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203Final Cut Pro User Guide
All of the tags are shown by default. You can specify which items are displayed
by clicking a button at the bottom of the timeline index. You can show markers,
keywords, analysis keywords, incomplete to-do items, completed to-do items, and
chapter markers.
• View a list of roles in the timeline, and control the arrangement of the timeline: Click
the Roles button at the top.
Select a role name in the list to highlight all clips in the timeline with that role
assigned. To turn a role on or off in the timeline, select or deselect the checkbox
next to the role name. When a role is turned off, you can’t see or hear clips with that
assigned role when you play back your project. See
Intro to roles in Final Cut Pro and
Organize the Final Cut Pro timeline with audio lanes.
Search for items in the timeline index
1. In Final Cut Pro, click a button at the top of the timeline index to open the pane you
want to search.
Click Clips to search for clips, Tags to search for tags, or Captions to search for
captions.
2. Enter a term in the search field at the top of the timeline index.
You can search for clips, keywords, markers (including to-do items), and captions. You
can also search for keywords that are added automatically by Final Cut Pro, such as
“Missing.”
Tip: With the timeline active, choose Edit > Find (or press Command-F). The timeline
index opens with the search field active and ready for your search term.