In addition to using the and the commands, there are a number of ways of changing the with the keyboard. They are listed in the following table. The amount that the selection markers are moved depends on the zoom level, explained in the section below.

Keyboard Selection
Keystroke Action
Shift+Left, Shift+Right Moves the start marker left or right (backward or forward). See the playback setting.
Ctrl+Shift+Left,
Ctrl+Shift+Right 		Moves the finish marker left or right.
Ctrl+A Selects the entire sound.
Shift+Home Moves the start marker to the beginning of the sound.
Shift+End Moves the start marker to the finish marker's position.
Ctrl+Shift+Home Moves the finish marker to the start marker's position.
Ctrl+Shift+End Moves the finish marker to the end of the sound.
[ (left bracket) Moves the start marker to the playback marker.
] (right bracket) Moves the finish marker to the playback marker.

After deleting or cutting the selection, the selection is empty, so if the playback buttons are set to play the selection, nothing will play. Use Ctrl+A to select the entire file.

Keep in mind that most of the playback keys stop playback at the finish marker and there may be more audio beyond it. Use to remove any audio outside the selection, if you only want to save what is in the selection.

If recording is stopped, the finish marker is moved to the stop time. To continue recording from that point, use Shift+End to move the start marker to the finish marker, then use Ctrl+Shift+End to move the finish marker to the end. Starting recording will continue from where it was stopped.