System information
Pasting the contents of the clipboard multiple times
From the Edit menu, choose Paste Repeat (or press Ctrl+B) to insert events from the clipboard multiple
times at the current cursor position. You may also specify the time increments for which you want the
events to be spaced.
1. Copy events to the clipboard.
2. Position your cursor where you want to begin pasting the events.
3. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Repeat. The Paste Repeat dialog box appears.
4. In the Number of times to paste box, enter the number of times you want to paste the event.
5. Select your options and specify the settings if applicable:
n End to End – Pastes the events one after another with no space between.
n Even Spacing – Pastes the events with the time increments specified in the Paste every
controls between the starting points of the pasted events.
If the Paste every setting is shorter than the clipboard contents, the pasted events will
overlap.
Pasting insert events
To insert the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position and force existing events to move in
time to accommodate the pasted events, choose Paste Insert from the Edit menu (or press Ctrl+Shift+V).
If the cursor is in the middle of an event, the event will be split at the cursor position when the new
events are pasted.
Deleting events
From the Edit menu, choose Delete to remove selected events or tracks without copying them to the
clipboard.
Tips:
n When the Cut, copy, and delete grouped events check box on the Editing tab of the
Preferences dialog is selected, cutting, copying, or deleting an event will affect all events in the
same group. If you need to delete a single event, you can choose Ignore Event Grouping from
the Options menu to temporarily ignore grouping. For more information, see "Preferences -
Editing Tab" on page 601.
n If you want to remove time from all tracks in your project, create a time selection that
encompasses the time you want to delete. Select the Auto Ripple button (or press Ctrl+L).
Next, click the down arrow next to the Auto Ripple button and choose All Tracks,
Markers, and Regions. When you delete the time selection, the selected portion of the timeline
is removed, and events to the right of the deleted section shift left to fill the space.
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