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Moving the playhead

The playhead is a line running vertically through the timeline that shows the point in the project currently playing, or the point at which playback starts when you click the Play button. The playhead also indicates the insertion point for pasting and splitting regions, and for other changes you make in the timeline. The triangle at the top of the playhead shows its current position in the beat ruler. There are several ways you can move the playhead.

To move the playhead, do any of the following:

There are also keyboard shortcuts for moving the playhead. To learn about keyboard shortcuts, click the “Shortcuts and tips” link from any TOC page.

When the timeline grid is turned on, the playhead snaps to the nearest position on the grid as you move it. For more information about using the timeline grid, see Related Topics below.

Related Topics

Using the timeline grid

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