Ruler/Markers rewrite, part 5 of N
- Rewrite Location Markers - Update documentation on some other marker types - Update TOC/menu to stop listing outdated pages (they are still built)
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<p>
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To create a new BBT marker, <kbd class="mod1n"></kbd>-click on the
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Bars:Beats ruler. This will open a dialog titled 'New Music Time' where you
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can name the marker and define what bar (left field) and beat (right field)
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this marker should reset the time to.
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Bars:Beats ruler. This will open a dialog titled <kbd class="window">New Music
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Time</kbd> where you can name the marker and define what bar (left field) and
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beat (right field) this marker should reset the time to.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<p>
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<dfn>Location Markers</dfn> appear in the <a href="@@ruler">Locations Markers
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ruler</a> at the top of the timeline. The green
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<dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">begin</dfn> and
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<dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">end</dfn> markers, that define the length of the session, appear
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automatically, but yellow <span style="background-color:gold;">custom</span> markers can be created at any position in a
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session.
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ruler</a> at the top of the timeline. They have multiple uses, most
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commonly — for navigation in a session, e.g. where this or that
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instrument should start/stop playing. Custom markers can be created at
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any position in a session.
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</p>
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<p>
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There are multiple ways to create custom markers at the current playhead position:
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The <dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">start</dfn> and
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<dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">end</dfn> markers, that define the
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length of the session, appear automatically once any content has been added to
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the session (either recorded or imported). The end marker automatically shifts
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to the right once more material gets added.
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</p>
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<h2>Creating Location Markers</h2>
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<p>
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There are multiple ways to create custom markers at the current playhead
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position:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>using the keyboard shortcut (default is <kbd>Tab</kbd></li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Adding a marker at an arbitrary location on the timeline (i.e. not at the playhead
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position) can also be done either by:
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Adding a marker at an arbitrary location on the timeline (i.e. not at the
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playhead position) can also be done either by:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking in the Location Marker ruler, and
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clock widget</a> to set its position.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Moving Location Markers</h2>
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<p>
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<kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a
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new location on the timeline.
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</p>
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<p>
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It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. <kbd
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class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking each marker creates a selection of
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markers that can be dragged left or right together.
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</p>
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<h2>Renaming Location Markers</h2>
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<p>
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There are three ways to rename a location marker:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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Double-click on a marker opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted.
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</li>
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<li>
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Right-clicking on a marker and selecting <kbd class="menu">Rename….</kbd>
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opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted.
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</li>
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<li>
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Editing and confirming the name by pressing <kbd class="button">Enter</kbd>
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in an entry box in the <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>Removing Location Markers</h2>
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<p>
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There are three ways to remove a location marker:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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Hovering the marker and pressing <kbd class="button">Enter</kbd>.
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</li>
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<li>
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Right-clicking on a marker and selecting <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd>.
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</li>
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<li>
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Clicking the <kbd class="button">x</kbd> for a marker of choice in the
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<em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>More Options</h2>
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<p>
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The context (right-click) menu for location markers has more options than the
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ones mentioned above:
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</p>
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<table class="dl">
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<tr>
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<th>Locate to Here</th>
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<td>
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Moves the playhead to the selected marker.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Play from Here</th>
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<td>
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Moves the playhead to the selected marker and starts playback.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Move Mark to Playhead</th>
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<td>
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This changes the position of the selected marker to that of the playhead.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Create Range to next Marker</th>
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<td>
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This creates a pair of range markers between the selected marker and the
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next one to the right on the timeline.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Promote to Time Origin</th>
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<td>
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This makes the position of the chosen range marker the origin time. This
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is mostly useful when the <em>Display delta to origin marker</em> clock
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mode is enabled to display the difference between current playhead
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position and the origin time. Absolute time stays unaffected.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Hide</th>
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<td>
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This hides the selected marker from the ruler until the user chooses to
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unhide it.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Rename…</th>
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<td>
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This opens a dialog to rename the marker.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Lock</th>
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<td>
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This prevents a marker from being accidentally moved elsewhere.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th>Glue to Bars and Beats</th>
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<td>
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When this option is enabled, the marker maintains its position in bars
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and beats even if there are changes in tempo and meter.
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</li>
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<li>
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By clicking the markers' <kbd class="button">x</kbd> button in the
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<em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
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<em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h2>Moving Cue Markers</h2>
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<p>
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Just like any other marker, a cue marker can be picked and relocated by
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dragging it left or right.
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<kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a
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new location on the timeline.
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</p>
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<p>
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It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. <kbd
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class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking each marker creates a selection of
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markers that can be dragged left or right together.
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</p>
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<h2>Single marker</h2>
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<p>
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<kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a
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new location on the timeline.
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</p>
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<h2>Multiple markers</h2>
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<p>
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It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. <kbd
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class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking each discreet marker, or <kbd
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class="mouse mod3">Left</kbd>-clicking the first and last markers of a range
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of markers selects them, then dragging one to a new location will move all
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selected markers together.
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</p>
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<h2>Stopping All Cues</h2>
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<h2>Removing Markers</h2>
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<p>
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There are two ways to permanently delete a marker. The first one is to
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There are three ways to permanently delete a marker. The first one is to
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right-click the marker of choice, then select
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<kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd> in the menu.
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</p>
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pointer, then press <kbd class="key">Del</kbd>.
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</p>
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<p>
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The third way is to click the markers' <kbd class="button">x</kbd> button in
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the <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
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</p>
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<h2>Additional Actions</h2>
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<p>
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title: Working With Markers
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title: Markers Basics
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include: working-with-markers.html
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link: working-with-markers
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uri: working-with-markers
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