Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide250
Changing a Selection Length
The selection range can be shortened or length-
ened; this does not affect the material within
the selection.
To change the length of a selection:
■ With the Selector, position the cursor over
one end of the current selection and Shift-click
or Shift-drag left or right.
– or –
■ In the Ruler, drag the Playback Marker for the
selection’s start or end point.
– or –
■ If the Edit and Timeline selections are un-
linked, drag the Edit Markers (see Figure 13 on
page 246) to change the selection length.
To make a long-length selection:
1 With the Selector, click at the beginning of the
selection.
2 Scroll to the end point of the selection and
Shift-click at that point.
To verify the start and end points of a long selec-
tion, press the Left Arrow key to scroll to the be-
ginning of the selection, or press the Right Ar-
row key to scroll to the end.
Nudging a Selection Range
The selection range (not the material within the
selection) can be moved by the Nudge value.
To nudge a selection range:
1 Configure the Nudge value. For details, see
“Defining the Nudge Value” on page 276.
2 Make the initial selection with the Selector.
3 While pressing Shift, press Plus (+) or
Minus (–) on the numeric keypad to move the
selection range by the Nudge value.
Nudging Selection Start/End Points
Start and end points for selections can be moved
by nudging them.
To move a selection start or end point by the
Nudge value:
1 Configure the Nudge value. For details, see
“Defining the Nudge Value” on page 276.
2 Make the initial selection with the Selector.
3 While pressing Alt+Shift (Windows) or Op-
tion+Shift (Macintosh), press Plus (+) or
Minus (–) on the numeric keypad to move the
selection’s start point by the Nudge value.
– or –
While Control+Shift (Windows) or pressing
Command+Shift (Macintosh), press Plus (+) or
Minus (–) on the numeric keypad to move the
selection’s end point by the Nudge value.
Dragging a Playback Marker