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167Final Cut Pro User Guide
2. Select the clip you want to move.
3. Drag the clip to a new position in the timeline.
The moved clip overwrites any clips at the new position. A gap clip fills in the vacated
part of the timeline.
Note: If you prefer to move clips left or right in the timeline without leaving a gap, you
can perform a slide edit.
To return to the Select tool (the default), click the Tools pop-up menu in the top-left corner
of the timeline and choose Select (or press A).
Drag clips from and to the primary storyline
Dragging clips from and to the primary storyline causes ripple edits, which affect the total
duration of your project. When you move a clip out of the primary storyline, it becomes
either an individual connected clip or part of a connected storyline.
1. In Final Cut Pro, if the Select tool is not the active tool, click the Tools pop-up menu in
the top-left corner of the timeline and choose Select (or press A).
2. Select one or more clips (either clips in the primary storyline or connected clips).