Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 554)

If the Canvas is set to display overlays, a cyan blue border appears around the video image
to indicate that the clip beneath the playhead is selected. (To set the Canvas to display
overlays, choose View > Show Overlays, so there is a checkmark next to it.)
A cyan border indicates
the clip is selected.
Selecting a Group of Clips by Dragging
Sometimes the fastest way to select a group of contiguous clips is to drag a box around
them.
To select multiple whole clips by dragging
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the Group Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press the G key twice).
• Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press A).
2 Drag a box around all of the clips you want to select them. Any clip you touch will be
included, even if you don’t drag across the entire clip.
Drag to select clips.
Selecting Multiple Clips
The Shift and Command keys allow you to select multiple clip items in the Timeline, either
contiguous or noncontiguous.
To select multiple noncontiguous clip items
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Hold down the Command key while selecting the clip items you want using either the
Selection tool or the Group Selection tool.
554 Chapter 37 Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline