The editor's keyboard shortcuts EN

The editor has keyboard shortcuts for playing, selecting, deleting, undoing and zooming. Some of them combine a key with a mouse action on the timeline. Use Ctrl on Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, and ⌘ (Command) on a Mac.

The editor also lists these shortcuts at the bottom of the Edit tab in the side panel.

Shortcuts

A plain drag on a segment reorders it. Hold Shift or Alt while you drag to select an area instead. A plain scroll moves the timeline sideways.

The keyboard shortcuts don't work while your cursor is in a text field, such as the silence settings.

Split

There's no key for splitting. Right-click the timeline instead:

1. Right-click the point where you want to cut, or move the playhead there first.
2. Choose Split here to cut at the point you right-clicked, or Split at playhead to cut where the playhead is.

For what you can do with the pieces, see Cut out a mistake, and reorder what is left.

Work with a selected area

After you Shift+Drag an area, right-click it to see what you can do with it. You can play it, mute it (audio only), merge segments, create a segment from it, delete it or clear the selection. Pressing Delete removes the area directly.

Undo and redo

Press Ctrl/⌘+Z to undo your last edit and Ctrl/⌘+Shift+Z to redo it. The Undo and Redo buttons at the top of the Edit tab do the same and are greyed out when there's nothing to undo or redo.

Undo only steps back through edits you made in this editing session. To go back to the unedited recording, see Editing is non-destructive: getting the original back.

Zoom

Zoom in to place cuts precisely, or out to see the whole recording. You can:

• Hold Shift and scroll.
• Click the Zoom in or Zoom out buttons above the timeline.

Snap

The Snap segments button above the timeline is on by default. While it's on, an image, clip or audio file you drag on the timeline snaps flush against the start or end of the timeline, or against the edge of a neighbouring clip, when it gets close. This stops small slivers of empty space from appearing between them. Click the button again to turn snapping off if you want to leave a deliberate gap.

For more on adding and placing these items, see Add a logo, image, clip or background audio.

Related articles

• What you can do in the editor
• Cut out a mistake, and reorder what is left
• Silence a section without cutting the picture
• Add a logo, image, clip or background audio
• Editing is non-destructive: getting the original back