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Optional panels


    You can display or hide several optional panels in the Timeline window.

To display or hide optional panels:

    Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a Timeline window panel heading, and then choose the panel you want to display or hide in the Panels submenu.

    The optional panels in the Timeline window

    A. Comment panel

    Type comments for the layer.

    B. Modes panel

    Specify layer modes and track mattes. See Using layer modes and Creating track mattes and traveling mattes.

    C. Parent panel

    Specify a parent layer. See Understanding parent layers.

    D. Keys panel

    Move the keyframe navigator controls closer to the time graph. See Keyframe navigator.

    E. In panel

    View or change the In point of a layer. See Understanding trimming. You can also display or hide this panel by clicking the Optional panel button ( the Optional panel button) in the lower left corner of the time graph.

    F. Out panel

    View or change the Out point of a layer. See Understanding trimming.

    G. Duration panel

    View or change the duration of a layer. See Understanding trimming.

    H. Stretch panel

    Time-stretch a layer. See Understanding trimming.

    I. Optional panel button

    Display or hide the In, Out, Duration, and Stretch panels.

To rearrange panels:

    Drag the panel heading to a different location along the Timeline window. When the panel outline appears where you want the panel to appear, release the mouse.

    A gray outline appears when you drag a panel (left). When you release, panels are rearranged (right).
    A gray outline appears when you drag a panel (left). When you release, panels are rearranged (right).

    Note: All layer switches move together--you can move the entire switch panel to a different position between other panels, but you can't rearrange the switches within the panel.

To change the width of a panel:

    Drag the raised vertical bar left or right to set the new width. If the panel does not have a raised vertical bar at its right edge, it cannot be resized.