User`s guide

Chapter 4: Pro Tools Windows 27
✽ While pressing Command (Macintosh) or
Control (Windows), you can also use the
bracket keys to zoom in and out horizontally.
Vertical Zoom In/Out (Audio)
Zooms in and
out vertically for audio tracks. Option-click
(Macintosh) or Alt-click (Windows) either
of the Vertical Zoom buttons to return to
the previous zoom level.
✽ While pressing Command+Option (Mac-
intosh) or Control+Alt (Windows), you can also
use the bracket keys to zoom in and out verti-
cally for all audio tracks.
Vertical Zoom In/Out (MIDI)
Zooms in and
out vertically for MIDI tracks. Option-click
(Macintosh) or Alt-click (Windows) either
of the Vertical Zoom buttons to return to
the previous zoom level.
✽ While pressing Command+Shift (Mac-
intosh) or Control+Shift (Windows), you can
also use the bracket keys to zoom in and out
vertically for all MIDI tracks.
Zoom Presets
Recalls horizontal zoom val-
ues for audio and MIDI tracks. Command-
click (Macintosh) or Control-click (Win-
dows) a Zoom Preset button to store the
current horizontal zoom values.
✽ While pressing Control (Macintosh) or the
Start key (Windows), you can also recall a
Zoom Preset by typing its number on the alpha
keyboard.
✽ On TDM systems, when the Commands Key
Focus is enabled, you can also recall a Zoom
Preset by typing its number on the alpha key-
board.
Edit Tools
Zoomer Click or drag with the Zoomer tool
to zoom in horizontally for a track or Ruler.
Press Command (Macintosh) or Control
(Windows) while dragging to zoom hori-
zontally and vertically.
To go back to the previous zoom level, Op-
tion-click (Macintosh) or Alt-click (Win-
dows) with the Zoomer.
To zoom a selection, Option-click (Mac-
intosh) or Alt-click (WIndows) the Zoomer
tool. To fill the Edit window with all re-
gions, double-click the Zoomer tool.
✽ You can also press F5 to select the Zoomer
tool.
Standard Trimmer
To resize regions or MIDI
notes, drag or click near their start/end
points with the Trimmer tool. To reverse
the direction of the Trim cursor, which de-
termines whether the start or end point is
edited, press Option (Macintosh) or Alt
(Windows).
The Trimmer can also be used to scale the
values for note velocities, controller events,
and automation breakpoints.
Edit tools in Edit window
Zoomer
Trimmer
Selector
Grabber
Scrubber
Pencil
Smart Tool