Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 5.5 Help Manual page 171

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To change the color of hot text in the Effect Controls window (or any window):
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Display.
2 Click the Hot Text Color color swatch to select a color, or click the eyedropper to sample
a color from anywhere on the screen. Then click OK.
To select a layer in the Effect Controls window:
Click the tab below the Effect Controls title bar for the layer you want to select.
To open the Options dialog box for an effect:
In the Effect Controls window, click Options to the right of the effect name.
Note: Not all effects include an Options dialog box.
To copy effects in a layer and paste them into other layers:
1 In the Effect Controls window, select one or more effects, and then choose Edit > Copy.
2 In the Timeline window, select one or more layers, and then choose Edit > Paste.
To temporarily turn off an effect:
In the Effect Controls or Timeline window, select the layer, and then click the Effect option
to the left of the effect name.
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A. The Effect option in the Effect Controls window turns a specific effect on or off. B. The Effect
option in
the Timeline window also turns a specific effect on or off. C. The Effect switch in the Switches panel
of the
Timeline window turns all effects in a layer on or off.
To temporarily turn off all effects in a layer:
In the Timeline window, click the Effect switch in the Switches panel for the desired layer.
To remove an effect:
In the Effect Controls window, select an effect name and press Delete.
To apply multiple effects to one or more layers:
1 In the Timeline window, select a layer or group of layers.
2 Choose a category from the Effect menu, and then choose an effect from the submenu.
3 Repeat step 2.
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