Specifications

Chapter 26: Making Selections 575
To remove the bottom track from a selection:
 Press Alt+Start+Semicolon (;) (Windows) or
Option+Control+Semicolon (;) (Mac) to re-
move the bottom track.
Other Useful Selection
Techniques
Following are some additional selection tech-
niques.
To position the edit cursor precisely at a clip start,
end, or sync point:
1 Make sure the Tab to Transients button is not
enabled. (See “Tabbing to Transients” on
page 576.)
2 Click with the Selector tool in the track.
3 Do one of the following:
• Press Tab to move the cursor to the next clip or
clip group start, end, or sync point.
• Press Control+Tab (Windows) or
Option+Tab (Mac) to move the cursor to the pre-
vious clip or clip 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 clip on the
same track:
1 Select a clip with the Time Grabber.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press Start+Tab (Windows) or Control+Tab
(Mac) to move the selection to the next clip.
• Press Control+Start+Tab (Windows) or
Option+Control+Tab (Mac) to move the
selection to the previous clip.
In either instance, the original clip becomes dese-
lected.
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 Timeline Se-
lection 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