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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
User interface
Tools panel and Options panel
When you open the Options panel, it opens by default in the horizontal docking area running just under the menu bar,
forming the Options bar. You can undock, move, and redock the Options panel like any other panel. By default, the
Options panel contains a menu of workspaces and a link to CS Services. You can also dock the Tools panel to the
Options panel.
Tools
When you select a tool, the pointer changes shape according to the selection. For example, when you select the Razor
tool and position the pointer over a clip in a Timeline panel, the icon changes to a razor
tool icon can change to reflect the task currently being performed. In some cases, pressing a modifier key (such as
Shift) as you use a tool changes its function, and its icon changes accordingly. Select tools from the Tools panel, or use
a keyboard shortcut. You can resize the Tools panel and orient it vertically or horizontally.
Note: The Selection tool is the default tool. It's used for everything other than specialized functions. If the program isn't
responding as you expect, make sure that the Selection tool is selected.
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Toolbox
A. Selection tool B. Ripple Edit tool C. Rate Stretch tool D. Slip tool E. Pen tool F. Hand tool G. Track Select tool H. Rolling Edit tool I. Razor
tool J. Slide tool K. Zoom tool
Select any tool to activate it for use in a Timeline panel by clicking it or pressing its keyboard shortcut. Let the cursor
hover over a tool to see its name and keyboard shortcut.
The standard tool for selecting clips, menu items, and other objects in the user interface. It's generally
Selection Tool
a good practice to select the Selection Tool as soon as you are done using any of the other, more specialized, tools. For
more information about using the Selection Tool, see
Select this tool to select all the clips to the right of the cursor in a sequence. To select a clip and
Track Selection Tool
all clips to the right in its own track, click the clip. To select a clip and all clips to its right in all tracks, Shift-click the
clip. Pressing Shift changes the Track Selection Tool into the Multi-track Selection Tool. For more information about
using the Track Selection Tool, see
page 204.
Select this tool to trim the In or Out point of a clip in a Timeline. The Ripple Edit Tool closes gaps
Ripple Edit Tool
caused by the edit and preserves all edits to the left or right of the trimmed clip. For more information about using the
Ripple Edit tool, see "Making rolling and ripple
Andrew Devis
Select this tool to roll the edit point between two clips in a Timeline. The Rolling Edit Tool trims the
Rolling Edit Tool
In point of one and the Out point of the other, while leaving the combined duration of the two clips unchanged. For
more information about using the Rolling Edit tool, see
tutorial about the Rolling Edit Tool
Select this tool to shorten a clip in a Timeline by speeding up its playback, or to lengthen it by
Rate Stretch Tool
slowing it down. The Rate Stretch Tool changes speed and duration, but leaves the In and Out points of the clip
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"Select one or more clips" on page 197 and
edits" on page 187 or
"Making rolling and ripple
by Andrew Devis.
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