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 mTo adjust the filmstrip height: At the bottom-right corner of the Browser, click the Clip Appearance 
button and drag the Clip Height slider.
 mTo turn audio waveforms on and off: At the bottom-right corner of the Browser, click the Clip 
Appearance button and deselect the Show Waveforms checkbox.
When audio waveforms are on, they appear at the bottom of each clip’s filmstrip, increasing the 
height of all clips in the Browser.
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Customize list view
 mTo choose what type of information is displayed in list view columns as well as customize the columns 
themselves: In the Browser, Control-click a column heading, and choose a category option from 
the shortcut menu.
 mTo rearrange columns in list view: In the Browser, drag a column heading to move the column to a 
new position.
 mTo sort clips in list view by a category: Click a column heading in the Browser to sort clips by 
that category....

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Merge, split, and sort events
You can merge (combine) two or more events in a library (for example, if the media and projects 
they contain are very closely related). If you find an event is getting bulky and unmanageable, 
you can split it into multiple events.
You can also sort events in the Libraries list by name or date.
Merge multiple events
 1 In the Libraries list, do one of the following:
 •Drag one or more events that you want to combine to a new event....

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Copy or move clips and projects between events in the same library
You can copy and move clips and projects from one event to another. 
For information about copying and moving clips, projects, and events to other libraries, see  Copy 
or move items between libraries and hard disks
 on page 432 .
Copy or move clips or projects to a different event in the same library
 1 In the Libraries list, select the event that contains the clips or projects you want to copy.
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Delete clips, events, and projects
You can delete unwanted clips and projects. You can also delete an entire event from your library 
in order to free up storage space. When you delete a clip or a project from an event, or delete 
an entire event, Final Cut Pro moves the source media files to the Trash. There is one exception: 
media that is being used by other projects in your library always remains in the library. 
Note:  Libraries must contain at least one...

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Rate clips
 1 In the Browser, select a range, a clip, or multiple clips you want to rate.
 2 Do one of the following:
 •If you like the selection: Press the F key or click the Favorite button in the toolbar.
In the Browser, a green line appears at the top of frames you’ve marked as Favorite.
 •If you don’t like the selection: Press the Delete key or click the Reject button in the toolbar.
A red line appears at the top of frames you’ve marked as Rejected.
Note:  If...

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 2 In the Browser, select the clips whose rating you want to remove, and press the U key or click the 
Clear Rating button in the toolbar.
The green or red line at the top of the clips disappears.
Clips with all ratings removed
Note:  An orange line along the bottom of an event clip indicates the clip is being used in the current 
project (open in the Timeline). To turn this view on or off, choose View > Show Used Media Ranges.
Add keywords to clips
You can apply...

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Note:  If you used project folders in the Project Library in previous versions of Final Cut Pro X 
and you updated those projects to Final Cut Pro 10.1, the projects have keywords reflecting the 
names of the project folders.
Apply keywords using the Keyword Editor
 1 In the Browser, select a range or one or more clips to which you want to add keywords.
 2 To open the Keyword Editor, click the Keywords button in the toolbar.
 3 At the top of the Keyword Editor, type...

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 3 Type a keyword or phrase in each shortcut field, and press Return.
To reassign a keyboard shortcut, select the shortcut text in the field and type the new keyword.
Enter keywords 
or a keyword phrase 
here to assign them 
to keyboard shortcuts.
 4 To use a keyboard shortcut, select a range or one or more clips to which you want to add 
keywords, and press Control and the corresponding number key (1 through 9).
View keywords applied to clips
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Remove a subset of keywords from a selection
 1 In the Browser, select a range or one or more clips from which you want to remove 
specific keywords.
A blue line at the top of the clips indicates the portions of the clips that have keywords applied. 
Each keyword assigned to a clip is also shown in list view.
 2 Click the Keywords button in the toolbar to open the Keyword Editor, select the keyword or 
keywords you want to remove, and press Delete.
Select the...