To make a channel keyable or nonkeyable from the Channel Box

1. Select the object that has the channel you want to make keyable or nonkeyable.
2. In the Channel Box, select the channel you want to make keyable or nonkeyable.
3. Do one of the following:
   • -click the channel.

   The Channel Box’s Channels pop-up menu appears.

   • Select Channels in the Channel Box’s menu bar.

   The Channel Box’s Channels menu appears.

4. Do one of the following:
   • If you want to make the selected channel keyable, select Make Selected Keyable.
   • If you want to make the selected channel nonkeyable, select Make Selected Nonkeyable.

   The selected channel now appears light gray in the Channel Box.

To make a channel keyable or nonkeyable from the Channel Control Editor

1. Select the object that has the channel you want to make keyable or nonkeyable.
2. In the Maya main menu bar, select Window > General Editors > Channel Control.

   The Channel Control Editor appears with all the selected object’s channels loaded. See Channel Control Editor.

3. Select the channel you want to make keyable or nonkeyable.
4. Click or to do one of the following:
   • To make a channel keyable, and have it appear in the Channel Box, move the selected channel to the Keyable column.
   • To make a channel nonkeyable, and have it not appear in the Channel Box, move the selected channel to the Nonkeyable Hidden column.
   • To make a channel nonkeyable, and have it appear in the Channel Box, move the selected channel to the Nonkeyable Displayed column.