Chapter 2

Learning the Sound Forge Pro Workspace

This chapter provides a detailed overview of Sound Forge® Pro toolbars and controls.

Using the mouse

The following table defines the mouse-related terms used throughout this manual.

Mouse Term

Description

Pointing

Moving the mouse pointer over an item.

 

 

Clicking

Pointing to an item and quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button. If there

 

is no left or right specification, left-clicking is implied.

 

 

Right-clicking

Pointing to an item and quickly pressing and releasing the right mouse button. Right-

 

clicking is frequently used to display shortcut menus.

 

 

Double-clicking

Identical to clicking, but instead of pressing and releasing the mouse button once, it is

 

done twice in quick succession. Double-clicking always indicates the left mouse

 

button.

 

 

Triple-clicking

Identical to clicking, but instead of pressing and releasing the mouse button once, it is

 

done three times in quick succession. Triple-clicking always indicates the left mouse

 

button.

 

 

Toggle-clicking

Clicking the right mouse button while holding down the left mouse button. This is

 

used to toggle options and is a shortcut for drag-and-drop editing and using the

 

Magnify tool.

 

 

Shift-clicking

Holding down the Shift key while clicking the mouse. Shift-clicking is typically used to

 

skip dialogs and quickly repeat operations.

 

 

Ctrl-clicking

Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the mouse. Ctrl-clicking is used to modify the

 

operation of a normal click.

 

 

Dragging

Holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse pointer and releasing

 

the mouse at the desired location. Dragging is used to quickly move sections of data

 

between windows, as well as to adjust sliders, scrollbars, and faders.

 

 

Slow-dragging

Holding down the right and left mouse buttons while adjusting sliders and faders

 

increases the resolution of the movement. This is useful when making fractional

 

adjustments to parameters.

 

 

Tip: After you are familiar with Sound Forge basics, you may want to use mouse and keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see Shortcuts on page 327.

Using the mouse wheel

The following table describes the available mouse wheel functionality you can use to navigate audio files.

Mouse Functionality

Description

Wheel Up

Zoom in horizontally

 

 

Wheel Down

Zoom out horizontally

 

 

Ctrl+Wheel Up

Zoom in vertically

 

 

Ctrl+Wheel Down

Zoom out vertically

 

 

Shift+Wheel Up

Scroll left (in tenths of screen width)

 

 

Shift+Wheel Down

Scroll right (in tenths of screen width)

 

 

Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Up

Move cursor left or move current selection point left (if there is a selection)

 

 

Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Down

Move cursor right or move current selection point right (if there is a selection)

 

 

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