Extra Menu: Focus

The Extra > Focus menu provides provides access to extra commands for track focus that are not available in the default Audacity menus.

Move Backward from Toolbars to Tracks  Ctrl + Shift + F6

Move backward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track View and currently focused toolbar in Lower Toolbar dock area. Each use moves the keyboard focus as indicated.

Move Forward from Toolbars to Tracks  Ctrl + F6

Move forward through currently focused toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track View and currently focused toolbar in Lower Toolbar dock area. Each use moves the keyboard focus as indicated.

Move Focus to Previous Track  Up

Focus one track up

Move Focus to Next Track  Down

Focus one track down

Move Focus to First Track  Ctrl + Home   ^Extra

Focus on first track

Move Focus to Last Track  Ctrl + End   ^Extra

Focus on last track

Move Focus to Previous and Select  Shift + Up

This command and the next one (Move Focus to Next and Select) are designed to be used to expand or contract focus in a contiguous selection of tracks. If you use them with a non-contiguous selection of tracks you may get unexpected results.

Focus one track up and select it

Move Focus to Next and Select  Shift + Down

Focus one track down and select it

Toggle Focused Track  Return

Toggle selectedness of the track that has focus.

Toggle Focused Track  NUMPAD_ENTER

Toggle selectedness of the track that has focus.