Move Keys (Direct Keys settings)

The Move Nearest Picked Key Tool is used in both the Graph Editor toolbar and the Dope Sheet Edit menu > Transformations tools.

This tool lets you manipulate individual keys and tangents with a single mouse action.

This tool differs from the Move Tool. It works on one key at a time, or on the closest selected key of an active curve without you having to precisely select a key point or tangent handle in the graph view.

Double-click the Move Nearest Picked Key Tool icon to open the Tool Settings window.

Direct Key settings

Set one of the following options:

Move Only

Disables the Move Nearest Picked Key tool’s ability to sweep throughout a curve’s keys (see Move Over, below).

Move Over

The default setting lets the tool sweep through an active curve along the curve’s keys. This expedites the fine-tuning of animation curves.

Selected only

When on (default), single-click editing works only on selected curves. When off, you can single-click to edit all curves. Disable this option if you want to allow single-click manipulation for all curves.

Tip:

Graph Editor Only: If you want to use a single-click tangent editing workflow, set tangent handles to always display by selecting View > Tangents > Always from the Graph Editor menu bar.

See also Use single-click curve editing.