Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 422)

Chapter 5 Working With Projects, Clips, and Sequences 87
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To close a sequence in the Timeline and Canvas, do one of the following:
m With the sequence tab active in the Timeline or the Canvas, choose File > Close Tab.
m Control-click a tab in the Timeline or Canvas, then choose Close Tab from the
shortcut menu.
m Press Control-W.
When you close the tab of a sequence in the Timeline, its tab in the Canvas
automatically closes, and vice versa.
Note: If you close the Canvas by pressing Command-W, the Timeline also closes.
However, if you close the Timeline by pressing Command-W, the Canvas stays open.
This allows you to edit using only the Viewer and the Canvas, since some editors prefer
to edit with the Timeline closed.
Duplicating a Sequence
If you want to test changes to your edited sequence that are more extensive than a few
levels of Undo will permit, or if you want to create several versions of your program for
a client to review, you can duplicate your current sequence and make changes to the
duplicate. Changes you make to a duplicate of a sequence do not affect the original in
any way. You can make as many duplicate sequences as you like, renaming them in the
Browser for reference and reediting them as extensively as you want.
To duplicate a sequence:
1 Select the sequence in the Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Duplicate.
 Control-click the sequence, then choose Duplicate from the shortcut menu.
 Press Option-D.
3 In the Browser, enter a new name for the duplicated sequence.
Type a unique name for
the copied sequence.