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You can change layer property values by moving the points (keyframes) on the value graph up or down. For example,
you can increase a Rotation keyframe's value by dragging a keyframe marker on the Rotation property's value graph
higher up on the graph.
Note: Values for the Anchor Point, Mask Path, effect control points, 3D Orientation, and Position properties are spatial,
so they use speed graphs by default instead of value graphs.
In the Timeline panel, display a temporal property for a layer.
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2 If necessary, click the Graph Editor button or press Shift+F3 to enter Graph Editor mode.
If necessary, add a keyframe at the point in time you want the change to occur.
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Drag the keyframe up or down to set a new value for the layer property.
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See also
"Work with layer properties in the Timeline panel" on page 155
"Work with the Graph Editor" on page 186
View or edit a keyframe value
• Move the current-time indicator to the time of the keyframe. The value of the property appears next to the
property name, where you can edit it.
• In layer bar mode, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the keyframe. The keyframe value appears at
the top of the context menu that appears. Choose Edit Value to edit the value, if desired.
See also
"Keyframe menu commands" on page 191
"Work with layer properties in the Timeline panel" on page 155
Copy and paste keyframes
You can copy keyframes from only one layer at a time. When you paste keyframes into another layer, they appear in
the corresponding property in the destination layer. The earliest keyframe appears at the current time, and the other
keyframes follow in relative order. The keyframes remain selected after pasting, so you can immediately move them
in the destination layer.
You can copy keyframes between layers for the same property (such as Position) or between different properties that
use the same type of data.
Note: When copying and pasting between the same properties, you can copy from more than one property to more than
one property at a time. However, when copying and pasting to different properties, you can copy only from one property
to one property at a time.
1 In the Timeline panel, display the layer property containing the keyframes you want to copy.
Select one or more keyframes.
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Choose Edit > Copy.
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In the Timeline panel containing the destination layer, move the current-time indicator to the point in time where
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you want the keyframes to appear.
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