User guide

178 Chapter 8 Basic Operations
Changing the window with key focus doesn’t affect the selection (as long as you don’t
click on the window background, which deselects everything). Be sure to click on
window title bars when switching between windows.
∏ Tip: Don’t forget about the Zoom functions when making your selections, as high
zoom levels can make precise selections much simpler.
Selecting Individual Regions, Events, and Other Elements
You can select individual regions or events (or other elements, such as Mixer channel
strips) by clicking on them with the Pointer tool.
You can deselect them by clicking on the window background, or by selecting another
region, event, or element.
The Select Next Region/Event key command (default assignment: Right Arrow key)
and the Select Previous Region/Event key command (default assignment: Left Arrow
key) provide a quick way to step between (and individually select) regions or events.
In the Arrange area, pressing any letter key selects the first region with a name that
begins with the chosen letter (as in the Finder), provided that no key command is
assigned to this key.
Selecting Several Regions, Events, and Other Elements
You will often need to select multiple regions, events, or other elements, in order to
move, process, or copy them, for example.
To select all regions, events, or elements in a window:
m Choose Edit > Select All (or use the corresponding key command,
default: Command-A)
To deselect all regions, events, or elements in a window:
m Choose Edit > Deselect All (or use the corresponding key command,
default: Shift-Command-A)
To select several non-contiguous regions, events, or elements in a window:
m Shift-click on them, one-by-one.
As subsequent regions or events are selected, the previous selections are retained.