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841Final Cut Pro User Guide
Multi-Touch trackpad gestures in Final Cut Pro
If your Mac has a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can use the Multi-Touch gestures listed in the
table below when working with Final Cut Pro.
For more information about Multi-Touch gestures, choose Apple menu > System
Preferences, then click Trackpad.
Gesture Action
Pinch (two-finger): Pinch closed with two fingers to zoom out of the
timeline or window. Pinch open to zoom in to the timeline or window.
Double-tap (two-finger): Double-tap with two fingers to zoom the timeline
so that all the clips fill the visible part of the timeline.
Swipe (two-finger): Swipe with two fingers to scroll left, right, up, or down
in the timeline.
Click (two-finger): Click once to open the shortcut menu.
Drag (three-finger): Drag a selection rectangle over the timeline or event
clips you want to select, or drag to move selected clips.
Swipe (three-finger): Swipe left or right to move the playhead to the
previous or next edit point. Swipe up or down to move the playhead to the
beginning or end of the timeline.
Note:
To enable this gesture, choose Apple menu > System Preferences,
click Trackpad, then click More Gestures. Click the “Swipe between
pages” pop-up menu and choose “Swipe with three fingers.” Enabling
this gesture automatically disables the “Drag (three-finger)” gesture
described above.