<p>Select the cursor tool using the V key, or by pressing the icon on the toolbar.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ivXc3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ivXc3.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>Then when you select your object, you will be able to drag it around.</p>
<p>I highly recommend watching the first few videos here, as a beginners guide:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/</a></p>
<p>It's old, but it's a great overview.</p>

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tomh
<p>I have a gif opened in After Effects. I typed w to allow me to rotate the gif. But, now I cannot drag the gif up or down. It just continues to rotate. How do I stop the rotation? Thank you.</p>

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Stop rotation in After Effects
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# Stop rotation in After Effects

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-19)

I have a gif opened in After Effects. I typed w to allow me to rotate the gif. But, now I cannot drag the gif up or down. It just continues to rotate. How do I stop the rotation? Thank you.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-26. Score: 0

Select the cursor tool using the V key, or by pressing the icon on the toolbar.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ivXc3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ivXc3.png)

Then when you select your object, you will be able to drag it around.

I highly recommend watching the first few videos here, as a beginners guide:

<https://www.videocopilot.net/basic/>

It's old, but it's a great overview.


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