User Guide

WORKING IN THE TRACK VIEW CHP. 5

Using snapping

Snapping helps you to align events in your project with other items. ACID is preset to snap event edges to

the project’s grid lines as you drag an event along the track. If snapping is enabled and the

Grid Only option is

turned off, the event’s edges automatically align to these designated snap points:

• Cursor position

• Grid lines

• Markers

• Regions start and end points

• Loop region (time selection) in and out points

You may turn on snapping for these elements in the project or limit snapping to grid lines.

Choosing snapping options

If the snap function is preventing you from placing an event precisely where you want it, you may turn

snapping off. Turning off snapping prevents events from automatically aligning to the cursor, grid lines,

markers, regions, and time selections.

The

Options menu allows you to toggle snap functions. The button image next to the Enable command

indicates when snapping is turned on. The button image next to the

Grid Only command indicates the type

of snapping in use.

Tip:

You can temporarily suspend snapping while dragging by

holding down the key.

Turning snapping on and off

You may turn snapping on and off in one of the following ways:

• Click the

Enable Snapping button ( ) on the Toolbar.

• From the

Options menu, choose Snapping, and choose Enable from the submenu.

• Press .

Snapping to grid lines

With snapping turned on, you may choose to snap only to grid lines. From the Options menu, choose

Snapping, and choose Grid Only from the submenu. The button image next to the command indicates that it

is active.

Snap point examples

Select to turn all snapping on/off

Select to toggle between snapping

to grid lines only and snapping to all

elements.

Shift