Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 553)

• Range Selection: Selects a range of multiple contiguous items. This tool does not
automatically select an entire item, but only the part of the item that you drag across.
Use this tool to select only a part of a clip, or to create a selection that includes portions
of several clips.
Select Track Forward
Select All Tracks
Forward
Select Track
Select All Tracks
Backward
Select Track
Backward
• Select Track Forward: Selects all the items in a track after the selection point you click.
Selected items are ready for any group operation, such as moving or deleting. Items
linked to selected items in this track are selected also.
• Select Track Backward: Selects all the contents of the track before the selection point.
• Select Track: Selects the entire contents of a single track, as well as any items linked to
those items.
• Select All Tracks Forward: Selects all the contents of all tracks after the selection point.
• Select All Tracks Backward: Selects all the contents of all tracks before the selection
point.
Selecting Clips
Selecting individual clips is as straightforward as clicking, as long you are clicking with
the right tool. Also included here are the tricks you need to know for selecting multiple
contiguous and noncontiguous clips quickly.
Tip: When clip items are linked, but you need to select just an individual clip item, you
can temporarily prevent linked items from being selected together by pressing the Option
key while selecting. (The link status returns to the turned on state when you release the
Option key.)
Selecting an Individual Clip
This is the simplest kind of selection you can make in the Timeline.
To select an individual clip
1 Click the Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press A).
2 In the Timeline, click anywhere in a clip.
553 Chapter 37 Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline