<p>Would be super useful to 'select main stroyline' or some such, but the best I have found is:</p>

<p>Select the clip <strong>under</strong> the pointer in the timeline <code>c</code></p>

<p>Select the clip <strong>above</strong> the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location <code>⌘↑</code> (cmd + up-arrow)</p>

<p>Select the clip <strong>below</strong> the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location <code>⌘↓</code> (cmd + down-arrow)</p>

<p>The other possibility is use <code>⇧⌘-</code> (Shift + Cmd + Hyphen) to decrease the clip size quickly to see more of the timeline, and increase with <code>⇧⌘=</code> (Shift + Cmd + Equals)</p>

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2018-10-29T12:26:51.393Z
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Alan Kael Ball
<p>This article might help. 
<a href="http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/1741-selecting-a-connected-clip-without-a-mouse-in-final-cut-pro-x" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Select a clip with the keyboard</a></p>

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2018-08-29T07:37:23.697Z
2018-08-29T07:37:23.697Z
German Dude
<p>I Have a massive timeline (image below). I scroll above the fold (yes there are even more clips above these)....yet I need to go back to the primary story line and it is becoming VERY tedious to do so. Is there not a key command to bring the primary story line into view?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MGB4O.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MGB4O.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Do key commands exist to navigate up and down Final Cut Pro Timeline?
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# Do key commands exist to navigate up and down Final Cut Pro Timeline?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-29)

I Have a massive timeline (image below). I scroll above the fold (yes there are even more clips above these)....yet I need to go back to the primary story line and it is becoming VERY tedious to do so. Is there not a key command to bring the primary story line into view?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/MGB4O.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/MGB4O.png)

**Tags:** final-cut-pro-x, final-cut-pro


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-29. Score: 0

Would be super useful to 'select main stroyline' or some such, but the best I have found is:

Select the clip **under** the pointer in the timeline `c`

Select the clip **above** the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location `⌘↑` (cmd + up-arrow)

Select the clip **below** the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location `⌘↓` (cmd + down-arrow)

The other possibility is use `⇧⌘-` (Shift + Cmd + Hyphen) to decrease the clip size quickly to see more of the timeline, and increase with `⇧⌘=` (Shift + Cmd + Equals)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-29. Score: 0

This article might help.
[Select a clip with the keyboard](http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/1741-selecting-a-connected-clip-without-a-mouse-in-final-cut-pro-x)


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