Key Controls window

The main window for setting keyframes is the Key Controls window.

The Key Controls display when you select either the Creation, Animation, Editing, or Story layout from the Layout menu.

To open the Key Controls window at any time, you can also select Window > Key Controls from the menu bar.

The Key Controls window includes menus and options that let you do the following:

select an interpolation mode
set and delete keyframes
step through keyframes
create and select animation layers
select take options
select keying groups
set tangent and interpolation modes
plot or clear animation

Key Controls window

Once you have modified a selected object’s properties, the Key Controls window lets you set different types of keyframes manually. You can also activate the Auto Key option to set keyframes automatically every time you change a selected object’s properties.

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