The Edit Tool

Ctrl+D

Edit Menu:
Tool

From the Edit menu, choose Tool, and then choose Edit from the submenu to select the Edit tool. Use the Edit tool to select data and position the cursor.

You can also perform basic envelope editing with the Edit tool.

The Edit Tool

Sound Forge Pro > The Edit Tool

Introduction
- What's New In Sound Forge
- Using Help
- Technical Support
- Optimizing Sound Forge
- Legal Notices
The Sound Forge Window
- Overview
- Toolbars
- The Status Bar
- Data Windows
- Arranging Data Windows
- Saving and Recalling Window Layouts
- Docking and Undocking Windows
How Do I...?
- Overview
- Mixing Files
- Creating ACID Loops
- Creating a New File Using Part of Another File
- Converting Markers to Regions That You Can Use In CD Architect?
- Recording from an External Source
Working with Projects
- Overview
- Project References in Rendered Files
Working with Files
- Overview
- Creating a New Window
- Opening a File
- Open Raw Data File
- Closing a File
- Saving a File
- Save As/Render As
  - Custom Settings
  - Saving a Scott Studios File
- Saving all Open Files
- Extracting Audio from CDs
- Publishing Files
- Get Media from the Web
- Statistics
- Crash Recovery
Editing Multichannel Audio
- Overview
- Routing Channels to Hardware Outputs
- Opening and Editing Multichannel Audio
- Phase Scope
- Mono-Compatibility Meter
Working with Video Files
- Overview
- Attaching or Detaching a Video Stream
- Configuring an External Monitor
- Video Preferences
Previewing a File
- Overview
- Detect Clipping
Recording
- Recording Audio
- Recording Audio Automatically
- Recording Multichannel Audio
- Generating MTC/SMPTE Synchronization During Recording
Selecting Data and Positioning the Cursor
- Overview
- Selecting Data Using the Mouse
- The Set Selection Dialog
- Marking the Start of a Selection
- Marking the End of a Selection
- Selecting Data with the Keyboard
- Quantize to Frames
- Enable Snapping
- Selection Snapping
- Adjusting Selections
- Using Selection Grid Lines
- Toggling a Selection
- Select All
- Go To
- Find
Basic Editing
- Overview
- Editing Tools
  - Overview
  - The Edit Tool
  - The Magnify Tool
  - The Pencil Tool
  - The Event Tool
  - The Envelope Tool
- Cutting a Selection
- Copying a Selection
- Viewing Clipboard Contents
- Playing Clipboard Contents
- Paste
- Paste Special
  - Overview
  - Mix
  - Overwrite
  - Replicate
  - Paste to New
- Delete (Clear)
- Trim/Crop
- Magnification and Zooming
- Undoing/Redoing Edits
- Creating Events
- Moving Events
- Splitting Events
- Cutting, Copying, Pasting, Mixing, and Deleting Events
- Selecting Events
- Crossfading Events
- Event Envelopes
- Slipping and Trimming Events
- Applying Processes and Effects to Events
Markers, Regions, and Commands
- Overview
- Using Regions
- Converting Markers to Regions
- Creating Regions Automatically
- Extracting Regions to New Files
- Updating Marker or Region Positions
- Replicating Markers or Regions
- Deleting Markers or Regions
- Splitting Regions
- Importing a Regions/Playlist File
- Copying Regions to the Clipboard
- Locking Loop and Region Lengths
- Clearing all Markers and Regions from a File
- Using Commands
Editing with the Playlist/Cutlist
- Adding, Arranging, and Removing Playlist/Cutlist Regions
- Playing a Playlist/Cutlist
- Creating a New File from a Playlist/Cutlist
- Deleting Cutlist Regions from a Data File
- Using Processing Dialogs
- Using the Preset Manager
BatchEngine.chm::/BatchEngine.hhc
- Effects
- Processes
Repairing Glitches, Clicks, and Noise
- Overview
- Interpolating Sound Data
- Replacing Sound Data
- Running Scripts
- Editing or Creating Scripts
- The Scripting Toolbar
Synthesis
- Overview
- DTMF/MF Tones
- FM Synthesis
- Simple Synthesis
Sampling
- Overview
- Using Sound Forge with a Sampler
- MIDI Notes and Frequencies
- MIDI/SDS Troubleshooting
- SCSI/SMDI Troubleshooting
MIDI Synchronization
- Overview
- Generating MIDI Timecode
- Triggering from MIDI Timecode
- Pre-Queuing Data for Synchronization
- Viewing a Spectrum Graph
- Viewing a Sonogram
- Change Spectrum Analysis Settings
Acoustic Mirror
- Creating Impulse Files
- Using Fade Envelopes with Acoustic Mirror
- Advanced Panning
Wave Hammer
- Burning Track-at-Once CDs
- Creating Disc-at-Once CDs
Customizing Sound Forge
- Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
- General Preferences
- Display Preferences
- Editing Preferences
- Labeling Preferences
- File Types Preferences
- MIDI/Sync Preferences
- Previews Preferences
- CD Settings Preferences
- VST Effects Preferences
Shortcuts
- Drag-and-Drop Shortcuts
- Mouse Shortcuts
Appendix
- Overview
- Sound Forge and the Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
- Troubleshooting
Glossary