Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 68)

68 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion
The Timeline
The Timeline is the most general of the Timing tabs. It can display not only the visual
objects in your project, but also the audio objects and effects such as masks, behaviors,
filters, and keyframes. For more information on using the Timeline, see “
Using the
Timeline ” on page 273.
To display the Timeline tab, do one of the following:
m Choose Window > Timeline:
m Press Command+7.
m If the Timing pane is already visible, click the Timeline tab at the top of the pane.
The Timeline Layer List
The left side of the Timeline is nearly identical to the Layers tab in the Project pane.
Objects appear in their layer hierarchy categorized into layers and groups. The three
columns are identical to the columns in the Layers list.
Activation checkbox: The checkbox to the left of each object turns the visibility of the
object on and off.
Name: Contains the text description of the object. Double-click the text to modify the
name of an object.
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