User`s guide

Pro Tools Reference Guide172
To make a Timeline selection with the
Selector:
1 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid to
constrain the selection to the current Grid
value.
2 Drag with the Selector in any Timebase
Ruler.
The Timeline selection is indicated in the
Ruler by the blue Playback Markers (red if a
track is record-enabled). The start, end, and
length for the Timeline selection is dis-
played in the corresponding fields in the
Transport window.
✽ To select all tracks, including Conductor
tracks, press Option (Macintosh) or Alt (Win-
dows) while dragging in a Timebase Ruler with
the Selector.
To set the Timeline selection by dragging the
Playback Markers:
1 If desired, set the Edit mode to Grid to
constrain movement to the current Grid
value.
2 With the Grabber, drag the first Playback
Marker (down arrow) to set the start point.
3 Drag the other Playback Marker (up ar-
row) to set the end point.
To set the Timeline selection by typing into
the Transport window:
1 If necessary, resize the Transport window
by clicking in the upper right so the start
and end times are displayed.
2 In the Transport window, click in the
start field.
– or –
Press Option-slash (Macintosh) or Alt-slash
(Windows) to select the start field in the
Transport window.
3 Type in the new start location and press
slash to enter the value and automatically
move to the end field.
4 Type in the new end location and press
Enter to accept the value.
✽ Use the period (.) or Left/Right Arrow keys
to move through the different time fields for
start/end. Use the Up/Down Arrow keys to in-
crease or decrease the numerical values.
Sliding a Timeline Selection
Like Edit selections, Timeline selections
can be slid in the Ruler.
To move a Timeline selection in the Ruler:
1 While pressing Option (Macintosh) or
Alt (Windows), move the cursor over either
of the Playback Markers (the Grabber ap-
pears).
2 Drag left or right to move the Timeline
selection back or forward in time, while
preserving its length.
Making a Timeline selection with the Selector
Dragging a Playback Marker