Property list

There is a Property list on the left side of the Properties, FCurves, and Dopesheet windows.

The Property list displays the property names of selected objects in a list structure. What displays also depends on which Property options are active and on which view is selected.

For example, the following figure (A) displays the properties of a selected light in the Property list.

Properties window A. Selected light’s properties

Properties that display in light blue are currently selected in the Key Controls window’s Keying Mode menu and can be keyframed.
Properties that display in dark blue represent properties that you select in the Properties, FCurves, or Dopesheet windows, and can be keyframed.
Properties that display in dark gray are currently selected but cannot be keyframed.

FCurves Property list

The Property list in the FCurves window displays properties differently than in the Properties window. In the Properties window, a property’s name is listed to the left of its settings.

Property lists A. Property list in the Properties window B. Property list in the FCurves window

In the FCurves window, each property with a function curve also has a Color button, which indicates the color of the property’s function curve.

Dopesheet Property list

The Dopesheet Property list resembles the Property list in the Properties window.

By default, the properties of an object display beneath the object’s name in the list. Only the properties that you can animate display. To hide an object’s properties, collapse the list by clicking the arrow next to the object’s name.

Dopesheet window A. Dopesheet Property list

When you select an object or property in another window, such as the Properties window, the same object or property is selected in the Dopesheet Property list and the FCurves Property list.

Property context menu

Right-clicking a property in the Properties Resources window or Properties window displays a context menu. The context menu varies according to the property selected. The following table describes all the possible context menu options.

Context menu option	Description
Collapse Branches	Collapses a selected folder and its child folders. You can also collapse individual properties by clicking the arrow next to the property name.
Lock Selected	Prevents changes to the selected channel or property branch. A locked channel or property branch is highlighted in red in the Property window. A locked Transformation property displays a dotted or gray manipulation handles in the Viewer window.
Unlock Selected	Unlocks the selected channel or property.
Mute Selected	Mutes the selected channel or property. Note: You can only mute animated Transformation properties or channels.
Unmute Selected	Unmutes the selected channel or property.
Expand Branches	Expands a selected folder and its child folders. You can also expand individual properties by clicking the arrow next to the property name.
Expand All	Expands all branches to display all properties.
Collapse All	Collapses all branches and displays properties.
Select Branch	Selects the entire branch.
Deselect Branch	Deselects the entire branch.
Select All	Selects all the properties.
Deselect All	Deselects all the properties.
Remove Object	Removes the selected object from the Properties list. Does not delete the object.

FCurves Property list context Menu

In the FCurves window, to change your selection, and expand or collapse folders, you can right-click the Property list to use the following context menu options.

FCurves Property Color options

The FCurve Color options in the FCurve Property list context menu let you change the colors of FCurves so you can identify them.