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• To show only a specific property or property group, press its shortcut key or keys.
• To add a property or property group to the properties shown in the Timeline panel, hold Shift while pressing the
shortcut key for the property or property group.
• To show only properties that have been modified from their default values, press UU, or choose Animation >
Reveal Modified Properties.
• To show only properties that have keyframes or expressions, press U, or choose Animation > Reveal Animating
Properties.
Note: The U and UU commands are especially useful for learning how animation presets, template projects, or other
animated items work, because they isolate the properties that were modified by the designer of those items.
Select a property or property group in the Timeline panel
• To select a property or property group—including all values, keyframes, and expressions—click the name in the
layer outline in the Timeline panel.
Copy or duplicate a property or property group in the Timeline panel
• To copy properties from one layer or property group to another, select the layer, property, or property group, press
Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac OS), select the target layer, property, or property group, and press
Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac OS).
• To duplicate a property group, select the property group and press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS).
You can only duplicate some property groups, including shapes, masks, and effects. However, you can’t duplicate top-
level property groups such as Contents, Masks, Effects, and Transforms. If you attempt to duplicate a top-level
property group, the entire layer is duplicated, instead.
Set a property value
If multiple layers are selected and you change a property for one layer, then the property is changed for all selected
layers. Sliders, angle controls, and some other property controls are only available in the Effect Controls panel.
To change the units for a property, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the underlined value, choose
Edit Value, and choose from the Units menu. The available units are different for different property types. You can’t
change the units for some properties.
• Place the pointer over the underlined value, and drag to the left or right.
• Click the underlined value, enter a new value, and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
Note: You can enter simple arithmetic expressions for property values and other number entries. For example, you can
enter
2*3 instead of 6, 4/2 instead of 2, and 2e2 instead of 200.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the underlined value and choose Edit Value.
• Drag the slider left or right.
• Click a point inside the angle control or drag the angle control line.
Note: After you click inside the angle control, you can drag outside it for more precision.
• To increase or decrease the property value by 1 unit, click the underlined value and press the Up Arrow or Down
Arrow key. To increase or decrease by 10 units, hold Shift while pressing the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key. To
increase or decrease by 0.1 units, hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) while pressing the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow key.