M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 497)

Chapter 24: Making Selections 479
To make a long-length selection:
1 With the Selector tool, click at where you
want the selection to start.
2 Scroll to the end point and Shift-click at the
point where you want the selection to end.
To verify the start and end points of a long selec-
tion, press the Left Arrow key to scroll to the be-
ginning of the selection, or press the Right Ar-
row key to scroll to the end.
Nudging a Selection Range
The selection range (not the material within the
selection) can be moved by the Nudge value.
To nudge a selection range:
1 Configure the Nudge value. For details, see
“Defining the Nudge Value” on page 503.
2 Make the initial selection with the Selector
tool.
3 While pressing Shift, press Plus (+) or
Minus (–) on the numeric keypad to move the
selection range by the Nudge value.
Nudging Selection Start/End Points
Start and end points for selections can be moved
by nudging them.
To move a selection start or end point by the
Nudge value:
1 Configure the Nudge value. For details, see
“Defining the Nudge Value” on page 503.
2 Make the initial selection with the Selector
tool.
3 Do one of the following:
• While pressing Alt+Shift (Windows) or Op-
tion+Shift (Mac), press Plus (+) or Minus (–)
on the numeric keypad to move the selec-
tion’s start point by the Nudge value.
– or –
• While pressing Control+Shift (Windows)
or Command+Shift (Mac), press Plus (+) or
Minus (–) on the numeric keypad to move
the selection’s end point by the Nudge
value.
Extending Selections
You can extend selections to region start and
end points, to include an adjacent region, or to
Markers and Memory Locations.
To extend a selection to a region start or end
point:
1 With the Selector tool, select a portion of a re-
gion, or click anywhere in the region.
2 Do one of the following:
• Press Shift+Tab to extend the selection to
the region’s end point.
– or –
• Press Control+Shift+Tab (Windows) or Op-
tion+Shift+Tab (Mac) to extend the selec-
tion to the region’s start point.