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Editing Columns in the Audio Tab
You can control which columns are displayed by clicking the right angle bracket to the
right of the column headers. Doing so opens a pop-up menu with a list of columns.
Items in the list with a checkmark are displayed in the window. Items without a
checkmark are hidden. You can also edit the arrangement and size of the columns. For
more on how to hide and show columns, see “Hiding Columns” on page 77. For
instructions on how to edit columns, “Editing Columns” on page 71.
Adding and Removing Audio Files
The Audio tab has controls to add new files and to remove existing files from the
project.
To add an audio file to the project, do one of the following:
m Click the Add button (+) in the upper-left corner of the tab. In the Import Files dialog,
navigate to the file you want to import, select the file, then click OK.
m With the Audio tab active, choose File > Import (or press Command-I). In the Import
Files dialog, navigate to the file you want to add to your project, select the file, then
click Import.
Note: When importing a QuickTime movie that contains multiple audio tracks, select
Mix to Stereo in the Import Files dialog to import the file with a single audio track.
Select Import All Tracks to import the file with individual tracks.
The file is added to the project (the Audio and Media tabs).
To remove a file from the Audio tab, do one of the following:
m Select the file you want to remove, then click the Delete button (–) in the upper-left
corner of the tab.
m Control-click the file, then choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
m Select the file you want to remove, then choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).
The file is removed.
Note: This action removes the file from the project (from the Audio and Media tabs).
Filtering the Audio Tab
As your project becomes more complex, you may want to temporarily hide certain
audio files from view. This allows you to focus on one or more files without the
distraction of all the other files in your list. You can perform this sort of filtering by
using the Search field in the upper-right corner of the tab. For instructions on how to
filter your view, see “Filtering the Layers List View” on page 72.