Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 104)

Before you can work in the Canvas, it must be the currently selected, or active, window.
Otherwise, any commands or keyboard shortcuts you use may perform the wrong
operations. To display the Canvas, you must open a sequence from the Browser (see
“Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas” for more information).
Note: Most of the commands you use in the Canvas also work in the Timeline.
To make the Canvas window active
Do one of the following:
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Click the Canvas.
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Press Command-2.
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Press Q to switch between the Viewer and the Canvas.
Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas
Sequences are represented by tabs in the Canvas and Timeline. All controls and commands
in the Canvas affect only the sequence in the foreground.
To open a sequence in the Canvas
Do one of the following:
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Select the sequence in the Browser, then choose View > Sequence in Editor.
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Control-click the sequence in the Browser, then choose Open Timeline from the shortcut
menu.
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Double-click a sequence in the Browser.
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Select the sequence in the Browser, then press Return.
If you have more than one sequence open in the Canvas, the tab in front is the active
sequence.
To make a sequence active in the Canvas
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Click a sequence’s tab to bring it to the front.
To close a sequence in the Canvas
Do one of the following:
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Click a sequence’s tab to bring it to the front, then choose File > Close Tab.
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Control-click the tab, then choose Close Tab from the shortcut menu.
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Click a sequence’s tab to bring it to the front, then press Control-W.
When you close the tab of a sequence in the Canvas, its corresponding tab in the Timeline
also closes.
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