Scroll Left or Right on the Timeline - Pro Tools

Scroll Left or Right on the Timeline

These tips enable you to easily and quickly scroll left (earlier) or right (later) on the Pro Tools timeline. You need a mouse with a middle scroll wheel or a track pad to use method 1 below. Method 2 uses keyboard keys only.

Method 1:

1. Press and hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard.
2. Rotate your mouse scroll wheel forward to move left (backward) on the timeline.
3. Rotate your mouse scroll wheel backward to move right (forward) on the timeline.

Method 2:

1. Press and hold down the Alt key on your keyboard.
2. Press the Page Up key to move left/earlier on the timeline.
3. Press the Page Down key to move right/later on the timeline.