Pro Tools Main Menus

Pro Tools includes the following main menus:

File

Provides commands that are used to create and maintain Pro Tools sessions.

Edit

Provides commands that are used to edit and manipulate the current selection and affect data in the Timeline or the clipboard.

View

Provides options and commands to customize what is shown in various windows.

Track

Provides commands that are used to create, manage, and edit tracks.

Clip

Provides commands that are used to manage and edit clips.

Event

Provides commands for editing audio and MIDI events.

AudioSuite

Provides AudioSuite plug-ins.

Options

Provides commands that let you select several editing, recording, monitoring, playback, and display options.

Setup

Provides commands to open dialogs and windows or configure various Pro Tools hardware and software parameters.

Window

Provides commands to toggle the display of various Pro Tools windows.

Help

Provides access to searchable Pro Tools Help and to the online Pro Tools Knowledge Base. The Help menu also provides easy access to the following PDF documentation (installed with Pro Tools): Audio Plug-Ins Guide, Pro Tools Menus Guide, Pro Tools Reference Guide, and Pro Tools Shortcuts Guide.

The Help menu also provides access to Additional Software Options (where you can research Avid product offering for expanding your Pro Tools system) and to the Check For Updates command (so that you can be sure that your Pro Tools software and plug-ins are always up to date).