The Tools tabs display all the available tools you can add to compositions. When you click a Tool category folder, the related tools display in the lower portion of the panel.

The Tool UI has four main areas:
| Item: | Description: | 
|---|---|
| a) Animation controls | Controls for setting and working with cue marks and keyframes. See Keyframing Workflow. | 
| b) Player controls | Controls for playing media associated with a composition, in any of the views. See Using the Player Controls. | 
| c) Details or node-independent tabs | A set of tabs that contain information about the composition and controls that are relevant for any of the nodes in the composition. | 
| d) Tool UI or node-specific tabs | A tab that contains information and controls specific to the currently selected node in the composition. | 
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