User Manual

Working with Script Text
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Example of a lasso to select a portion of a script
t Click the first line of the selection, and then Shift+click the last line. The entire block of text
is highlighted.
t Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select all the text and takes.
To extend an existing selection:
t Shift+click a line of text preceding or following the existing selection.
To cut or copy lines of script and then paste them:
1. Select the lines.
2. Select Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
3. Select the line below the location where you want to insert the text.
4. Select Edit > Paste.
If you select only one line at the insertion point, a message box asks if you want to replace
the selected line.
If you select more than one line at the insertion point, no message box opens. When you
select Edit > Paste, your Avid editing application replaces the selected lines with the text you
cut or copied in step 2. You cannot use the Undo command after performing this step.
5. Do one of the following:
t Click Replace to overwrite the selected line.
t Click Insert Before to insert the text above the selected line.