Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 518)

Chapter 11 Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline 185
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2 In the Timeline, enable the Auto Select controls for tracks that contain clip items you
want to select.
For more information, see the next section, “ Using Auto Select to Specify Tracks for
Selections .”
3 Choose Mark > Select In to Out (or press Option-A) to select your clips.
Only the parts of clip items between the In and Out points in tracks with Auto Select
enabled are selected.
Final Cut Pro also allows you to create In and Out points from the current Timeline
selection. For more information, see “
Setting In and Out Points Based on a Selection
in the Timeline ” on page 113.
Using Auto Select to Specify Tracks for Selections
Auto Select controls determine which tracks are affected by an operation. When
sequence In and Out points are defined, operations such as the Copy and Lift
commands are limited to the regions of Auto Select–enabled tracks between the
Timeline In and Out points. You can intentionally disable Auto Select controls for tracks
that you don’t want to operate on.