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Pro Tools Reference Guide640
3 Do one of the following:
• Press P on your computer keyboard to move the
selection to the previous track.
• Press semicolon (;) to move the selection to the
next track.
In either instance, the original Edit selection be-
comes deselected.
To extend a selection to an adjacent track:
1 Enable Commands Keyboard Focus (see “Key-
board Focus” on page 26).
2 With the Selector or Time Grabber tool, make a
selection.
3 Do one of the following:
• Press Shift+P to extend the selection to the pre-
vious track.
• Press Shift+Semicolon (;) to extend the selection
to the next track.
In either instance, the original Edit selection re-
mains selected.
Other Useful Selection
Techniques
Following are some additional useful selection ed-
iting techniques.
To position the edit cursor precisely at a clip start,
end, or sync point:
1 Make sure the Tab to Transients button is not
enabled. (See “Tabbing to Transients” on
page 641.)
2 Click with the Selector tool in the track.
3 Do one of the following:
• Press Tab to move the cursor to the next clip or
clip group start, end, or sync point.
• Press Option+Tab (Mac) or Control+Tab (Win-
dows) to move the cursor to the previous clip or
clip group start, end, or sync point.
To make a selection with the Scrubber:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the
Operation tab.
2 Select the option for “Edit Insertion Follows
Scrub/Shuttle,” then click OK.
3 Scrub with the Scrubber to find an appropriate
start point for the selection, then release.
4 While pressing Shift, scrub to an appropriate
end point for the selection, then release. The
range between the initial and final scrub be-
comes selected.
To move a selection to an adjacent clip on the
same track:
1 Select a clip with the Time Grabber.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press Control+Tab (Mac) or Start+Tab (Win-
dows) to move the selection to the next clip.
• Press Option+Control+Tab (Mac) or Con-
trol+Start+Tab (Windows) to move the selection
to the previous clip.
In either instance, the original clip becomes dese-
lected.