Selecting Data Using the Mouse

What do you want to do?

Make a selection

  1. Select the Edit tool .

  2. Drag the mouse over an area of the data window to select data.

    When you are working with stereo files, you can select data from the right channel, the left channel, or both channels:

Adjust the length of a selection

  1. Select the Edit tool .

  2. Move the mouse over the edge of a selection. The cursor will be displayed as a .

  3. Drag to change the length of the selected region.

Shift a selection left or right

  1. Select the Edit tool .

  2. Move the mouse over the edge of a selection. The cursor will be displayed as a .

  3. Hold the Shift key.

  4. Drag to change the length of the selected region.