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Keyframe navigator


    After you set the initial keyframe for a property, After Effects displays the keyframe navigator, which you can use to move from keyframe to keyframe or to set or remove keyframes. When the keyframe navigator box is selected, the current-time marker lies precisely at a keyframe for that layer property. When it is deselected, the current-time marker lies between keyframes. When arrows appear on each side of the keyframe navigator box, other keyframes for that property exist on both sides of the current time. Click the arrows to move to the previous or next keyframe. The keyframe navigator can be detached from the A/V Features panel to function as its own panel by choosing Panel > Keys from the Timeline window menu.

    Illustration with these callouts: A. Keyframe at current time B. No keyframe at current time C. No keyframes for layer property
    A. Keyframe at current time B. No keyframe at current time C. No keyframes for layer property