Adding and Deleting Keyframes in Keyframe Graphs
You can add a keyframe using the Add Keyframe button on the Effect Editor toolbar, or you can use the keyframe graph shortcut menu. The first panel of the shortcut menu has commands for adding and deleting keyframes.
To add a keyframe to the active parameter:
1.  Move the position indicator to the point where you want to add a keyframe.
2.  Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+Shift+click (Macintosh) the keyframe graph or keyframe track, and select Add Keyframe.
An active keyframe indicator appears at the position indicator.
Add Keyframe button
To add a keyframe to a keyframe graph using the Add Keyframe button:
1.  Move the position indicator to the point where you want to add a keyframe.
2.  On the Effect Editor toolbar, click the Add Keyframe button.
The Add Keyframe Mode menu opens.
  If the Add Keyframe Mode menu does not appear, it is deselected on the Effect Editor shortcut menu. For more information, see Options for Using Advanced Keyframes.
For more information on the command selections, see Using the Add Keyframe Mode Menu and the Delete Keyframe Mode Menu.
3.  Click the Add Keyframe button a second time to select the command that has a check mark next to it, or select another command from the Add Keyframe Mode menu.
An active keyframe indicator appears at the position indicator. If you selected a command that results in multiple keyframes, other keyframe indicators appear at the proper locations.
If you changed the command, the Delete Keyframe mode also changes.
  You can set a default command using the Effect Editor shortcut menu. For more information, see Options for Using Advanced Keyframes.
To delete a keyframe from a keyframe graph:
1.  Click a keyframe indicator to activate it.
2.  Do one of the following:
  Press the Delete key.
  Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+Shift+click (Macintosh) the keyframe graph or keyframe track, and select Delete Keyframe.
  On the Effect Editor toolbar, Alt+click (Windows) or Option+click (Macintosh) the Add Keyframe button.
The Delete Keyframe Mode menu opens. For more information on the commands, see Using the Add Keyframe Mode Menu and the Delete Keyframe Mode Menu.
If you select a new command from the Delete Keyframe Mode menu, the Add Keyframe mode also changes.
  If the Delete Keyframe Mode menu does not appear, Show Add Keyframe Mode Menu is deselected on the Effect Editor shortcut menu. For more information, see Options for Using Advanced Keyframes.
See Also
Promoting Effects to Advanced Keyframes
Opening Keyframe Tracks
Effect Editor Controls for Advanced Keyframes
Using the Add Keyframe Mode Menu and the Delete Keyframe Mode Menu
Moving a Keyframe in a Keyframe Graph
Elastic Keyframes and Fixed Keyframes
Parameter Changes at Keyframes
Align Keyframes and Slip Keyframes
Extrapolate and Hold
Adjusting the View in a Keyframe Graph
Options for Using Advanced Keyframes

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