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      <p class="para_topic"> The number of steps designated for a key frame determines the number of interpolated, or &quot;in between,&quot; frames that the system inserts between the previous key frame and the current key frame.</p>
      <p class="para_topic"> Specify the number of steps for the current (highlighted) key frame by entering a positive integer value in the Num Steps field and then clicking the Update Frame button. Higher integer values provide smoother and longer animations. Lower values produce short, jerky animations.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">  The value in the Num Steps field for the initial key frame must always be zero, since there are no previous frames from which to take a step. The number of steps for all other key frames must always be an integer greater than zero.</p>
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