How Do You See Longer Down a Layer on the Timeline? (Without Closing Columns)

[One&Done]

Hello there,

I need to lengthen only a section within a layer. This section is the long yellow bar which I need to see more of, via the Timeline while within a layer. How would I go about doing this? 

Thank you tons!

[Rick Gerard · Accepted solution]

Take a minute to go through the basics in the User Guide. Your composition needs to be longer (Composition Settings Ctrl/Cmnd + k) and you need to extend the out point by dragging or by setting a new out point.

You should also spend about 10 minutes in the Window/Workspace/Learn menu and follow along with the tutorial on the UI and basic AE workflow.

One more thing: * The "Drag & Drop here..." area is buggy and should not be used to share images. Please use the toolbar or just drag your images to the reply field.

[One&Done]

Okay cool! I am checking out the manual now, then I will see what I can do. Also, would this mean I should extend the whole main comp, or just this smaller precomp? Thanks Rick! 

[One&Done]

Checked out some of the sections you informed me to read over. Then I applied your wisdom. Worked like a charm! Thank you tremendously Rick!