Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - Manual (Page 33)

link to CS Services. You can also dock the Tools panel to the Options panel.
Tools
When you select a tool, the pointer changes shape according to the selection. For example, when you select the Razor tool and position the
pointer over a clip in a Timeline panel, the icon changes to a razor . However, the Selection tool icon can change to reflect the task currently
being performed. In some cases, pressing a modifier key (such as Shift) as you use a tool changes its function, and its icon changes accordingly.
Select tools from the Tools panel, or use a keyboard shortcut. You can resize the Tools panel and orient it vertically or horizontally.
Note: The Selection tool is the default tool. It’s used for everything other than specialized functions. If the program isn’t responding as you expect,
make sure that the Selection tool is selected.
Toolbox
A. Selection tool B. Ripple Edit tool C. Rate Stretch tool D. Slip tool E. Pen tool F. Hand tool G. Track Select tool H. Rolling Edit
tool I. Razor tool J. Slide tool K. Zoom tool
Select any tool to activate it for use in a Timeline panel by clicking it or pressing its keyboard shortcut. Let the cursor hover over a tool to see its
name and keyboard shortcut.
Selection Tool The standard tool for selecting clips, menu items, and other objects in the user interface. It’s generally a good practice to select
the Selection Tool as soon as you are done using any of the other, more specialized, tools. For more information about using the Selection Tool,
see Select one or more clips.
Track Selection Tool Select this tool to select all the clips to the right of the cursor in a sequence. To select a clip and all clips to the right in its
own track, click the clip. To select a clip and all clips to its right in all tracks, Shift-click the clip. Pressing Shift changes the Track Selection Tool
into the Multi-track Selection Tool. For more information about using the Track Selection Tool, see Select one or more clips and Delete all clips on
one track.
Ripple Edit Tool Select this tool to trim the In or Out point of a clip in a Timeline. The Ripple Edit Tool closes gaps caused by the edit and
preserves all edits to the left or right of the trimmed clip. For more information about using the Ripple Edit tool, see Making rolling and ripple edits
or
this video tutorial about the Ripple Edit Tool by Andrew Devis
Rolling Edit Tool Select this tool to roll the edit point between two clips in a Timeline. The Rolling Edit Tool trims the In point of one and the Out
point of the other, while leaving the combined duration of the two clips unchanged. For more information about using the Rolling Edit tool, see
Making rolling and ripple edits or
this video tutorial about the Rolling Edit Tool by Andrew Devis.
Rate Stretch Tool Select this tool to shorten a clip in a Timeline by speeding up its playback, or to lengthen it by slowing it down. The Rate
Stretch Tool changes speed and duration, but leaves the In and Out points of the clip unchanged. For more information about using the Rate
Stretch Tool, see Change clip speed and duration with the Rate Stretch tool or
this video about the Rate Stretch Tool by Andrew Devis..
Razor Tool Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline. Click a point in a clip to split it at that precise location. To split
clips in all tracks at that location, Shift-click the spot in any of the clips. For more information about using the Razor Tool, see Split or cut one or
more clips with the Razor tool or
this video about the Razor Tool by Andrew Devis.
Slip Tool Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a Timeline, while keeping the time span between them
constant. For example, if you have trimmed a 10-second clip to 5 seconds in a Timeline, you can use the Slip Tool to determine which 5 seconds
of the clip appear in the Timeline. For more information about using the Slip Tool, see Make slip and slide edits or
this video about the Slip Tool by
Andrew Devis.
Slide Tool Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while simultaneously trimming the two clips that surround it. The
combined duration of the three clips, and the location of the group in the Timeline, remain unchanged. For more information about using the Slide
Tool, see Make slip and slide edits or
this video about the Slide Tool by Andrew Devis.
Pen Tool Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a Timeline. Drag a connector line vertically to adjust it. Ctrl-click
(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) on a connector line to set a keyframe. Shift-click noncontiguous keyframes to select them. Drag a
marquee over contiguous keyframes to select them. For more information about using the Pen Tool, see Select keyframes.
Hand Tool Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag left or right anywhere in the viewing area.
Zoom Tool Select this tool to zoom in or out in a Timeline viewing area. Click in the viewing area to zoom in by one increment. Alt-click (Windows)
or Option-click (Mac OS) to zoom out by one increment. For more information about using the Zoom Tool, see Navigate in a sequence.
Open the Options panel
Select Window > Options.
Dock the Tools panel to the Options panel
1. In the Tools panel, click the panel menu icon.
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