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Chapter 9 Timeline Basics 137

To fit the entire contents of the Timeline into the available window size:

m Press Shift-Z.

The zoom factor changes so that the entire sequence fits into the available window size.

To fit a selected area of the Timeline into the available window size:

1 Using the Selection, Group Selection, or Range Selection tool, select one or more items

in the Timeline.

2 Press Option-Shift-Z.

The zoom factor of the Timeline changes so that the selected items fit into the

available window size.

Scrolling Horizontally Through a Zoomed-In Timeline

It’s easy to zoom far enough into your sequence that you are only seeing a small

fraction of the whole Timeline. To see another portion of your sequence, you can drag

the playhead in the Canvas to move to a new location in the Timeline. If you want to

see another portion of your sequence in the Timeline without moving the playhead,

use the Zoom slider.

The area of the horizontal scroll bar encompasses the total duration of your sequence

in the Timeline. Gray lines indicate one-minute increments, while a purple line indicates

the current position of the playhead.

To scroll horizontally through your edited sequence, do one of the following:

m Drag the center of the Zoom slider to the left or right. The displayed area of the

Timeline moves smoothly in the direction you drag.

m Click the scroll arrows at either end of the scroll bar to move the displayed area in the

Timeline to the left or right.

m Click the scroll bar to the left or right of the Zoom slider to move the displayed area of

the Timeline by one length of the Zoom slider’s current scale.

m Press Shift–Page Up or Shift–Page Down to scroll left or right one length of the Timeline.

Note: If you are using a PowerBook, press Function-Shift-Up Arrow or Function-Shift-

Down Arrow key. The Function key is labeled “fn”.

Position of playhead

One-minute increment

1 2 ... 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 ... 185 186

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