Drag-and-Drop Snapping

F8

Options Menu

From the Options menu, choose Drag and Drop Snapping if you want to snap to objects when dragging data to another window. When this option is selected, you can snap to major time ticks on the Time Ruler, markers and regions, video frames, or cursor positions.

Snap Point

Description

Cursor

Drag a selection over the cursor. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the cursor position.

Selection

Drag a selection over a selection in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the start or end points of the selection.

Start

Drag a selection past the beginning of the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the start of the window.

End

Drag a selection past the end of the data area in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the end of the window.

Markers

Drag a selection over a marker in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the marker.

Region

Drag a selection over a region in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the start or end points of the region.

Time Ruler divisions

Drag a selection over the Time Ruler in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the labeled divisions on the Time Ruler.

Video Frames

Drag a selection over the Video Strip in the target window. While you're holding the mouse button, the beginning of the selection snaps to the start of the video frames.