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Navigating Text Entry Fields
When editing text and numeric values, the Left
and Right Arrow keys let you navigate among
editable fields. The Up and Down keys incre-
ment or decrement the selected value.
Selection In/Out Points
In Bank and Nudge modes, the Navigation keys
mirror the function of the Up and Down arrow
keys on the computer keyboard. These let you
mark selection in and out points on the fly, and
to move a highlight (selection range) to neigh-
boring tracks.
To mark a selection by dropping In and Out points:
Make sure the Edit cursor is in the track in
1
which you want to select material, and begin
playback.
At the desired in point, press the Down Arrow
2
key.
At the desired out point, press the Up Arrow
3
key.
To move a selection to the previous or next track:
Make a selection in a track.
1
Make sure the Pro Tools is stopped.
2
Do one of the following:
3
• Press the Up Arrow key to move the selec-
tion range to the previous track (above in
the Edit window, or to the left in the Mix
window). Press the Down Arrow key to
move the selection range to the next track
(below in the Edit window, or to the right
in the Mix window).
• Hold Shift/Add while pressing the Up or
Down Arrow keys to extend the selection
to the previous or next tracks.
• Hold Opt/Alt All while pressing Up or
Down to remove a track from an already
existing selection.
Memory Locations
Pro Tools Memory Locations (markers) can be
created directly from Command|8 during play-
back or while stopped.
To create a Memory Location:
Cue Pro Tools to the desired location, or begin
1
playback.
At the desired location, press Enter (located
2
among the switches above and to the left of the
Navigation keys).
Enter
Undo
Use the mouse to configure the Memory Loca-
3
tion dialog onscreen.
Press Enter again to save, or press Undo to
4
cancel.
Chapter 4: Using Command|8 with Pro Tools
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