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Adobe After Effects Help Working with Projects, Windows, and Palettes

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• To move a ﬁle or folder from a folder to the top level of the Project window, drag the ﬁle

or folder to the gray information area at the top of the window.

• To show or hide the contents of a folder, click the triangle to the left of the folder icon.

To customize the Project window:

• To resize a panel, drag the bar on the right side of the panel’s heading. Drag left to make

the panel smaller, or right to make it larger.

• To hide a panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any panel heading and

choose Hide This.

• To show a panel, right click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any panel heading and

choose Panels > panel heading.

• To show or hide a panel, choose Panels > panel heading from the Project window menu.

• To disable thumbnails, choose Edit > Preferences > Display, select Disable Thumbnails

in Project Window, and then click OK.

To create a new composition from the Project window:

Click the create new composition icon ( ) at the bottom of the Project window.

To create a new composition that automatically uses the same dimensions, duration,

and frame-rate settings as a footage item, drag the selected item or items onto the

create new composition icon at the bottom of the Project window.

To manage footage items in the Project window:

Do any of the following:

• To display information about a footage item or composition, select the footage or

composition. Information is displayed at the top of the Project window next to the

thumbnail image.

• To sort footage items by any column, click the column name in the Project window. For

example, click Type to sort items by footage type.

• To rename a composition or folder, select the composition name or folder, press Enter

(Windows) or Return (Mac OS), type the new name, and then press Enter or Return

again.

• To ﬁnd footage items in the Project window, choose File > Find, type the name of the

footage item, and click OK. Select Find Missing Footage to locate all footage items that

refer to a ﬁle that has been moved, deleted, or renamed.

Composition, Layer, and Footage window controls

Use the Composition, Layer, and Footage windows to preview and edit different parts of a

project. These windows share a set of controls that you can use to view safe zones (the

visible areas of a television screen), view RGB and alpha channels, and change the magniﬁ-

cation. These controls function the same way in all three windows.