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# Selecting Channels Automatically

After you alter a numeric field, the corresponding channel can be selected automatically in the Channel Editor with hotkeys, a contextual menu, or the Auto Select button.

The contextual menu—and corresponding hotkeys also provide keyframe options depending on the state of the field. For example, if a keyframe exists at the current frame, the Delete Keyframe option exists in the contextual menu for the field.

You can also open the channel editor with the desired channel framed and highlighted, by pressing Shift and double-clicking on a numeric field. Press Ctl+Shift and double-click a numeric field to open the channel editor and add the selection to the already selected channel.

To display the contextual menu:

1. Press the menu key on the keyboard (beside the right Ctrl key), or the upper side switch on the pen.
2. Click inside a field.

   The contextual menu is displayed. The possible operations available depend on the state of the field.

   Operation | State | Hotkey
   --- | --- | ---
   Set Keyframe (Current Value) | No keyframe on current frame at the current value | I+ click field
   Set Keyframe (Default Value) | No keyframe on current frame at the default value (and the current value is not already the default value) | Ctrl+ click field
   Reset (Default Value) | The current value is not already the default value |
   Delete Keyframe | A keyframe is present at the current frame | [+ click field
   Keep Current Keyframe Only | A keyframe is present at the current frame (all keyframes on the channel are deleted except the current keyframe) | Shift+[+ click field
   Copy Keyframe | A keyframe is present at the current frame |
   Paste Keyframe | A keyframe has been copied and is available to paste |
   Select Channel | Always available (the channel becomes selected in the channel hierarchy) | Shift+ click field
   Add Channel to Selection | Another channel is already selected in the channel hierarchy | Ctrl+Shift+ click field
   Unselect Channel | Channel is already selected in the channel hierarchy | Ctrl+Alt+ click field
   Reset Channel (Current Value) | Channel has keyframes or an expression applied (the channel is deleted, but the current value is kept in the field) | Alt+ click field
   Reset Channel (Default Value) | Channel has keyframes or an expression applied, and the current value is not the default value | Ctrl+Alt+ click field
   Copy Channel | Always available |
   Paste Channel | A channel has been copied and is available to paste |
   Link Channel | A channel has been copied and is available to link |

   The results of contextual menu and hotkey operations in the channel editor override any User Filter and Auto Frame settings.

To select channels automatically with Auto Select:

1. Enable Auto Select.
2. Change a numeric field such as the X rotation of an axis in Action.

   The corresponding channel is selected in the Channel Editor.

   NoteThe channel corresponding to the most recently used numeric field remains highlighted in the Channel Editor until another selection is made.