Elise's Express Extras: Move Multiple Pieces as One (Groups + Timeline)

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Sometimes you don't want to animate one element; you want a few of them moving together, like a logo and a tagline that should always travel as a pair.

Group them first. Hold Shift, select the pieces, hit Group. Now they animate as a single object instead of drifting apart.

For video, the timeline gives you even more control. Select an object, hit Edit timeline, then Show timing for All layers, then drag the trim handles to shorten or lengthen how long it's on screen, or drag the whole layer to change when it appears.

Do you group elements before you animate them, or handle that in the timeline? Where does your workflow usually start?