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To deselect tracks from a selection range
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Command-click the track to deselect.
After you define a region, you can delete or ripple delete it. When you choose Ripple
Delete (choose Edit > Ripple Delete), the region is deleted, and the resulting gap closes.
You can cut or copy the region to move it to the Clipboard so you can paste it somewhere
else.
Note: Pasting a region does not paste at the current playhead location. To move a pasted
region to the playhead location, press the Shift key while you drag the pasted object. As
you approach the current playhead location, the object snaps into place.
Pasting into a Region Using the Paste Special Command
You can also paste objects into a defined region using the Paste Special command. You
have three choices for how the “paste into” is performed. You can insert, pushing the
existing region down in time; overwrite the existing contents of the region; or exchange
the existing objects with the Clipboard contents. In all these cases, the pasted objects
never exceed the duration of the region they are pasted into.
To paste into a region
1 Select the object to copy to the Clipboard to be pasted.
2 Press Command-C to copy or Command-X to cut your selection.
3 Holding down the Command and Option keys, drag in the ruler to select a region.
4 Choose Edit > Paste Special.
The Paste Special dialog appears.
5 Select Insert, Overwrite, or Exchange, then click OK.
The Clipboard contents are pasted into the region using the method you specified. For
more information on the different editing types, see Adding Layers to the Track Area.
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