Animating with the Channel Editor > Animation > Displaying Channels >

# Panning and Zooming Channels

You can pan and zoom in the Animation Curve window and Track Editor as you view channels. Use a rectangular zoom to enlarge a particular region and use ordinary zoom to enlarge or reduce the display. Select an option from the Animation controls.

(a) Keyframe tab(b) Edit Mode box

To pan:

1. From the Edit Mode box, select Pan (or press spacebar+N).
2. Position the cursor in the Animation Curve window or Track Editor and drag in any direction.

   You can also pan in any mode by pressing spacebar and dragging in the Animation Curve window.

3. To zoom out, select either Frame All or Frame Chn.

To zoom:

1. From the Edit Mode box, select Zoom (or press spacebar+Z).
2. Click in the Animation Curve window or Track Editor.

   The cursor changes to a magnifying glass.

3. To zoom in, drag right. To zoom out, drag left.

   You can also zoom in any mode by pressing Ctrl+spacebar and dragging in the Animation Curve window.

To zoom with Rectangular Zoom:

1. From the Edit Mode box, select Rect Zoom (or press spacebar+R).
2. Position the cursor in the Animation Curve window or Track Editor and drag diagonally to draw a rectangle over the region to enlarge.

   The selected region is enlarged.

3. To zoom out, click the Frame All or Frame Chn button:
   - To frame all the curves in the Animation Curve window, click Frame All.
   - To frame the selected curve in the Animation Curve window, click Frame Chn.