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# Playing the Timeline

You can control how the timeline plays back. For example, frame-step through a shot to isolate a frame or jump to the start of an element to play a specific shot. The image window updates as the positioner moves on the timeline. While you can play your timeline in any of the Viewing panel's View modes, if the Player is displayed, you can also use any of the playback controls to move through the timeline. The Player also offers compare modes, where you can set up a split view to play primary and secondary versions or tracks at the same time.

To play the timeline:

1. Press L to play forward.
2. Press J to play backward.
3. Press K to stop playback.

TipPress J or L multiple times to play faster. Press Shift along with J or L to play slower.

To scrub the timeline:

1. Drag the positioner, or the scrub area at the bottom of the timeline, left or right.

   When scrubbing in the Source tab, you cannot navigate past the first or last frame of the clip.

To jump to a particular location:

1. Do one of the following:
   - Click the scrub area at a particular location.
   - Enter a value in the Current Timecode field.
     TipTo enter a frame number instead of timecode, click the field to bring up the numeric keypad. Click TC to change to FRM, and then enter a frame number.

To frame-step the timeline:

1. Press the left or right arrow key.
   TipTo frame-step a specific number of frames, enter a number in the numeric keypad and then press the left or right arrow key.

#### Related Information

- Comparing Tracks in Split Screen