Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 85)

Chapter 4 Working with the Canvas and Timeline 85
Set markers in the Timeline to mark specific points in a sequence:
Click the Add Marker button in the Canvas to set a marker in the Timeline at the
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current position of the playhead.
Add Marker button
Reposition the playhead in the Canvas, and this time press M to add another marker. Play 2
your sequence and press M to add more markers on the fly. You can use this method of
adding sequence markers to quickly mark specific frames where events occur.
Navigate to markers in the Timeline:
Press Shift–Up Arrow or Shift–Down Arrow to move to the previous or next marker in
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the sequence.
Delete markers in the Timeline:
Place the playhead over a marker in the Canvas or Timeline. Choose Mark > Markers >
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Delete.
Change markers in the Timeline:
Click a marker to select it in the Timeline, then press M. The Edit Marker dialog
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appears with options for changing the marker. (Don’t worry about creating chapter,
compression, or scoring markers for now. You can learn about the different kinds of
markers later.)