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Setting up a work area
When you work on a composition, you may want to preview or render only part of the
composition. Do this by specifying a part of the composition time ruler as a work area. In
the Timeline window, the work area appears in a lighter shade of gray. For more infor-
mation, see "Previewing animation" on page 118 or "Making (rendering) a movie" on
page 278.
Set the work area start and end points to the current time by pressing B (begin) or N
(end), respectively.
To set up a work area:
In the time ruler, move the left and right work-area markers until they mark the beginning
and end of the part of the composition you want to use as a work area.
The work-area markers indicate the part of the composition displayed when previewing or
rendering.
To move the work area:
In the time ruler, drag the center of the work area bar left or right.
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