Copy and paste keys

Important guidelines

• When copying and pasting keys that include multiple animation curves to multiple attributes, pay particular attention to the order that you select them, as this will affect the order in which they are pasted.
• When copying keys from multiple attributes in the Graph Editor or Dope Sheet, select the attributes from the outliner—not the view area—of the respective editor.

Before copying and pasting keys, select Key > Copy > to set the Copy Keys Options you want. To set Paste Keys options, select Key > Paste > .

In the Paste Key Options window, do one of the following:

• Click Paste Keys to set the Paste Keys options and paste the current cut or copied key(s). The Paste Keys Options window closes.
• Click Apply to set the Paste Keys options and paste the current cut or copied key(s). The Paste Keys Options window remains open.
• Click Close to disregard any changes made to the Paste Keys options and close the Paste Keys Options window.

Copy and paste a single key

1. Click the key in the Time Slider.

   The Current Time Indicator moves to the clicked position and the key is now selected.

2. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click and select Copy from the menu that appears.
   • Select Key > Copy.
3. Click in the Time Slider.

   The Current Time Indicator moves to the clicked position.

4. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click and select Paste > Paste from the menu that appears.
   • Select Key > Paste from the Key menu.
   • Shift + S + click and select Paste Keys from the marking menu that appears.

Copy and paste multiple keys

1. Shift-drag over the range of keys in the Time Slider.

   The range of keys is now selected and highlighted in red.

2. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click and select Copy from the menu that appears.
   • Select Key > Copy.
3. Shift-drag over the range of keys in the Time Slider that you want the pasted keys to be added to, to replace, or to merge with.

   The range of time is now selected and highlighted in red.

4. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click and select Paste > Paste from the menu that appears.
   • Select Key > Paste from the Key menu.
   • Shift + S + click and select Paste Keys from the marking menu that appears.

Related Topics

• Cutting, copying, and pasting keys between scenes
• Copy and paste keys in the Graph Editor