# Display Lists

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Display lists allow users to save groups of objects to quickly recall later. At the top of the object panel is the name of the currently displayed view, which opens a drop-down menu when clicked.&#x20;

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## Saved Displays

The top section of the menu shows commands for the current display and then lists all of the lists previously saved. These may have also been created automatically from the most recently viewed items. Selecting one of these items displays those objects in the view.&#x20;

### Saving a Display List

Use the menu option **Save Display**, or click the floppy disk icon <img src="/files/IsP1dN4eJkzEvDdSVRBF" alt="" data-size="original">, to save the current display. When viewing an existing display list, saving updates that list. Otherwise if the objects have not been saved yet into a list, a new list is created and named using the first object's name, which can then be renamed if desired.

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When the display has not been saved, the name at the top is followed by \*

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### Previous and Next List

Use the left and right arrow icons to cycle through the saved display lists.&#x20;

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Use the keyboard shortcuts **Alt + Left Bracket \[** for the previous display list, and **Alt + Right Bracket ]** to go to the next display list.&#x20;
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### Clear Lists

This removes all saved Display Lists. Only use this if you're sure you want to clear the lists and start new ones.

### Edit Lists

This selects the active Timeflow object and opens the [Display List](/timeflow/user-guide/timeflow-editor/display-lists.md#clear-all-display-lists) section in the inspector, where further editing can be done such as renaming, organizing, as well as  adding, sorting, and removing objects.

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Creating and managing lists may seem like extra steps initially, but keeping tidy lists can make navigating a scene much faster with less time spent searching the hierarchy view. With all of the animated objects in the scene organized into logical groups and a fast way to switch between them, it becomes much easier to manage complex scenes. And you can always jump into [active selection mode](/timeflow/user-guide/timeflow-view/display-lists.md#active-selection) and add objects as needed.
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Display lists and modes are covered further in the editor documentation, [Display Lists](/timeflow/user-guide/timeflow-editor/display-lists.md).
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