<p>
- To move or copy a region, make sure you are in object mode. If you are
- using smart mode, the pointer must be in the lower half of the region
- to begin a move or copy operation.
+ Moving or copying a region is done using the <a href="@@toolbox">Grab mouse mode</a>,
+ or the Smart mode with the pointer in the lower half of the region
+ to begin a move or <a href="@@copy-regions">copy</a> operation.
</p>
<p>
- Move the pointer into the region, use a <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag.
- The region will follow the pointer as you move it around. By default,
- the region can move freely along the timeline.
+ With the pointer in the region, using a <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag will
+ make the region follow the pointer as it is moved around. By default,
+ the region can move freely along the timeline.
</p>
<p>
- To move a region from one track to another, simply start a move as
- described above, but move the pointer into the desired track. The
- region will follow the pointer. Note that if you have other kinds of
- tracks visible, the region will remain where it is as the pointer
- moves across them, and will then jump to the new track. This serves as
- a visual reminder that you cannot drag an audio region into an automation
+ To move a region from one track to another, the move must be started as
+ described above, but the pointer should end in the desired track. The
+ region will follow the pointer.
+</p>
+<p class="note">
+ if some other kinds of tracks are visible, the region will remain where it is
+ as the pointer moves across them, and will then jump to the new track. This
+ serves as a visual reminder that an audio region cannot be dragged into an automation
track or a bus, for example.
</p>
<h2>Move Multiple Regions</h2>
<p>
- To move multiple regions, select them before moving. Then
- <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-drag one of the selected regions. All the
- regions will move, keeping their positions relative to each other.
+ In order to move multiple regions, they should be selected before moving. Then
+ <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-dragging one of the selected regions will move
+ all the regions, keeping their positions relative to each other.
</p>
<h2>Fixed-Time Motion</h2>
<p>
- Sometimes, you want to move a region to another track, but keeping its
- position along the timeline exactly the same. To do this, use
+ Moving region(s) to other track(s) while keeping its at the
+ same exact position on the timeline is done by simply using a
<kbd class="mouse">Middle</kbd>-drag instead.
</p>