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Setting view options


    Manage the combination of layer handles, motion paths, wireframes, and so forth that you see in the Composition window from within the View Options dialog box. Access this dialog box either from the Composition window or View menus or by Alt-clicking (Windows) or Option-clicking (Mac OS) the Layer Wireframes button the Layer Wireframes button at the bottom of the Composition window. In the View Options dialog box, select, deselect, or choose the particular element you want to be visible; in the case of the Camera and Light wireframes, you can also choose that they become visible only when they are selected.

    For more information on the other View Options settings, see the corresponding option in the After Effects 5.0 User Guide.

    You can also choose a command from the application menu bar to hide or show all the layer controls simultaneously. To do this, choose View > Hide/Show Layer Controls.

    The View Options dialog box
    The View Options dialog box