title: Selecting Tracks
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+<p>
+ Tracks are <dfn>selected</dfn> by clicking on the Track header at the left
+ of the Editor window. You can select multiple tracks with <kbd class="mod1
+ mouse">Left</kbd> clicks, or a range of consecutive tracks with <kbd
+ class="mod3 mouse">Left</kbd>.
+</p>
+<p>
+ By default, <dfn>selecting regions</dfn> has no impact on
+ <dfn>track selection</dfn>.
+ You can select a track, then select a region in another track
+ (or vice versa) and both selections will co-exist happily.
+ Operations that are applied to tracks will use the track selection,
+ and those that apply to regions will use the region selection.
+ Similarly, deselecting a region will not deselect the track it
+ is in (if that track was selected).
+</p>
+<p>
+ In some workflows, and particularly if you have experience with
+ other <abbr title="Digital Audio Workstation">DAW</abbr>s, this
+ is not the most comfortable way to work. You may prefer to work
+ in a style where selecting a region will also select the track
+ that the region is in. Similarly, when the last selected region
+ in a track is deselected, the track will also become unselected.
+</p>
+<p>
+ To control this behaviour, set <kbd class="menu">Edit >
+ Preferences > Editor > Link selection of regions and tracks</kbd>.
+</p>
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