Select a Portion of a Track

Much of the editing you will do in Media Editor involves selecting only part of a track and then altering it. To select a portion of a track that is open, first click on the "beginning" of that part on the visual representation. A horizontal, dashed yellow line indicates what point has been selected. Now drag to a desired point and let go. The selected portion will appear as a white box with gridlines.

You can extend or decrease the selected area by moving your cursor over either the left or right edge of the white box. When the cursor icon turns into a double arrow, click and drag forward or backward and let go.

The small time scale in the lower left corner of Media Editor is helpful when you are trying to select a very specific portion of a track. When you are dragging to select these points, note that the Sel > Begin and Sel > End values change, letting you drag and stop on a particular point of time in the track.

To select the entire track, including both channels, choose Edit > Select All.