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133Final Cut Pro User Guide
Select a range in the timeline
1. In Final Cut Pro, open an existing project.
2. In the timeline, do any of the following:
• Click the Tools pop-up menu in the top-left corner of the timeline and choose Range
Selection (or press R).
The pointer changes to the Range Selection tool
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Drag the Range Selection tool across one or more clips to select a range. To adjust
the range selection start and end points, drag the range handles on either side of
the range.
Tip: To temporarily switch to the Range Selection tool, hold down the R key.
When you release the R key, the tool reverts to the previously active tool.
• Use the I and O keys to set the range selection start and end points. See Set a range
start point or end point, below.
• Move the skimmer (or the playhead) over a clip, then press X.
Final Cut Pro sets the range selection start and end points at the clip start and end
points.
Tip: To use this keyboard shortcut with connected clips or clips in a connected
storyline, position the pointer on the clip, then press X.
Set a range start point or end point
In the Final Cut Pro browser or timeline, do any of the following:
• Set the start point: Position the skimmer (or the playhead, if skimming is turned off)
where you want the selection to start, then choose Mark > Set Range Start (or press I).
To remove the range start point, press Option-I.
• Set the end point: Position the skimmer (or the playhead, if skimming is turned off)
where you want the range to end, then choose Mark > Set Range End (or press O).
To remove the range end point, press Option-O.
• Set the range start point or end point while a clip or your project is playing: Press the
Space bar to start playback, then press the I or O key when you want to set the start or
end point.
Tip: In the browser, you can press Shift-Command-I and Shift-Command-O to set
multiple ranges during playback.