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The most basic way of previewing frames is to manually
preview by moving or dragging the current-time indicator (CTI).
The time ruler visually represents the time dimension
of a composition, a layer, or a footage item. In a Layer or Footage
panel, the time ruler appears near the bottom of the panel. For
a Composition panel, the time ruler appears in the corresponding
Timeline panel. The time rulers in different panels represent different durations.
The time ruler in a Layer or Footage panel represents the duration
of the contents of that panel; the time ruler in the Timeline panel
represents the duration of the entire composition.
On a time ruler, the current-time indicator indicates
the frame you are viewing or modifying.
 Current-time indicator in the time ruler in the Timeline panel
(left) and in the Layer panel (right) To go forward or backward one frame, click the Next Frame
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Previous Frame  button
in the Preview panel, or press Page Down or Page Up.
To go forward or backward ten frames, Shift-click the Next
Frame or Previous Frame button, or press Shift+Page Down or Shift+Page
Up.
To go forward a specific period of time or number of frames,
click the current-time display, and then enter the plus sign (+)
followed by the timecode or number of frames to advance. For example,
enter +20 to go forward 20 frames or 1:00 to
go forward one second. Precede the value by the minus sign (-) to
go backward. For example, enter +-20 to go
backward 20 frames or +-1:00 to go backward
one second.
To go to the first or last frame, click the First Frame  or
Last Frame  button in
the Preview panel, or press Home or End.
To go to the first or last frame of the work area, press
Shift+Home or Shift+End.
To go to a specific frame, click in the time ruler; click
the current-time display in the Footage, Layer, Composition, or
Timeline panel; or press Alt+Shift+J (Windows) or Option+Shift+J
(Mac OS). You can also drag the current-time display in the Timeline
panel to modify the value.
Shift-drag the current-time indicator to snap to keyframes,
markers, In and Out points, the beginning or end of the composition,
or the beginning or end of the work area.
Jeff Almasol provides a script that creates a panel with controls
for moving the current-time indicator to different times in the
composition. The panel provides buttons for jumping a specific number
of frames forward or back from the current time, as well as buttons
for capturing different times and jumping to them easily. For more
information, go to Jeff Almasol’s redefinery website.
You can scroll and zoom in time in the Timeline, Footage, and
Layer panels. See Scroll or zoom with the mouse wheel.
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