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Pro Tools Reference Guide636
Extending Selections in Time
You can extend the Edit selection to clip start and
end points, to include an adjacent clip, to Markers
and Memory Locations (Edit and/or Timeline se-
lections).
To extend the selection to a clip start or end point:
1 With the Selector tool, select a portion of a clip,
or click anywhere in the clip.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press Shift+Tab to extend the selection to the
clip’s end point.
• Press Option+Shift+Tab (Mac) or Con-
trol+Shift+Tab (Windows) to extend the selec-
tion to the clip’s start point.
To extend the selection to include an adjacent clip:
1 Select the first clip with the Time Grabber tool.
2 Do one of the following:
• With Tab to Transients disabled, press Con-
trol+Shift+Tab (Mac) or Start+Shift+Tab (Win-
dows) to extend the selection to the next clip
boundary.
• Press Option+Control+Shift+Tab (Mac) or Con-
trol+Start+Shift+Tab (Windows) to extend the
selection to include the previous clip boundary.
To extend the selection to a Marker or Memory
Location:
1 With Link Timeline and Edit Selection enabled,
do one of the following:
• Click in a track with the Selector tool at the start
or end point.
• Make a selection with the Selector or Time
Grabber tool.
2 Do one of the following:
• Shift-click a Marker in the Markers ruler.
• Shift-click a Memory Location in the Memory
Locations window.
The selection is extended from the original Inser-
tion point to the Marker or Memory Location.
Doubling or Halving the Edit
Selection
Pro Tools lets you double or halve the current Edit
selection. This can be especially useful for music
production when working with audio loops and
MIDI in Grid mode.
To double the Edit selection, do one of the
following:
 Choose Edit > Selection > Double Selection.
 Press Command+Option+Control+Shift+’
(Mac) or Control+Alt+Start+Shift+’
(Windows).
To halve the Edit selection, do one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Selection > Halve Selection.
 Press Command+Option+Control+Shift+L
(Mac) or Control+Alt+Start+Shift+L
(Windows).