Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide542
Additional Zoom Key Commands
To return to the previous zoom level, do one of the
following:
 Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) any
of the Horizontal, Audio, or MIDI Zoom but-
tons.
 Press Control+Alt+E (Windows) or
Command+Option+E (Mac).
To zoom in horizontally on the Edit selection
without affecting vertical zoom:
 Press Alt+F (Windows) or Option+F (Mac).
If the selection contains MIDI notes, the selected
MIDI notes are vertically scrolled to show in tracks
as necessary.
To zoom in horizontally on a selection without
affecting vertical zoom or scrolling, do one of the
following:
 Press Alt+Start+F (Windows) or
Option+Control+F (Mac).
 Press Control+Start+] (Windows) or
Command+Control+] (Mac).
To zoom horizontally to show the entire session,
do one of the following:
 Double-click the Zoomer tool in the toolbar.
 Press Alt+A (Windows) or Option+A (Mac).
Audio waveforms revert to the default vertical
zoom; on tracks set to Notes view, MIDI notes
zoom vertically to show all notes in the track (same
as the vertical zoom in Clips view); and the Tempo
Editor zooms vertically to show all tempo events.
To zoom horizontally to show the entire session
without affecting vertical zoom or scrolling, do
one of the following:
 Press Alt+Start+A (Windows) or
Option+Control+A (Mac).
 Press Control+Start+[ (Windows) or
Command+Control+[ (Mac).
To set horizontal zoom to “overview scale” (256
samples per pixel):
 Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Zoomer tool.
Zoomer Tool
Use the Zoomer tool to zoom in and out around a
particular area within a track.
The Zoomer tool offers two modes:
Normal Zoom The Zoomer tool remains selected
after zooming.
Single Zoom The previously selected Edit tool is
automatically reselected after zooming.
Press the F5 key to select the Zoomer tool
and toggle between Normal and Single Zoom
modes.