User`s guide
Chapter 13: Editing Basics 147
You can also enable and disable grid lines
by Control-clicking (Macintosh) or Alt-
clicking the Indicator Dot for any Timebase
Ruler.
Zooming
Zooming options in Pro Tools include the
Horizontal and Vertical Zoom buttons, the
Zoomer tool, and the Zoom Preset buttons.
Horizontal and Vertical Zoom
Buttons
Use the Horizontal and Vertical Zoom but-
tons to zoom in and out on track data. Un-
like the horizontal zoom value, the vertical
zoom value for MIDI and audio tracks are
independent, and therefore have separate
buttons.
To zoom in horizontally for all tracks:
■ Click the right Horizontal Zoom button.
To zoom out, click the other (left) Horizon-
tal Zoom button.
– or –
Press Command+] (Macintosh) or Con-
trol+] (Windows). To zoom out, press Com-
mand+[ (Macintosh) or Control+[ (Win-
dows).
To zoom in vertically for all audio tracks:
■ Click the (top) Vertical Zoom button
with the audio waveform. To zoom out,
click the bottom Vertical Zoom button.
– or –
Press Command+Option+] (Macintosh) or
Control+Alt+] (Windows). To zoom out,
press Command+Option+[ (Macintosh) or
Control+Alt+[ (Windows).
To zoom in vertically for all MIDI tracks:
■ Click the (top) Vertical Zoom button
with the MIDI notes. To zoom out, click the
bottom Vertical Zoom button.
– or –
Press Command+Shift+] (Macintosh) or
Control+Shift+] (Windows). To zoom out,
press Command+Shift+[ (Macintosh) or
Control+Shift+[ (Windows).
Turning on grid lines from Ruler
Horizontal Zoom button
Control-click (Macintosh) or
Alt-click (Windows) for Grid lines
Vertical Zoom button (audio)
Vertical Zoom button (MIDI)