Keyframes
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Keyframes (or keys) store character poses and positions. Changes made to a pose in a regular frame will not be saved, so you need to create a keyframe every time you want to adjust a character.
Keyframes are found on the Timeline.
By default, they are repesented as blue-colored rectangles.
This color can change when a keyframe is only present on some of the Animation Tracks in the folder. In such a case, this keyframe will be colored rose when the folder is closed:
See Animation Tracks to learn more about tracks and folders.
Working With Keyframes
Create/remove a keyframe:
1. Select a frame on the Timeline
2. Click 
or hit the 
hot key.
Create several keyframes:
1. Select a group of frames
2. Press the key while holding 
Move a keyframe/group of keyframes:
1. Select it.
2. Drag it to a new position while holding 
.
Note #1
If you move a key to a frame that already has another key, this key will be deleted and replaced by the one you have moved.
Note #2
The first key in the timeline cannot be moved. If you try to move it, its copy will be created instead (this is because a timeline should start with a keyframe).
Copy a keyframe/group of keyframes:
1. Select it on the Timeline.
2. Hold 
.
3. Drag the keyframe(s) to a new position while holding the .
You can also move and copy groups of frames. To do this, select a group and move or copy it as you would move or copy a single frame:
An interval between two keys can be made longer or shorter by adding (with the + key) or removing (the - key) frames:
AutoKey
Keyframes can be generated automatically when you adjust scene objects:
For this feature to work, turn on the Set key on change option. It can be found near the keyframe button on the Timeline:
To disable AutoKey, click the A symbol again.
Labels
A label is an element of Timeline used to mark keyframes. Labeling keyframes has no impact on how they work, but can improve for visual convenience.
A keyframe marked by a label (red line).
A labeled keyframe is underlined with red.
To add/remove a label to a keyframe:
1. Select the frame.
2. Click the red flag button on the upper part of the timeline:
