Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 516)

Chapter 11 Finding and Selecting Content in the Timeline 181
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Selecting an Individual Clip
This is the simplest kind of selection you can make in the Timeline.
To select an individual clip:
1 Do one of the following:
 Click the Selection tool in the Tool palette.
 Press A.
2 In the Timeline, click anywhere in a clip.
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.)
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.
 Press the G key two times, so the Group Selection tool is displayed in the Tool
palette.
 Select the Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press A).
A cyan border indicates
the clip is selected.