Lock Selection

Command entry: Track View

Curve editor

Curves toolbar

(Lock Selection)

Command entry: Track View

Dope Sheet Introduction

Display toolbar

(Lock Selection)

Command entry: Track View

Tools toolbar

(Lock Selection)

Command entry:Keyboard

Spacebar

Lock Selection toggles the ability to highlight keys in Track View. When Lock Selection is on you can't inadvertently deselect highlighted keys or select other keys. When a selection is locked you can move or scale keys by dragging anywhere in the window, not just on a highlighted key.

NoteTo use the Spacebar keyboard shortcut, the Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle must be on.

Procedures

To use Lock Selection in Track View:

In either Dope Sheet or Curve Editor Key window, highlight one or more keys and activate an editing command such as Move Keys or Scale Keys.
On the Track View toolbar, turn on (Lock Selection), then drag anywhere inside the Track View Key window.
All selected keys move regardless of where inside the Track View Key window you click and drag.