Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

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1. Press the Home key or move the current-time indicator to the beginning of the time ruler.
2. Select the Star 1 layer in the Timeline panel.
3. Choose Edit > Duplicate.

After Effects adds a Star 2 layer at the top of the layer stack. It is identical to the Star 1 layer,
including its position.


4. Press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (macOS) five more times to create five additional
star layers.

5. Select the Selection tool ( ) in the Tools panel, and press F2 to deselect all layers in the
Timeline panel.
6. Using the Selection tool, drag each star to a different position in the sky.

7. Select the Star 1 layer, and then Shift-select the Star 7 layer. With all the star layers
selected, press R, and then press Shift+S to reveal the Rotation and Scale properties for each
layer.
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