Reference Guide
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Controlling playback
The Now time and how to use it
Other ways to set the Now time
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 Markers module in the Control Bar to set the Now time:
Figure 32. The Markers module.
A. Jump to previous marker B. Jump to next marker C. Insert marker D. Current marker
For more information about markers, see “Creating and using markers” on page 348.
Shortcut What it does
G Lets you enter the Now time in the Position toolbar or in a dialog box
SHIFT+G Sets the Now time to the From time (the start time of the current time selection)
CTRL+G Sets the Now time to the Thru time (the end time of the current time selection)
CTRL+HOME Sets the Now time to the beginning of the project
CTRL+END Sets the Now time to the end of the project
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.
CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
Sets the Now time to the start of the next measure
Table 18.
To do this Do this
Skip to the next marker
Click on the Markers module (or press CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE
DOWN).
Skip to the previous marker
Click on the Markers module (or press CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP).
Jump to any marker Click the drop-down menu on the Markers module and select the
marker you want to jump to.
Table 19.
A B C
D