Learning The Sound Forge Pro Workspace; Using The Mouse; Using The Mouse Wheel - Sony Pro 10 User Manual

Learning the Sound Forge Pro Workspace

This chapter provides a detailed overview of Sound Forge® Pro toolbars and controls.

Using the mouse

The following table defines the mouse-related terms used throughout this manual.
Mouse Term
Pointing
Clicking
Right-clicking
Double-clicking
Triple-clicking
Toggle-clicking
Shift-clicking
Ctrl-clicking
Dragging
Slow-dragging
Tip:
After you are familiar with Sound Forge basics, you may want to use mouse and keyboard shortcuts. For more
information, see Shortcuts

Using the mouse wheel

The following table describes the available mouse wheel functionality you can use to navigate audio files.
Mouse Functionality
Wheel Up
Wheel Down
Ctrl+Wheel Up
Ctrl+Wheel Down
Shift+Wheel Up
Shift+Wheel Down
Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Up
Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Down
Description
Moving the mouse pointer over an item.
Pointing to an item and quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button. If there
is no left or right specification, left-clicking is implied.
Pointing to an item and quickly pressing and releasing the right mouse button. Right-
clicking is frequently used to display shortcut menus.
Identical to clicking, but instead of pressing and releasing the mouse button once, it is
done twice in quick succession. Double-clicking always indicates the left mouse
button.
Identical to clicking, but instead of pressing and releasing the mouse button once, it is
done three times in quick succession. Triple-clicking always indicates the left mouse
button.
Clicking the right mouse button while holding down the left mouse button. This is
used to toggle options and is a shortcut for drag-and-drop editing and using the
Magnify tool.
Holding down the Shift key while clicking the mouse. Shift-clicking is typically used to
skip dialogs and quickly repeat operations.
Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the mouse. Ctrl-clicking is used to modify the
operation of a normal click.
Holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse pointer and releasing
the mouse at the desired location. Dragging is used to quickly move sections of data
between windows, as well as to adjust sliders, scrollbars, and faders.
Holding down the right and left mouse buttons while adjusting sliders and faders
increases the resolution of the movement. This is useful when making fractional
adjustments to parameters.
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Description
Zoom in horizontally
Zoom out horizontally
Zoom in vertically
Zoom out vertically
Scroll left (in tenths of screen width)
Scroll right (in tenths of screen width)
Move cursor left or move current selection point left (if there is a selection)
Move cursor right or move current selection point right (if there is a selection)
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