Hold Alt while dragging an event. The cursor is displayed as a 
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As you drag the event, the contents of the event shift, but the event will not move. You can use this technique when you want to maintain an event’s length and position, but have the event play a different section of the source media file.
The following image demonstrates holding Alt while dragging the event to the right:
The following image demonstrates holding Alt while dragging the event to the left:
Hold Alt while dragging the right or left edge of an event. The cursor is displayed as a 
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As you drag the event edge, the opposite edge of the event will remain fixed, trimming the media from the edge you drag.
Tips:
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Hold Alt+Shift while dragging any portion of an event to slip-trim the right edge. The left edge of the event will remain fixed on the timeline, and the media is slipped past the left edge of the event. This slip mode is useful when you want to slip an event without changing its last frame.
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Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift and drag an event to split it at the point you click and trim the event in the direction you drag (eraser mode).
Holding the Shift key temporarily overrides snapping if it is enabled. Release the Shift key while dragging to snap the event to available snap points.
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If you want to slip all of an event’s takes when slipping media, choose Slip All Takes from the Options menu.
The following image demonstrates holding Alt while dragging the right edge of an event to the right:
The following image demonstrates holding Alt while dragging the right edge of an event to the left:
The following image demonstrates holding Ctrl+Alt+Shift while clicking the middle of an event and dragging to the left:
Hold Ctrl+Alt while dragging an event. The cursor is displayed as a 
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As you drag, the relative position of the media remains fixed on the track, and the event position changes. You can use this technique when you want to maintain an event’s length, but have the event play a different section of the source media file at a different point in your project.
The following image represents holding Ctrl+Alt while dragging the event to the right:
The following image represents holding Ctrl+Alt while dragging the event to the right:
Hold Ctrl+Alt while dragging the overlapping area between two events. The cursor is displayed as a 
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As you drag, the relative position of the media remains fixed on the track, and crossfade position changes, effectively trimming the edge of the event in the direction you drag. You can use this technique when you want to maintain the length of two combined events, but want the transition to occur earlier or later.
The following image demonstrates holding Ctrl+Alt while dragging an audio crossfade:
The following image demonstrates holding Ctrl+Alt while dragging a video transition:
Slipping and Sliding Events |
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To help you picture what happens when you slip and slide events, think of an event as a window to a media file. The window can display the entire media file or a small section. When the window displays only a portion of the media file, you can move either the window or the underlying media to adjust the media that is played by an event:
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When you slip an event, your event maintains its place on the timeline, but the media file moves in the direction you drag.
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When you slide an event, the media file maintains its place on the timeline, but the event moves in the direction you drag.
If you want to slip all of an event’s takes when slipping media, make sure Slip All Takes is selected in the Options menu.
What do you want to do?
Shift the contents of (slip) an event
Slip-trim an event
Slide an event
Slide a crossfade or transition
