title: Trimming Regions
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+<p class="fixme">Add images, description of mouse cursor changes that signal this type of editing</p>
<p>
Changing the <dfn>length</dfn> of a region is a very common editing
operation, often known as <dfn>trimming</dfn>. There are several ways
<h2>Keyboard Shortcuts for Trimming</h2>
<p>
There are several commands for region trimming. Some use the
- <a href="/editing-and-arranging/the-edit-point">edit point</a> to determine where
+ <a href="/editing-and-arranging/edit-point">edit point</a> to determine where
to trim to. Some are not bound to any keys by default (but could be via the
Keybindings Editor).
</p>