3 title: Positioning the Playhead
7 The <dfn>playhead</dfn> is a vertical line with two arrows at each end
8 that indicates the current position of playback.
11 <h2>Positioning the playhead at the current pointer position</h2>
13 Pressing <kbd>P</kbd> will set the playhead to the current position of
14 the pointer, if it is within the editor track area.
17 <h2>Positioning the playhead on the timeline</h2>
19 A <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click anywhere on the timeline (rulers)
20 will move the playhead to that position.
23 <h2>Positioning the playhead with the transport clocks</h2>
25 Click on either the primary or secondary transport clock and
26 <a href="/ardours-interface/using-ardour-clock-displays">edit their value</a>
27 to move the playhead to a specific position.
30 <h2>Positioning the playhead at a marker</h2>
32 Click <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> on the marker and select either
33 <kbd class="menu">Locate to here</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Play from
37 Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press
38 <kbd>P</kbd> to set the playhead.