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The Spreadsheet Editor
The Spreadsheet Editor is a separate panel that can be displayed beneath the Keyframes
Editor. It is used to compactly show the numeric values of the keyframes for selected
parameters in the Timeline header, via a table with rows and columns, showing time and value.
The Spreadsheet Editor showing editable data for six keyframes.
To reveal the Spreadsheet Editor, click on the Spreadsheet button in the toolbar. The
Spreadsheet will split the Work Area panel and appear below the Timeline interface.
Selecting a Node to Edit
To display a node’s timing in the Spreadsheet, select the node’s name in the Timeline header.
The Start and End points of the selected node will appear in the keyframe’s line of the
Spreadsheet.
To edit an animation parameter in the Spreadsheet Editor, select the parameter in the Timeline
header. The keyframe row includes a box for each frame number that contains a keyframe. The
value of the keyframe is displayed in the cell below the frame number. Clicking on a cell allows
you to change the frame number the keyframe is on or the parameter’s value for that keyframe.
Clicking on the parameter’s keyframe
value allows you to change it.
TIP: Entering a frame number using a decimal point (e.g., 10.25 or 15.75) allows you to
set keyframes on a subframe level to create more natural animations.
Inserting Keyframes
You can also add new keyframes to an animation by clicking in an empty keyframe cell and
entering the desired time for the new keyframe. Using the cell under the new keyframe, you can
enter a value for the parameter.
Selecting Multiple Nodes to Edit
Multiple splines and nodes can be edited together in the Spreadsheet. By default, selecting a
new parameter in the Timeline header will replace the parameter and keyframes currently listed
in the Spreadsheet Editor. Holding down Command, you can click on additional parameters on
different nodes to add them to the Spreadsheet.
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