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Pro Tools Reference Guide212
Track Name and Clip Name
Right-Click Menus
Track and clip names provide Right-click menus
for managing and working with tracks or clips, as
follows:
Track Name Right-Click Menu Right-clicking a
track name in the Edit window, Mix window, or
the Tracks List provides access to various track
commands (such as show/hide, make active/inac-
tive, rename, duplicate, and delete tracks).
Clip Name Right-Click Menu (Edit Window Only)
Right-clicking a clip name in the Clips List pro-
vides commands to clear, rename, time stamp, or
replace clips (Pro Tools HD software only). The
pop-up menu also lets you export clip definitions
or selected clips as files, recalculate waveform
overviews, select the parent file of selected clips in
a Workspace Browser, or select a clip as an object
in the Edit window.
Group Name and Track Group ID
Indicator Pop-Up Menus
When you click and hold on a group name in the
Groups List, or click on a Group ID indicator in a
track, a pop-up menu provides access to various
group commands (such as selecting tracks in a
group).
Tool Tips
Pro Tools provides Tool Tips in all main windows.
Holding the cursor for a few seconds over an ab-
breviated name, or unlabeled icon or tool, displays
either the function or details of the item (depend-
ing on the Tool Tips preferences settings).
To configure Tool Tips for Pro Tools:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences, and click the Dis-
play
tab.
2 In the Basics section, enable the Tool Tips op-
tions you want displayed.
Function Shows the functional name of different
Pro Tools items (such as specific buttons, indica-
tors, modes, selectors, and Edit tools).
Details Shows abbreviated or hidden Pro Tools
names or values for different Pro Tools items
(such as insert names, gain levels, settings, and
routing assignments).
3 Click OK.
For more information, see “Track Name
Right-Click Menu” on page 245.
For more information, see Chapter 16,
“The Clips List.”
For more information, see “Group Name and
Track Group ID Indicator Pop-Up Menus”
on page 280.
To turn off Tool Tips, leave both options
deselected.