Keyframing Basics

There are multiple ways to set a keyframe:

1. Click the diamond next to any property in the Properties Panel. Click again to remove it.
2. When a property is visible in the timeline, click the diamond next to it to set a keyframe. Unkeyframed properties can be forced to show by Shift-clicking them in the Properties Panel (click on the property label name).
3. With a layer selected, press Shift+P, Shift+R, Shift+S, Shift+O, or Shift+A to quickly set a Position, Rotation, Scale, Opacity, or Anchor Point keyframe at the playhead.

Once a property has keyframes, any value change at a new time adds another one automatically — so you can keyframe by scrubbing and adjusting rather than clicking diamonds. Changing a shape in the viewport also automatically sets a keyframe when a property already has keyframes and is animated.

With multiple layers selected, keyframe actions apply to the same property across all of them at once.