About The Time Graph; Viewing And Setting The Current Time; To Move The Current-Time Indicator - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

About the time graph

The time graph portion of the Timeline panel contains a time ruler, markers to indicate specific times, duration bars
for the layers in your composition while in layer bar mode, and the Graph Editor while in Graph Editor mode. Use
the time graph to adjust the range of time shown in the Timeline panel, and to specify a range of time to render when
creating or previewing a movie.
The time graph also contains controls for adjusting time for layers and controlling motion and changes over time.
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Time graph portion of Timeline panel
A. Time navigator start and end brackets B. Work area start and end brackets C. Time ruler D. Timeline options E. Navigator view F. Comp
marker bin G. Comp button H. Zoom slider
Time Navigator start and end brackets
of the navigator view, described below. Drag to view a specific area.
Indicates the part of the composition duration currently displayed in the time graph.
Time ruler
Contains the absolute work area and the absolute current-time indicator.
Navigator view
Work area start and end brackets
Displays the Timeline Options menu, which includes functions affecting layers and keyframes, as
Timeline Options
well as providing access to the Composition Settings dialog box.
Add composition-time markers to the time ruler. Drag the marker to a point on the time ruler.
Comp marker bin
Drag the marker back to the bin to remove the marker.
Click to bring forward the composition related to the active Timeline panel.
Comp button
Drag to magnify a portion of the time graph or to see more of the time graph. You can also use the Zoom
Zoom slider
In button or the Zoom Out button

Viewing and setting the current time

A composition's current time is indicated by the current-time indicator. A composition's current time also appears
in the current time display in the upper left corner of the Timeline panel.

To move the current-time indicator

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Do one of the following:
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To move the current-time indicator by dragging, in the navigator view or on the time ruler, drag the current-time
indicator to a new location on the time graph, or click on the time ruler.
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To move the current-time indicator numerically, click the current time in the Timeline or Composition panel, type
a new time, and click OK.
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Drag to magnify or shrink a section of the time ruler. These markers are part
Indicates the part of the composition that will be rendered or previewed.
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