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Open Listener Window Right-clicking either of the Mini Listener lines
displays a dialog that allows you to open the MAXScript Listener window.
You can also open the Listener using the Utilities panel > MAXScript rollout.
You can display the Listener window in a viewport by right-clicking the
viewport label, then choosing Views > Extended > MAXScript Listener.
Status Line
Status bar > Status line
The status line displays the number and type of object or objects selected. The
status line is located at the bottom of the screen, just above the
prompt line
on page 7309 .
If multiple objects are selected and all are of the same type, the number and
type of the objects are displayed: "2 cameras, 3 lights" for example. If multiple
objects of different types are selected, the status line displays the number plus
the word "objects": "6 objects" for example.
Time Slider
Status line > Time Slider
The time slider shows the current frame and lets you move to any frame in
the
active time segment on page 7702 . Right-clicking the slider bar opens the
Create Key dialog on page 3017 , which lets you create position, rotation, or
scale keys without using the Auto Key button.
When you are in Auto Key on page 7344 mode, you can right-click and drag
the time slider to create a key that has the source at the initial time slider
position, and the destination at the subsequent time slider position.
In
Set Key mode on page 7347 , holding down the right mouse button and
dragging the time slider allows you to move a pose in time without losing it
in the viewport.
To move one frame back or forward, click the arrow on the left or right side
of the time slider, respectively. Or simply place your cursor anywhere on the
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