, by **twisting your controller left or right**. To place a Light, make sure your laser is blue, and **release the Grip button**.
To change the lighting properties, such as the intensity, angle or saturation, **select the Light** you wish to adjust using your right hand laser and **press the right trigger**. Now **look to your left hand** to see the lighting properties [menu](https://animotive.gitbook.io/animotive-documentation/learning-animotive/menus). You can adjust any of the properties by **selecting them with your right hand laser and pressing the right trigger.**
**This tutorial showcases how you can add and use lights in 'Desktop Mode', which doesn't require a VR headset:** [**https://youtu.be/XwSMIOiRBsI?si=mcXeBxJZMOUYaXaN**](https://youtu.be/XwSMIOiRBsI?si=mcXeBxJZMOUYaXaN)
