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When a layer is locked, the Lock icon
of the layer name in the Timeline panel.
• To lock or unlock a layer, click the Lock switch for the layer in the Timeline panel.
• To unlock all layers in the active composition, choose Layer > Switches > Unlock All Layers.
See also
"Layer switches and columns in the Timeline panel" on page 151
Work with color labels
You can use labels (colored boxes in the Label column) in the Project panel and Timeline panel to organize and
manage footage items and layers. By default, different label colors indicate different kinds of footage items, but you
can assign label colors to indicate whatever categories you choose. Layer handles and motion paths in the Compo-
sition and Layer panels display the label color of the layer.
• To select all layers with the same label color, select a layer with that label color and choose Edit > Label > Select
Label Group.
• To change the color of a label for one layer, click the label in the Timeline panel and choose a color.
• To change the color of a label for all layers with that label color, select one of the layers belonging to the label group,
choose Edit > Label > Select Label Group, and choose Edit > Label > [color name].
• To change the default colors for labels, choose Edit > Preferences > Label Colors (Windows) or After Effects >
Preferences > Label Colors (Mac OS).
• To change the default associations of label colors with source types, choose Edit > Preferences > Label Defaults
(Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > Label Defaults (Mac OS).
See also
"Select a color or edit a gradient" on page 236
Show and hide layers in the Timeline panel
You can mark a layer as shy and then use the Hide Shy Layers
to hide all shy layers in the Timeline panel layer outline. Making layers shy is useful for making room in the Timeline
panel to show the layers and layer properties that you want to adjust.
The icon in the Switches column indicates whether a layer is shy
Shy layers are still rendered, both for previews and for final output. To exclude layers from previews or final output,
use the Video switch or make the layer a guide layer.
• To toggle a layer between shy and not shy, click the Shy switch for the layer, or select the layer in the Timeline panel
and choose Layer > Switches > Shy.
• To toggle between hiding and showing all shy layers, click to select or deselect the Hide Shy Layers
switch at the top of the Timeline panel, or choose Hide Shy Layers from the Timeline panel menu.
See also
"Layer switches and columns in the Timeline panel" on page 151
appears in the A/V Features column, which appears by default to the left
composition switch at the top of the Timeline panel
or not shy .
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