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To display or hide optional panels:
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a Timeline window panel heading, and
then choose the panel you want to display or hide in the Panels submenu.
A B
A. Comment panel Type comments for the layer.
B. Modes panel Specify layer modes and track mattes. See "Using layer modes" on
page 166 and "Creating track mattes and traveling mattes" on page 164.
C. Parent panel Specify a parent layer. See "Understanding parent layers" on page 113.
D. Keys panel Move the keyframe navigator controls closer to the time graph. See
"Keyframe navigator" on page 97.
E. In panel View or change the In point of a layer. See "Understanding trimming" on
page 81. You can also display or hide this panel by clicking the Optional panel button ( )
in the lower left corner of the time graph.
F. Out panel View or change the Out point of a layer. See "Understanding trimming" on
page 81.
G. Duration panel View or change the duration of a layer. See "Understanding trimming"
on page 81.
H. Stretch panel Time-stretch a layer. See "Understanding trimming" on page 81.
I. Optional panel button Display or hide the In, Out, Duration, and Stretch panels.
To rearrange panels:
Drag the panel heading to a different location along the Timeline window. When the panel
outline appears where you want the panel to appear, release the mouse.
A gray outline appears when you drag a panel (left). When you release, panels are rearranged (right).
Note: All layer switches move together—you can move the entire switch panel to a
different position between other panels, but you can't rearrange the switches within the
panel.
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