About Interface Navigation

With the help of menu commands and keyboard shortcuts, some views let you navigate their content by zooming in, zooming out, panning and rotating them. You can also reset the zoom level, pan and rotation angle of these views as needed.

The navigation commands in the table below can be used in the following views, with some exceptions:

Camera
Drawing
Timeline
Xsheet
Node View
Function
Side and Top

TIP

Keyboard shortcuts can be customized. You can view, search for and change keyboard shortcuts for Harmony in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. To access the Keyboard shortcuts dialog:

Windows: In the top menu, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
macOS: In the top menu, select Harmony Essentials > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Command	Action	Access Methods
Zoom In	Zooms in the view.	View > Zoom In Press 2 Roll the mouse wheel up (except in the Timeline and Xsheet views)
Zoom Out	Zooms out the view.	View > Zoom Out Press 1 Roll the mouse wheel down (except in the Timeline and Xsheet views)
Zoom In or Out	Zooms in or out of the view.	Roll the middle mouse button up or down. Hold down the Spacebar and the middle mouse button while dragging the mouse up or down.
Pan	Moves the view horizontally or vertically.	Hold down the Spacebar and drag in the direction you want to pan the view.
Reset Pan	Resets the view’s pan to its default position.	View > Reset Pan Press Shift + N
Reset View	Resets the view to its default position.	View > Reset View Press Shift + M The Reset View button at the bottom of the Camera view.
Reset Rotation	Resets the view’s rotation to its default position.	View > Reset Rotation Press Shift + X
Reset Zoom	Resets the view’s zoom to its default position.	View > Reset Zoom
Rotate View	Rotates the view.	While holding Ctrl + Alt (Windows/Linux) or Ctrl + ⌘ (macOS), click and drag the rotating disc to rotate it clockwise or counterclockwise.
Rotate 30 CW	Rotates the Camera view 30 degrees clockwise, like an animation table.	View > Rotate View CW
Rotate 30 CCW	Rotates the Camera view 30 degrees counter-clockwise, like an animation table.	View > Rotate View CCW
Mirror View	Temporarily flips the Camera or Drawing view horizontally, allowing you to view and edit your artwork as if it was being mirrored.	View > Mirror View In the Camera or Drawing toolbar, click on the Mirror View button.
Toggle Quick Close-up	Instantly multiplies the view's Zoom Factor by 4. For example, if the Camera View's Zoom Factor is at 100%, this will make it toggle between 400% and 100%.	Shift + Z
Toggle Full Screen	Cycles through the following display modes: Normal Full-Screen: The main application window becomes full screen. View Full-Screen: The selected view becomes full screen and all other views are collapsed. Normal: The main application window is restored to its original size and collapsed views are expanded.	View > Toggle Full Screen Press Ctrl + F (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + F (macOS)

Using the Play Menu to Navigate

From the top menu, you can select any of the following commands from the Play menu to navigate around the interface.

Command	Description
Start Frame	Lets you set the frame on which playback will start.
End Frame	Lets you set the frame on which playback will end.
First Frame	Jump to the first frame. You can also press <.
Previous Frame	Jumps to the frame before the frame currently selected in the Timeline view. You can also press the comma (,) key.
Next Frame	Jumps to the frame after the currently selected frame in the Timeline view. You can also press the period (.) key.
Last Frame	Jumps to the last frame. You can also press >.
Go to Frame	Opens the Go to Frame window in which you can enter the number of the frame you want to display. You can also use the Go button, which you can add to the Timeline toolbar through the Toolbar Manager. Open the Go to Frame dialog box and enter the frame number to jump to.
Enable Playback	Plays back your animation from the Top or Side views.