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Trim to Mark

You can use a number of hotkeys to trim or slide a segment to an in point, to an out point, or to the positioner.

To trim or slide to the positioner:

1. Select the element you want to trim or slide.
2. Move the positioner to the location where you want to trim or slide.
3. Use the trim hotkey for the operation you want to perform.

   To: | Press:
   --- | ---
   Trim the head to the positioner | ,+spacebar
   Trim the tail to the positioner | .+spacebar
   Slide a transition to the positioner | ;+spacebar

   If the element has enough handles, it is trimmed or slid to the positioner. Otherwise, it is trimmed or slid as close to the specified frame as possible.

To trim or slide to an in or out point:

1. Select the element you want to trim or slide.
2. Set an in or out point at the location where you want to trim or slide.
3. Use the trim hotkey for the operation you want to perform.

   To: | Press:
   --- | ---
   Trim the head to the in point | ,+[
   Trim the head to the out point | ,+]
   Trim the tail to the in point | .+[
   Trim the tail to the out point | .+]
   Slide a transition to the in point | ;+[
   Slide a transition to the out point | ;+]

   If the element has enough handles, it is trimmed or slid to the in or out point. Otherwise, it is trimmed or slid as close to the specified frame as possible.