Zooming with a Scroll Wheel

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out of tracks, both vertically and horizontally.

To continuously zoom horizontally using a scroll wheel:

Hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) while turning the mouse scroll wheel.

To continuously zoom audio (vertical zoom) in the Edit window:

Hold Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac) while turning the mouse scroll wheel.

To continuously zoom MIDI (vertical zoom) in the Edit window:

Hold Alt+Start (Windows) or Option+Control (Mac) while turning the mouse scroll wheel.

To scroll the contents of the Edit window or Mix window horizontally:

1 Focus the window you want to scroll by clicking in it or bringing it forward.

2 Hold the Shift key while turning the mouse scroll wheel.