Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 67)

Chapter 5 Browser Basics 67
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Working in the Browser
Before you can work in the Browser, it must be the currently selected, or active,
window. Otherwise, any commands or keyboard shortcuts you use may perform the
wrong operations.
To make the Browser window active, do one of the following:
m Click anywhere in the Browser.
m Press Command-4.
Creating Sequences
Before you can begin editing clips into a sequence, you must create a sequence.
To create a new sequence:
1 Click in the Browser to make it the active window.
2 Choose File > New > Sequence (or press Command-N).
If no project is currently open, Final Cut Express HD creates a new untitled project and
creates a new sequence within it.
Selecting Items in the Browser
You can select and modify individual clips, or many clips at once.
To select a single clip:
m Click an item.
To select a group of adjacent clips, do one of the following:
m Select an item, press and hold down the Shift key, then click the last item.
m Drag over multiple clips.
To select multiple, nonadjacent clips:
m Press and hold down the Command key while clicking multiple items.
Navigating Within the Browser Using the Keyboard
You can navigate to items in the Browser in various ways, depending on whether you
are viewing items in list view or icon view (see “
Customizing the Browser Display ” on
page 70).
To navigate within the Browser, do one of the following:
m Press the Up and Down Arrow keys to move up and down in a list of items in list view
or move vertically between items in icon view.
m Press the Right and Left Arrow keys to move horizontally between items in icon view.
m Press the Tab key to move between items alphabetically.
m Type the first few letters of an item’s name.