If the object appears in one frame only, drag the black dot associated with the object to increase its life span.

2In the Timeline docker, click the end frame or an intermediate frame in the object’s timeline.

3Click Movie ` Insert keyframe.

4Modify the object on the stage by editing any of its properties or by applying interactive effects.

To	Tween the
Fade an object in and out	Transparency
Change an object’s color and pattern	Color and fill
Change an object’s shape	Envelope effects, distortion effects, and
	extrusion
Move a light over an object	Drop shadow, transparency, and extrusion
	lighting
Make an object glow	Fill and drop shadow
Add a third dimension to an object	Extrusion

You can only tween objects that have a life span greater than one frame. For information about increasing the life span of objects, see “Increasing the life span of objects” on page 330.

You can also change a frame to a keyframe by double-clicking it.

You can modify how quickly or slowly a tweened object changes by adjusting object and color acceleration. For more information, see “To adjust object and color acceleration” on page 341.

To move an object in a straight line

1Select an object.

2In the Timeline docker, click a frame other than the start frame in the object’s timeline.

3Click Movie ` Insert keyframe.

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4 Drag the object to a new position on the stage.

You can move an object in a perfectly horizontal or vertical line by holding down Ctrl and dragging the object.

To move an object along a path

1Select an object.

2In the Timeline docker, click a frame other than the start frame in the object’s timeline.

3Click Movie ` Insert keyframe.

4Drag the object to a new position on the stage.

5Draw a path.

6In the Timeline docker, drag the black dot associated with the path to the start frame of the object’s timeline.

7Click the Pick tool, and select the object on the stage.

8Click Movie ` Tween ` Attach to path. The pointer changes to a curved arrow.

9Click the path.

You can also attach an object to a path by clicking the Attach to path button on the property bar.

You can attach more than one object to the same path.

You can also

Have an object move along the entire path	Click an intermediate frame in the object’s
	timeline to display tween controls on the
	property bar, and click the Sets the tween
	to occur along full path button .
Have an object rotate along a path	Click an intermediate frame in the object’s
	timeline to display tween controls on the
	property bar, and click the Rotate all
	objects relative to the path button .

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Tweening the object’s position (top) and attaching the object to a path produces an animated object that moves along a specified path (bottom). Frames with an interior border indicate keyframes.

To scale an object over time

1Select an object.

2In the Timeline docker, click a frame other than the start frame in the object’s timeline.

3Click Movie ` Insert keyframe.

4Type values in the Scale factor boxes on the property bar.

You can also scale an object by dragging any corner selection handle.

From here

For more information about	In the Help index, see...
Repeating animated objects	animation, repeating
Animating blends	blends, animating
Creating animation sequences from groups	animation, creating from groups

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