Visual Timeline Lab v78 Tips Alt Lane Drag

Tips & shortcuts

Quick reminder for editing, time input, navigation and hidden controls.

Shift + clickEdit track titles, track descriptions, element titles, element notes, marker titles and marker time.

Shift + click timeEdit element duration, subelement duration, or marker position directly.

EnterSave an inline text/time edit.

EscCancel text editing, or close small menus/panels.

Time can be written as 00:00:00, 30:00, or as plain minutes like 240.

Drag empty spacePan around the timeline canvas.

Ctrl/Cmd + scrollZoom the timeline horizontally.

Drag sidewaysMove or resize elements in 1-second steps.

Shift + dragMove/resize in 5-second steps, and snap element edges to other elements.

Drag sideResize the original element shorter or longer. Active duplicates stay locked directly after it and follow the original length/settings.

Drag up/downMove elements between tracks. The element follows the track under your mouse.

Alt + drag up/downAdjust the element lane inside the same track without switching tracks.

Overview barDrag the viewport to jump through the full timeline.

Overview handlesDrag the sides of the overview window to zoom in/out.

Track +Choose whether to add an element or a marker to that track. New elements automatically rotate through different colours.

Element +When an element is unfolded, use the + button above the subelement area to add a subelement.

••• barClick the bottom bar of an element to fold or unfold its subelements.

Colour pillUse the pill under the element duration to change the element colour.

Ctrl/Cmd + ZUndo.

Ctrl/Cmd + YRedo.

Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + ZRedo alternative.

Ctrl/Cmd + CCopy selected element.

Ctrl/Cmd + VPaste copied element.

Ctrl/Cmd + DCreate a locked active duplicate in the repeat chain. It cannot be dragged; it stays snapped after the original and follows the original.

Delete / BackspaceDelete selected element or selected subelement.

↑ / ↓Move selected element or marker to the track above or below.