Change the stacking order for selected layers – Adobe After Effects CS3 User Manual
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Top layer selected, but no properties selected; bottom layer selected with properties selected.
To scroll the topmost selected layer to the top of the Timeline panel, press X.
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To select a layer, click the layer in the Composition panel, click the layer’s name or duration bar in the Timeline
panel, or click the layer’s name in the Flowchart panel.
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To select a layer that is obscured in the Composition panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) over
the layer in the Composition panel, and choose Select > [layer name].
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To select a layer if the layer is open in its own Layer panel, choose the layer name from the Window menu or the
Layer panel viewer menu.
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To select a layer by position number, type the layer number on the numeric keypad. If the layer number has more
than one digit, type the digits quickly so that After Effects can recognize them as one number.
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To select the next layer in the stacking order, press Ctrl+Down Arrow (Windows) or Command+Down Arrow
(Mac OS). To select the previous layer, press Ctrl+Up Arrow (Windows) or Command+Up Arrow (Mac OS).
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To extend the selection to the next layer in the stacking order, press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow (Windows) or
Command+Shift+Down Arrow (Mac OS). To extend the selection to the previous layer in the stacking order,
press Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow (Windows) or Command+Shift+Up Arrow (Mac OS).
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To select all layers, choose Edit > Select All while the Timeline or Composition panel is active. To deselect all
layers, choose Edit > Deselect All.
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To deselect any currently selected layers and select all other layers; with at least one layer selected, choose Invert
Selection from the context menu in the Composition or Timeline panel.
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To select all layers that use the same color label, click the layer’s color label in the Timeline panel, and choose Select
Label Group, or select the layer and choose Edit > Label > Select Label Group.
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To select all child layers assigned to a parent layer, select the parent layer and choose Select Children from the
context menu in the Composition or Timeline panel. The child layers are added to the existing selection.
See also
“Work with parent and child layers” on page 158
“Work with color labels” on page 149
“Shortcuts for working with layers” on page 645
Change the stacking order for selected layers
The vertical arrangement of layers in the Timeline panel is the layer stacking order, which is directly related to the
render order. You can change the order in which layers are composed with one another by changing the layer stacking
order.