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# Creating a Timeline Container

To create a container:

1. Select all the elements on tracks or versions on the timeline that you want to collapse into the same container.
   NoteThe bottom track is always trimmed out so that you can dissolve from an element to a container.
2. From the Timeline Task menu, select Contain Selection.

   All the selected elements are collapsed into a container and the element changes to a dark blue. You can add effects or perform other timeline operations to the contained element.

3. To edit the contents of the container individually, double-click the container, or click Open in the Container quick menu.

   The elements that make up the container appear in their own timeline tab (the tab has a blue line). Yellow marks indicate the duration of the container. From this view, you can add effects, tracks, versions, or any other timeline operation.

To remove a container:

1. Select the container in the sequence where it was created.
2. From the Container quick menu, click Uncontain.

   The container is removed and its contents are restored to the sequence.