Operation Manual

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 guide

Zooming into or out of the Timeline

When you zoom in on the Timeline, Adobe Premiere Elements magnifies the Timeline around the current-time

indicator, letting you examine smaller increments of media. You can also zoom in as you add a clip to the Timeline,

magnifying the location around the pointer rather than the current-time indicator. This technique lets you better see

the placement of the insertion before you release the mouse. In contrast, zooming out shows more of the Timeline,

giving you a visual summary of the movie.

To zoom into or out of the Timeline:

1. In the My Project panel, click Timeline.

2. Do one of the following:

 To zoom in or out as you add a clip, drag a clip to

the Timeline. Hold down the mouse button and

press the Plus (+) key to increase the zoom factor or

press the Minus (–) key to decrease it until you have

zoomed as far as you want to go.

 To zoom in on the Timeline, drag the Zoom slider

to the right or click the Zoom In button.

 To zoom out of the Timeline, drag the Zoom slider

to the left, or click the Zoom Out button (Figure 3).

Note: To zoom out so the entire length of the movie is

visible in the Timeline, make sure the Timeline is active, and

then press the Backslash (\) key. You can also zoom in and

out by pressing the Plus (+) or Minus (–) keys on the

keyboard (not the numeric keypad).

Figure 3 Zoom controls in the Timeline

Zoom controls