Object and Animation Basics - Blender Foundations: The Essential Guide to Learning Blender 2.6 - page 57

● Custom view orientations: Define and use your own view orientations, alongside Global, Normal,
and Local modes.
● Markers: The Timeline window can hold markers that let you mark and name specific points in time
for animation reference
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