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3.5 : The Control Section
When the edit page is showing, the control section provides a
number of tools and conguration options related to working with
edits (Fig. 3.5.1).
The conguration options available from these buttons differ
from those on the settings page in that many of these options are
saved with each edit. This means that when you next open an edit
you have been working on, it will appear exactly as you left it.
Undo / redo: Tracktion supports multiple level undo / redo op-
erations, which means you can step back or forwards through a
number of previous actions.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Z, and CTRL + Y respectively (CMD
+ Z and CMD + Y for Mac users).
Save: This button displays a pop-up menu displaying the following options:
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Save edit: This option saves the edit.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + S (CMD + S for Mac users).
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Save edit as: Select this option if you wish to save the current edit under a new name.
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Save edit as template: This option allows you to create a template project from your current
edit. Template projects are discussed in Chapter 1.1.
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Revert to saved state: When this option is selected, Tracktion will re-open the last saved ver-
sion of this edit, losing any subsequent changes.
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Open the directory containing edit: This option open a Windows Explorer or Mac Finder win-
dow focused on the folder containing the edit.
Clipboard: This button displays a pop-up menu displaying options for working with Tracktion’s clip-
board. Note, some of these options are only available when a clip is selected.
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Cut: Select this to perform a standard “cut” operation. The selected clip(s) will be removed and
added to the clipboard.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + X (CMD + X for Mac users).
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Copy: Select this to perform a standard “copy” operation. The selected clip(s) will be added to
the clipboard.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + C (CMD + C for Mac users).
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Paste: Select this to perform a standard “paste” operation. The contents of the clipboard will be
pasted after the current clip. If this option is performed a number of times, each new paste will be
placed after the one preceding it.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + V (CMD + V for Mac users).
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Paste (inserting at cursor position): Select this option to paste the contents of the clipboard at
the play-head cursor position. If the cursor is located over this, or another clip on this track, the
clip will be split to make room for the pasted material.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + I (CMD + I for Mac users).
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Delete: Select this to remove the clip from the edit.
Keyboard shortcut: DELETE or BACKSPACE.
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Show clipboard contents: This option displays the clipboard component of the quick nal pan-
el. It will also show the quick nd panel if necessary.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + ALT + C (CMD + CTRL + C for Mac users).
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Clear clipboard contents: This option simply clears the clipboard.
Figure 3.5.1