User Manual

Navigating in the Timeline
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Switching to the Timeline Position Bar
To switch to the Timeline position bar:
1. Double-click Timeline in the Settings list in the Project window.
The Timeline Settings dialog box opens.
2. Select the Show Position Bar option in the Display tab.
A check mark appears in the box. To deselect an option, click it again.
3. Click OK.
The scroll bar changes to a position bar.
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For information on all Timeline settings, see “Timeline Settings” on page 1436.
Zooming and Focusing in the Timeline
You can change your view of the Timeline to focus in on particular information in the following
ways:
• You can use the scale bar to stretch and contract the Timeline area centered around the
position indicator.
This lets you either zoom in to focus on a specific area of your sequence or zoom out to
display your whole sequence. This feature is especially useful when you have a lengthy
sequence with many edits.
• You can use the Zoom In command in the Timeline Fast menu to select a portion of the
Timeline of any size to instantly expand to fill the window, and the Zoom Back command to
instantly restore the Timeline to its former size.
The Zoom In and Zoom Back commands do not depend on the placement of the position
indicator. You can select any portion of the Timeline to expand and contract.
• You can use the Focus button to quickly change your view of the Timeline so that you focus
on a few seconds of material on either side of the position indicator.
The Focus button centers the position indicator and scales the Timeline so each second of
time in the sequence fills 90 pixels in the display. The Focus button is located in the Timeline
bottom toolbar next to the Timeline Fast Menu button.
Left to right: Timeline Fast Menu button, Focus button, and scale bar in the Timeline bottom toolbar