title: Track Height
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- <h2>Via the Context Menu</h2>
-<p>Context click (right click) on the track header to select a track and display a context menu that includes the <code>Height</code> choice. Choose this, and a submenu appears containing a number of preset heights. Choose one of them, and all selected tracks will be redrawn using that height.</p>
-
-<h2>Via Mouse Drag</h2>
-<p>Select the tracks you wish to resize. Move the pointer to the bottom edge of the track header. The cursor will change to a two-way vertical arrow shape. <kbd>Left-click-drag</kbd> to dynamically resize all the selected tracks.</p>
-
+<p>
+ Depending on the stage of your production, you may require a quick
+ overview over as many tracks as possible, a detailed view into just a
+ few, or a combination of the two. To facilitate this, the
+ <dfn>height</dfn> may be configured individually for each track in
+ the editor window.
+</p>
+<p>
+ A context click on a track header will display the
+ <kbd class="menu">Height</kbd> menu, and allow you to choose from a
+ list of standard sizes. All selected tracks will be redrawn using that
+ height.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Alternatively, select the tracks you wish to resize. Move the pointer
+ to the bottom edge of one track header. The cursor will change to a
+ two-way vertical arrow shape. <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag to
+ dynamically resize all selected tracks.
+</p>
<h2>Fit to the Editor Window</h2>
-<p>Select the tracks you wish to display in the Editor window. Choose <code>Track > Height > Fit Selected Tracks</code> (or use the keyboard shortcut, <kbd>f</kbd>). Ardour ajusts the track heights and track view so that the selected tracks completely fill the vertical space available.</p>
-<p>You can use <code>Visual Undo</code> (default shortcut: <kbd>Shift-Z</kbd> to undo this operation.</p>
+<p>
+ Select the tracks you wish to display in the Editor window.
+ Choose <kbd class="menu">Track > Height > Fit Selected Tracks</kbd>
+ or use the keyboard shortcut, <kbd>f</kbd>. Ardour adjusts the track
+ heights and view so that the selected tracks completely fill the vertical
+ space available, unless the tracks cannot be fitted even at the smallest
+ possible size.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ You can use <dfn>Visual Undo</dfn> (default shortcut: <kbd class="mod3">Z</kbd>
+ to revert this operation.
+</p>