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Chapter 7: Laying Out Pages with CSS
Using multiple timelines
Instead of trying to control all the action on a page with one timeline, it’s easier to work with
separate timelines that control discrete parts of the page. For example, a page might include
interactive elements that each trigger a different timeline.
separate timelines that control discrete parts of the page. For example, a page might include
interactive elements that each trigger a different timeline.
To manage multiple timelines, do any of the following:
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To create a new timeline, select Modify > Timeline > Add Timeline.
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To remove the selected timeline, select Modify > Timeline > Remove Timeline. This
permanently removes all animations from the selected timeline.
permanently removes all animations from the selected timeline.
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To rename the selected timeline, select Modify > Timeline > Rename Timeline or enter a
new name in the Timeline pop-up menu in the Timelines panel.
new name in the Timeline pop-up menu in the Timelines panel.
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To view a different timeline in the Timelines panel, select a new timeline from the
Timeline pop-up menu in the Timelines panel.
Timeline pop-up menu in the Timelines panel.
Copying and pasting animations
Once you have an animation sequence that you like, you can copy it and paste it into another
area of the current timeline, into another timeline in the same document, or into a timeline in
another document. You can also copy and paste multiple sequences at once.
area of the current timeline, into another timeline in the same document, or into a timeline in
another document. You can also copy and paste multiple sequences at once.
To cut or copy and paste animation sequences:
1.
Click an animation bar to select a sequence. To select multiple sequences, Shift-click
multiple animation bars; to select all sequences, press Control+A (Windows) or
Command+A (Macintosh).
multiple animation bars; to select all sequences, press Control+A (Windows) or
Command+A (Macintosh).
2.
Copy or cut the selection.
3.
Do one of the following:
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Move the playback head to another spot in the current timeline.
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Select another timeline from the Timeline pop-up menu.
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Open another document, or create a new one, and then click in the Timelines panel.
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Paste the selection into the timeline.
Animation bars for the same object cannot overlap, because a layer cannot be in two places
at one time (nor can an image have two different sources at a time). If the animation bar
you are pasting would overlap another animation bar for the same object, Dreamweaver
automatically shifts the selection to the first frame that doesn’t overlap.
at one time (nor can an image have two different sources at a time). If the animation bar
you are pasting would overlap another animation bar for the same object, Dreamweaver
automatically shifts the selection to the first frame that doesn’t overlap.