## Intro

The **Timeline** is the area above the [Time Editor](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/time-editor/index.html) or [Graph Editor](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/graph-editor/index.html) which includes the playhead and also houses [Time Markers](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/time-markers/index.html).

## Setting the current frame

- Click + drag the teal playhead to scrub through the Timeline.
- Click anywhere in the Timeline to move the playhead to that frame.

## Playback Range

Click + drag the teal bookends to set the beginning and end frames for the **Playback Range**. Click and drag the bar between the start and end points to move the entire **Playback Range**.

## Time Markers

[Time Markers](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/time-markers/index.html) can be used to reference significant moments along the timeline and to group Keyframes and Clip ends. Right click in the Timeline to add one.

## Shortcuts

| Hotkey                             | Command                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `B`                               | Set the Playback Range's beginning.                                                   |
| `N`                               | Set the Playback Range's end.                                                        |
| `Cmd/Ctrl` \+ `⬅︎`/ `⮕`         | Nudge 1 frame increments backwards/forwards in time.                                   |
| `Shift` \+ `Cmd/Ctrl` \+ `⬅︎`/ `⮕` | Nudge 5 frame increments backwards/forwards in time.                                   |
| `Shift` \+ drag the playhead      | Snap to every 10th frame (0, 10, 20 etc) or to a [Time Marker](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/time-markers/index.html) |
| `Option/Alt` \+ `Cmd/Ctrl` \+ `⬅︎`/ `⮕` | Position the playhead at the next keyframe. Selecting Layers, Attributes or keyframes will filter the results. |

### Tips

- `Hold q + drag` to scrub the **Timeline** from any window.
- `Option/Alt` \+ `Cmd/Ctrl` \+ drag can be used to drag the playhead with the cursor in the Time Editor.
- Enable **Update the UI during playback** in the [Viewport Settings](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/viewport/#viewport-settings/index.html) to see the playhead animate during playback.

- [Intro](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/timeline/#intro/index.html)
- [Setting the current frame](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/timeline/#setting-the-current-frame/index.html)
- [Playback Range](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/timeline/#playback-range/index.html)
- [Time Markers](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/timeline/#time-markers/index.html)
- [Shortcuts](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/scene-window/timeline/#shortcuts/index.html)