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531Final Cut Pro User Guide
You can also create a storyline by holding down the G key as you drag a clip to a
connected clip so that their edges touch:
3. To convert a storyline back to its component clips, do one of the following:
• Select the storyline (by clicking the gray border), then choose Clip > Break Apart
Clip Items (or press Shift-Command-G).
• Drag the storyline into the primary storyline.
Select and move storylines
You can select or move entire storylines as if they were standard clips or compound clips.
Storylines have the connection properties of connected clips.
In the Final Cut Pro timeline, do any of the following:
• Select a single storyline: Click the gray border at the top of the storyline.
• Drag to select one or more storylines: Drag a selection rectangle over the storylines you
want to select, making sure to drag over the gray border at the top of a storyline first
(if you don’t drag over the top gray border first, you will select individual clips in the
storyline instead). When a storyline is selected, the entire storyline is outlined with a
yellow border.
Tip: To select entire storylines, drag in a downward motion. To select clips within the
storylines, drag in an upward motion.