Adding and using animator properties

You can add as many animator properties to a layer as you want, and you can combine them in a variety of ways--adding more animator properties to an existing animator group (which contains a selector and an animator property), adding a new animator group, or adding a new selector to an existing animator group.(See Understanding the Range selector).

To add an animator group to a text layer:

In the Timeline window, select the text layer and choose a property from the Animate pop-up menu. A new animator group, along with a selector and the chosen animator property, appear in the Timeline window.

To add a new animator property to an existing animator group:

In the Timeline window, select the animator group to which you want to add and choose the property from the Add pop-up menu; then choose a property from the submenu. The new animator property appears within the same group as the existing animator property and shares the existing selector.


Animators in the Timeline window A. Animator group B. Animator group with Scale and Rotation animator properties C. Animator properties D. Animator pop-up menu E. Add Animator Property or Selector pop-up menu