Click on Options in the function bar below the main menu and select Global Options - Objects on the left. Here you can make settings for object behavior and properties.
For media-specific settings select the submenus Audio, Pictures, Text/Ticker, Video or Live video,
Here you can choose whether combined control tracks or individual control tracks are to be created for parameter objects.
You can influence the behavior of objects on highlighted tracks in mode Shift following objects as follows:
Unchecked ... only objects to the right of the Locator are shifted along.
Checked ... objects which are at the location of the Locator are shifted along, too.
Here you can choose whether objects need to be fully contained in the area between the first and the last object in order to be highlighted while holding the Shift key. This is particularly important for longer objects. See also Marking objects.
If the keyframe tool is to be used for object nodes, too, check the box next to Apply keyframe mode tool to ramp nodes. This may be useful with regard to Show Control applications, e.g. in order to create data objects with constant values.