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Chapter 24: Making Selections 483
Other Useful Selection Techniques
Following are some additional selection tech-
niques.
To position the edit cursor precisely at a region
start, end, or sync point:
1
Make sure the Tab to Transients button is not
enabled. (See “Tabbing to Transients” on
page 484.)
2
Click with the Selector tool in the track.
3
Do one of the following:
• Press Tab to move the cursor to the next re-
gion or region group start, end, or sync
point.
– or –
• Press Tab (Windows) or Op-
tion+Tab (Mac) to move the cursor to the
previous region or region group start, end,
or sync point.
To make a selection with the Scrubber:
1
Choose Setup > Preferences and click the
Operation tab.
2
Select the option for “Edit Insertion Follows
Scrub/Shuttle,” then click OK.
3
Scrub with the Scrubber to find an appropriate
start point for the selection, then release.
4
While pressing Shift, scrub to an appropriate
end point for the selection, then release. The
range between the initial and final scrub be-
comes selected.
To move a selection to an adjacent region on the
same track:
1
Select a region with the Time Grabber.
2
Do one of the following:
• Press Start+Tab (Windows) or Tab
(Mac) to move the selection to the next re-
gion.
– or –
• Press Start+Tab (Windows) or Op-
tion+Tab (Mac) to move the selec-
tion to the previous region.
In either instance, the original region becomes
deselected.
To slide an Edit selection in the Main Timebase
ruler:
1
With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, make
a selection.
2
While pressing Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac), move the cursor over either of the Time-
line Selection Markers in the ruler (the Time
Grabber appears).
3
Drag left or right to move the Edit selection
back or forward in time while preserving its
length.
If Link Timeline and Edit Selection is disabled
(
Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection ), Alt-
drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac) the Edit
Markers instead.
Sliding an Edit selection in the Main Timebase ruler