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# Sliding a Splice or Transition Gesturally

When you slide a splice or transition in Head/Tail view, the slide operation affects that splice or transition only, not the splices and transitions at either end of the clip.

To slide a splice or transition using the Slide cursor:

1. Enable Trim.
2. Position the cursor on the splice or transition that you want to slide.

   The Slide cursor appears.

3. Drag right or left.

   The results of dragging right, which vary according to how Lock is set, are shown in the following illustration. Underlined numbers indicate trimmed heads and tails. Dragging left produces similar (but inverse) results.

The following illustration shows the effect of sliding a dissolve five frames to the right. In this example, assume that both Ripple and Lock are off. Use the results as a guide when trying other combinations.

NoteIf you slide a dissolve or wipe with Ripple, Link Transition, and Link Cut all on, this combination of variables causes the same effect as a standard trim on the linked elements. The edit sequence ripples, as this is not a true dissolve or wipe slide.

#### Topics in this section

- Sliding Audio