Reference Guide

334 Arranging and editing
Arranging clips
Selecting clips
Before you move, copy, edit, or delete clips you need to select them. There are several ways to
select whole clips, as shown in the table:
Using the Select tool
The Select tool allows you to perform both time based selection and clip selection.
To enable the Select tool
• Do one of the following:
• Click the Select tool in the Control Bar.
• Press F6.
To select by time or by clip
You can use either the Smart tool or Select tool to select by time or by clip.
When using the Smart tool or Select tool, a clip is divided into two vertical zones. The mouse pointer
changes depending on which clip zone the pointer is over:
To do this Do this
Select a single clip Click on the clip in the Clips pane.
Select several clips at once With the right mouse button, drag in a rectangular pattern that
touches each clip.
Select all the clips in a track Click on the track number in the Track view.
Select a portion of one or more clips Use the Smart tool or Select tool and drag across the bottom part of
the clip(s). The Snap to Grid setting determines the size portion you
can select.
Add clips to the selection Hold the SHIFT key and either click on the clips or drag a rectangle
around the clips.
Add or remove clips from the selection Hold the CTRL key and either click on the clips or drag a rectangle
around the clips.
Add or remove all clips in a track from
the selection
Hold the CTRL key and click on the track number.
Table 50.