User guide

Chapter 8 Basic Operations 177
Using the Shortcut Menu
Control-clicking anywhere in the Arrange, Piano Roll Editor, and all List Editors, launches
a shortcut menu (also known as the context menu) that can be used for a number of
selection and editing tasks.
The shortcut menus differ between (and within) windows, based on both the selection
status of events or regions within the window, and also the type of information that
the editor deals with.
The items that appear in the menu will update to reflect the current context. As
examples in the Arrange area:
 An Arrange window with no regions or no selected regions: A number of Select and
Paste commands, plus Scroll in Play are available.
 With one or more regions selected in the Arrange: Cut, Copy, and Delete, Nudge,
Lock/Unlock SMPTE Position and Region Name and Color commands become
available.
Note: You can always access the shortcut menu with a Control-click, but can also make
use of the right mouse button to open it. To do so, ensure that the Right Mouse Button:
Opens Shortcut Menu pop-up menu item is chosen in the Preferences > Global >
Editing tab.
Selection Techniques
Whenever you want to perform an operation on one or more regions or events (or
other elements, such as Mixer channel strips), you first need to select them. Selected
elements, regions, or events are: displayed in an inverted color scheme, with a
highlighted name, or will flash (note events in the Score Editor, for example).
A region or event selected in one window will also be selected in all other windows
that display that region or event. As examples, a note event selected in the Piano Roll
Editor will also be selected in the Score Editor and Event List. The region that contains
the selected event will also be selected in the Arrange area.