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# Playhead and controls

### Playhead

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* The <mark style="background-color:green;">playhead</mark> is how you move to a specific point in time in your animation to either view your animation at that point or [add a new keyframe](/editor/animating/timeline/keyframes/add-a-keyframe.md).
* The Timeline Ruler shows you precise measurement so you can scrub through your animation with more control.

### Scaling on the timeline

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* The Zoom bar allows you to zoom/ scale your timeline in or out, spreading the keyframes apart to give you more control.
* When in animate mode, you can increase the height of your timeline to see more information by dragging it up.