Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 380)

380 Part VI Rough Editing
4 Release the mouse button to place the selected clip at the insertion point.
Important: Shuffle edits are only possible if you move a clip item beyond the
boundaries of its original position. If you don’t move a clip item far enough, pressing
the Option key while you drag the clip item allows you to perform an insert edit, but
not a shuffle edit.
Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline
You can use the Copy, Cut, and Paste commands (or their keyboard equivalents) to
arrange clips in a sequence. You can also copy clips by Option-dragging.
Copying Clips by Option-Dragging
Copying by Option-dragging provides a fast, visual way to duplicate a clip in a new
location. There is no need to position the playhead.
To copy a clip into another location in the Timeline by dragging:
1 In the Timeline, select a clip item.
2 Hold down the Option key and drag the clip item to the new location in the Timeline.
You can also make duplicates of sequence clips by dragging them from the Timeline to
the Browser. These copies are affiliate clips that include any changes you’ve made to
the clips in the sequence.
Clip D moves here. Clips A, B, and C move
right and fill the gap left
by Clip D.
After