Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 720)

To select a single edit point in the Timeline
Do one of the following:
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Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette, then click an edit point to select it in the
Timeline.
Note: You can double-click the edit point to open the edit in the Trim Edit window. See
“Trimming Clips Using the Trim Edit Window” for information.
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Press V to select the nearest edit point.
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Select the Ripple or Roll tools and then select an edit point.
For more information, see “Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits.”
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If an edit point is already selected, you can do the following:
• Press Single Quotation Mark (’) or the Up Arrow key to move the playhead in the Canvas
and Timeline to the next edit point, which is automatically selected.
• Press Semicolon (;) or the Down Arrow key to move the playhead in the Canvas and
Timeline to the previous edit point, which is automatically selected.
Selecting Multiple Edit Points
You can select edit points on more than one track. Only one edit point can be selected
per track.
To select multiple edit points in the Timeline
Do one of the following:
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Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press Command-A), then Command-click
the edge of each clip.
Multiple edit points
are selected.
Note: If you have trouble selecting specific edit points with the Selection tool, you may
be zoomed out too far. Use the Zoom slider to get a more detailed view, then select your
edit again.
720 Chapter 45 Learning About Trimming Clips