Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 515)

180 Part II Rough Editing
 Select Track Forward: Selects all the items in a track after the selection point you click.
Selected items are ready for any group operation, such as moving or deleting. Items
linked to selected items in this track are selected also.
 Select Track Backward: Selects all the contents of the track before the selection point.
 Select Track: Selects the entire contents of a single track, as well as any items linked
to those items.
 Select All Tracks Forward: Selects all the contents of all tracks after the selection point.
 Select All Tracks Backward: Selects all the contents of all tracks before the selection point.
Note: When using the Slip or Slide tool, you can temporarily turn the Slip or Slide tool
into the Selection tool by pressing the Command key for a noncontiguous selection or
the Shift key for a contiguous selection.
Selecting Clips
Selecting individual clips is as straightforward as clicking, as long you are clicking with
the right tool. Also included here are the tricks you need to know for selecting multiple
contiguous and noncontiguous clips quickly.
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Tip: When clip items are linked, but you need to select just an individual clip item, you
can temporarily prevent linked items from being selected together by pressing the
Option key while selecting. (The link status returns to the enabled state when you
release the Option key.)
Select Track
Forward
Select All Tracks
Forward
Select Track
Select All Tracks
Backward
Select Track Backward