User Manual

Working with Segments
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The mouse pointer arrow changes to a large red or yellow arrow when inside the Timeline,
depending on where you position the pointer or which segment tool you click.
2. Click one or more segments to highlight a section of the sequence.
3. Click the Mark Clip button.
The system marks an In point at the start and an Out point at the end of the selected
segments. If you selected more than one track, the In and Out points mark where the edit
points across tracks line up.
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting in the Timeline
You can use the shortcut keys for cutting, copying, and pasting segments selected in the
Timeline.
To cut or copy and paste segments:
1. Do one of the following:
t Select both of the segment tools on the Timeline palette, and then position the mouse
pointer over the top of the segment (for Lift/Overwrite operations) or the bottom of the
segment (for Extract/Splice-in operations).
t Select one of the segment tools on the Timeline palette.
The mouse pointer arrow changes to a large red or yellow arrow when inside the Timeline,
depending on where you position the pointer or which segment tool you click.
2. Click the segment to highlight it.
3. Press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Macintosh) to copy, or Ctrl+X (Windows) or
Command+X (Macintosh) to cut.
4. Move the position indicator to the new In point, and press Ctrl+V (Windows) or
Command+V (Macintosh) to paste the segment in the Timeline.
If you selected both segment tools in the Timeline palette, the paste operation uses the
default segment tool specified in the Timeline Settings dialog box.