Using windows

Many After Effects windows are organized in groups by default. You can customize and display these windows in certain ways depending on the type of window:

Composition window

The title of a Composition window appears as a tab under the group window's title bar. By default, Composition windows are grouped into one window with Layer and Footage windows.

Layer and Footage windows

As with Composition windows, the title of a Layer or Footage window appears as a tab under the group window's title bar. By default, Layer, Footage, and Composition windows are grouped into one window.

Timeline window

Each composition name appears as a tab in the Timeline window. You can combine Timeline windows only with other Timeline windows. You can print Timeline windows.

Effect Controls window

By default, effects you apply to layers are grouped in one Effect Controls window. You can combine Effect Controls tabs only with other Effect Controls tabs.

Project window

You cannot group Project windows with any other windows. You can print Project windows.

Related Subtopics:

Reorganizing windows
Closing multiple-view Composition windows simultaneously
Printing Windows