Try This

Drag with snapping on or off:

mm Press A to select the Selection tool, if necessary. Drag Sample Clip 3 right and left and notice that the clip automatically snaps to the end of Sample Clip 2 to facilitate dragging clips into the correct position.

mm Press N to turn snapping off. Drag Sample Clip 3 right and left and notice that the clip now moves smoothly as you drag, not snapping to the next likely edit point. Press N to turn on snapping again. Drag Sample Clip 3 to align it with the end of Sample Clip 2.

Slide a clip left or right in the sequence:

1Select the Slide tool in the Tool palette.

Slide tool

You use the Slide tool to change a clip’s position between two other clips in the Timeline.

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B

 

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C

 

 

 

 

Before edit

After edit

2Press N to turn snapping off so that you can make fine adjustments.

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Apple 7 manual Drag with snapping on or off, Slide a clip left or right in the sequence