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532 17. Keyframing

Notice that you added a new keyframe and previewed the slide, but the
effect is exactly the same. Now take a look at the check box next to the
Zoom values for Keyframe 2. The boxes are empty. That means that the
values at this point in the effect are being automatically calculated by
ProShow.
These values are automatically created because ProShow has not yet been
given any settings for Keyframe 2. All ProShow knows is what you want it
to do with the layer in Keyframe 1 and Keyframe 3, the first and last.
The values are grayed-out for the first and last keyframes because those are
always manual. You must set those values for anything at all to happen on
the slide.
7. Change the Zoom value for Keyframe 2.

You'll notice that there is now a white check in the
box. This indicates that you have selected a
specific value for the keyframe that will override
the automatic setting for that point in time.
Disabling the checkbox will return the setting to
the automatic value.

During the previous exercise, if you had applied several changes to the
ending position instead of just the zoom, there's a right-click option you
may find helpful.

When you added the new keyframe in step 5, you could have right-clicked
on that keyframe and selected the Convert to Static Keyframe option.
This will automatically convert all settings on a layer to manual. This is a
helpful tool to use if your workflow for creating effects is to create the
beginning and ending first and then add keyframes in between.