Playback Controls

The Playback Controls are buttons that let you play and step through your animation. The playback range is displayed in the Time Slider.

Click the Go To Start button to go to start of playback range.

Click the Step Back Frame button to step back one time. Default hotkey: Alt + , (comma) key for Windows and Linux; Option +, (comma) key for Mac OS X. Linux users should determine whether their Alt key function has been switched with the Super key to interpret this and other hotkey instructions in this topic.

Click the Step Back Key button to step back one key. Default hotkey: , (comma) key.

Tip: This button only works if the keyed object is selected and the keys are showing in the Time Slider.

Click the Play Backwards button to play backwards. Pressing the Esc key stops playback.

Click the Play Forwards button to play forwards. Default hotkey: Alt + v for Windows and Linux; Option + v for Mac OS X. Pressing the Esc key stops playback.

Click the Step Forward Key button to step forward one key. Default hotkey: . (period) key.

Tip: This button only works if the keyed object is selected and the keys are showing in the Time Slider.

Click the Step Forward Frame button to step forward one time (or frame). Default hotkey: Alt + . (period) key for Windows and Linux; Option +. (period) key for Mac OS X.

Click the Go To End button to go to end of playback range.

Click the Stop button to stop playback. This button is displayed only when an animation is playing, replacing either the Play forwards or Play Backwards buttons. Default hotkey: Esc key.