Reorganizing windows
In After Effects, you can organize windows in an arrangement that best suits your workflow.
To reorganize windows:
- To change the default from grouped windows to ungrouped windows, choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > General (Mac OS), deselect Tabbed Windows, and click OK.
- To rearrange or separate a group window, drag the tab for a window.
- To move a window to another group window, drag its tab to that group.
- To display a window menu, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the palette or window (not available for all windows or palettes).
- To resize a window, drag any edge (Windows) or drag its lower right corner (Mac OS).
- If a window contains more grouped windows than After Effects can display at once, drag the slider bar that appears above the tabs.
- To open a Timeline window from its Composition window, select the tab for the window and then click the Timeline button at the bottom of the Composition window.
- To open a Composition window from its Timeline window, select the tab for the window and then click the Comp button above the vertical scroll bar.
- To display a window that is obscured by other windows, choose it from the Window menu.
- If both the Composition and Timeline windows are closed, double-click the composition's icon in the Project window to open both windows again.
Do any of the following:
Drag the slider bar to display other tabs.