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Using the Trim Cursors

In the timeline, the various trim cursors appear when the cursor is in an appropriate area for trimming. The following illustration shows the trim cursors and their locations.

(a) Trim Head cursor(b) Slide or Slip cursor(c) Trim Tail cursor(d) Slide cursor(e) Transition

Note the following when using the Trim Head or Trim Tail cursors:

- Dragging in the direction of the arrow adds frames to the element.
- Dragging away from the direction of the arrow removes frames from the element.