User Guide

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ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0
User Guide
3 Type a name for the workspace, and click OK. The new workspace is added to the
Workspace menu.
To select or delete a custom workspace:
1 To select a workspace, choose Window > Workspace, and then choose the name of the
workspace.
2 To delete a workspace, choose Window > Workspace > Delete Workspace, choose a
name, and click OK.
Using context menus
In addition to the menus at the top of your screen, context menus display commands
relative to the active tool or selected item.
To display context menus:
1 Position the pointer over the footage or over a label in a palette or window, such as a
button in the Time Controls palette.
2 Click the right mouse button (Windows) or press Control and hold down the mouse
button (Mac OS).
Using windows
Many After Effects windows are organized in groups by default. You can customize and
display these windows in certain ways depending on the type of window:
Composition window The title of a Composition window appears as a tab under the
group window’s title bar. By default, Composition windows are grouped into one window.
You can combine Composition windows with Layer and Footage windows.
Layer and Footage windows As with Composition windows, the title of a Layer or
Footage window appears as a tab under the group window’s title bar. By default, Layer and
Footage windows are grouped into one window. They can also be combined with the
Composition windows and other Layer and Footage windows.
Timeline windows Each composition name appears as a tab in the Timeline window. You
can combine Timeline windows only with other Timeline windows.
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