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The Now time and how to use it
Controlling Playback
There are a variety of commands and keyboard shortcuts you can use to set the Now time:
If your project has markers, you can use the Marker toolbar to set the Now time:
For more information about markers, see “Creating and Using Markers” on page 318.
The Time ruler
The Time ruler appears in the Track view, Tempo view, Staff view and Piano Roll view. It has several
functions, including:
• Making a time selection. The Time ruler follows the Snap to Grid settings, if enabled.
• Changing the Now time
Command Shortcut What it does
Go > Time F5 Lets you enter the Now time in the Position toolbar or in a dialog
box
Go > From F7 Sets the Now time to the From time (the start time of the current
time selection)
Go > Thru F8 Sets the Now time to the Thru time (the end time of the current time
selection)
Go > Beginning CTRL+HOME Sets the Now time to the beginning of the project
Go > End CTRL+END Sets the Now time to the end of the project
Go > Previous
Measure
CTRL+PAGE UP Sets the Now time to the start of the current measure if the Now
time is not on a barline, or to the start of the previous measure if the
Now time is on a barline.
Go > Next Measure CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
Sets the Now time to the start of the next measure
Table 25.
To do this Do this
Skip to the next marker
Click on the Markers toolbar (or press CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE
DOWN).
Skip to the previous marker
Click on the Markers toolbar (or press CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP).
Jump to any marker
Click on the Markers toolbar to open the Markers view. Click on the
marker you want to jump to in the Markers view.
Table 26.