Specifications
Pro Tools Reference Guide252
Numeric Entry Shortcuts for Selection
Indicators
You can use the following shortcuts for entering
values in the Selection Indicators:
■ Press the slash key to cycle through the three
Selection Indicators.
■ Use period (.) or the Left and Right Arrow keys
to move through the different time fields in
each Selection Indicator.
■ Press the Up or Down Arrow keys to increase
or decrease the numerical values.
■ Control-drag (Windows) or Command-drag
(Macintosh) in a field to scroll to a new value.
■ Press Plus (+) or Minus (–), along with an ac-
companying number, to add or subtract from
the current field value.
For example, to add 10 to a current field value,
cycle to the field, press the Plus (+) key, type
“10” and then press Enter.
■ Press Escape to exit the Selection Indicators
without entering any values.
Calculator Entry Mode
You can perform calculator-style editing of val-
ues in the Selection Indicators.
To subtract time values:
1 In the Selection Indicator, highlight the time
field you want to change.
2 Press Minus (–) on the numeric keypad.
3 Type the amount you want to subtract from
the current time value, then press Enter.
4 Press Enter again to apply the change.
To add time values:
1 In the Selection Indicator, highlight the time
field you want to change.
2 Press Plus (+) on the numeric keypad.
3 Type the amount you want to add to the cur-
rent time value, then press Enter.
4 Press Enter again to apply the change.
Selecting Across Multiple Tracks
To perform edits across multiple tracks or all
tracks, you must first select the tracks. Do this by
making selections on tracks that are grouped
(see “Grouping Tracks” on page 103), by includ-
ing other tracks in the selection, or by selecting
in a Timebase Ruler (for all tracks).
To make a selection in multiple tracks:
With the Selector, click and drag vertically to in-
clude adjacent tracks in a selection (drag hori-
zontally to define the time range).
To extend a selection to another track:
1 Using the Selector or Grabber, make a selec-
tion in the first track or tracks.
2 Shift-click in additional tracks with the Selec-
tor. An identical range is selected for each addi-
tional track.
To shorten or lengthen the selection across each
of the tracks, press Shift while dragging to
change the range of the selection.
If using Calculator Entry mode with the
Time Scale set to Bars:Beats, see “Calcula-
tor Entry Mode” on page 252.
These shortcuts can also be used to enter
start and end values in the Transport win-
dow.