7 Many editing operations in Ardour require you to first <dfn>select one or more
8 regions</dfn> that you want to change in some way. You can select a single region,
9 or multiple regions, including regions in different tracks. When you select
10 a region, it will appear in a darker color than unselected regions.
13 Note that if a track is a member of a group that is active and has the
14 <kbd class="option">Select</kbd> property enabled, then Ardour will attempt to
15 match whatever selections you make in one track across every other track of the
17 <a href="/working-with-regions/corresponding-regions-selection/">Corresponding
18 Regions Selection</a> for more information on precisely how selections will be
19 propagated to other tracks.
22 <h2>Region Selection and Track Selection</h2>
25 <a href="/working-with-tracks/selecting-tracks/region-and-track-selection">Region & Track Selection</a>
26 for more information on how selecting regions and selecting tracks interact.
29 <h2>Select a Region</h2>
31 Confirm that you are using the
32 <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/the-editing-toolbar/#object">Object tool</a>,
33 then click on a region to select it. If
34 <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/the-editing-toolbar/#smartmode">smart mode</a>
35 is enabled, click in the lower half of the region.
38 <h2>Deselect a Region</h2>
40 Confirm you are using the
41 <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/the-editing-toolbar/#object">Object tool</a>,
42 then <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-click the region. If
43 <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/the-editing-toolbar/#smartmode">smart mode</a>
44 is enabled, click in the lower half of the region.
47 Note that a <kbd class="mouse mod1">left</kbd> click simply toggles the
48 selected status of an object, so it can be used to select unselected regions
52 <h2>Select Multiple Regions in a Track</h2>
53 <p>Do one of the following:</p>
55 <li><kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-click each region, or</li>
57 drag a rubberband box from an empty point in a track before the first
58 region you wish to select to a point within or after the last region
59 you wish to select (you can <kbd class="mouse mod1">left</kbd>-drag to do this
63 if the regions are all adjacent to one another, click the first region
64 you wish to select, then <kbd class="mouse mod3">Left</kbd>-click the last
65 region you wish to select.
69 <h2>Select All Regions in a Track</h2>
71 Context-click the track, and in the context menu, navigate to
72 <kbd class="menu">Select > Select All In Track</menu>.
75 See the <a href="/working-with-tracks/the-track-context-menu">Track Context Menu</a>
76 for more information on other per-track selection operations that are available.
79 <h2>Select Multiple Regions Across Different Tracks</h2>
81 <kbd class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-click or <kbd class="mouse
82 mod3">Left</kbd>-click the regions you wish to select.
85 <h2>Select a Region From the Region List</h2>
87 Click the name of the region in the
88 <a href="/ardours-interface/introducing-the-editor-window/editor-lists/region-list/">Region List</a>.
89 Note that this will do nothing for whole-file regions, since they do not exist
90 anywhere in a playlist or track.