Version: 2018.4
Adding tracks
Duplicating tracks

Selecting tracks

To select a single track, click its Track header in the Track listThe area in the Timeline Editor window where you add, group, and modify tracks. More info
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. You can also click an empty area in the Clips viewThe area in the Timeline Editor window where you add, position, and manipulate clips. More info
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. When you select a track, TimelineGeneric term within Unity that refers to all features, windows, editors, and components related to creating, modifying, or reusing cut-scenes, cinematics, and game-play sequences. More info
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highlights its Track header and Clips view. Selecting a track deselects all other tracks or clips.

Selecting a track shows its properties in the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, Asset or Project Settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
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window. The track properties change depending on the type of track and how many tracks you select. See Timeline Inspector for details.

To select contiguous tracks, select the first track and then hold Shift and click the last track in the series. For example, to select three contiguous tracks, click the first track, then hold Shift and click the third track. All three tracks are selected.

Click to select the first track
Click to select the first track
Hold Shift and click to select contiguous tracks
Hold Shift and click to select contiguous tracks

Hold Command/Control and click to select discontiguous tracks. Hold Command/Control and click to deselect a selected track.

There are many other ways to select tracks:

  • Hold down Shift and press the Up arrow or Down arrow keys to add and remove tracks from the selection.

  • To deselect all tracks or clips, click on an empty area in the Track list.

  • When a clip is selected on a track, press Tab to select the track.

  • Use the arrow keys to change the selected track. The Up and Down arrow keys select the previous or next track.

  • The Right arrow key selects the first clip on the track. If a Track groupThe term for a series of tracks organized in an expandable and collapse collection of tracks. More info
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    is already selected, the Left arrow and Right arrow keys collapse and expand the Track group.


  • 2019–08–20 Page published
Adding tracks
Duplicating tracks