Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 154)

This reduces the amount of detail but shows more of your edited sequence until the
entire sequence fits into the Timeline. You can zoom out further to reduce the scale of
your sequence in the Timeline and show more empty area to the right of it.
Before zooming in
The playhead remains
in the same position.
After zooming in
To fit the entire contents of the Timeline into the available window size
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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 Shift-Option-Z.
The zoom factor of the Timeline changes so that the selected items fit into the available
window size.
154 Chapter 9 Timeline Basics