Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 451)

Sorting to Create a Sequence Order
The ability to sort by column information in the Browser (in list view) can help you quickly
organize clips into the order in which you want them to appear in your sequence.
For example, if you entered scene and shot numbers when you logged your shots, you
can sort by these two columns, and then select all of these shots to edit into your sequence
in the correct order. Or, if you want to edit your footage into a sequence in the
chronological order in which scenes were shot, you can sort by the Reel and Media Start
columns, and then drag a group of clips into your sequence.
For more information on sorting, see “Sorting Items in the Browser Using Column
Headings.”
Visually Storyboarding in the Browser
If you display your clips in icon view in the Browser, you see a thumbnail of each clip,
which provides a quick visual way to arrange the icons of your clips into a storyboard for
your sequence. If you then drag all of the arranged clips to the Canvas or Timeline, the
clips are laid out in your sequence according to their position in the Browser. You can
then adjust, or fine-tune, the content of each clip in the Timeline.
For example, a group that’s arranged like this:
1 2 3
4 5
451 Chapter 31 The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence