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Arranging and editingArranger tracks ► Defining sections of your song

If the Arranger track is not visible, click the Track view View menu and select Arranger Track Show/Hide, or press A.
If the Arranger Inspector is not visible, click the Show/Hide Arranger button at the top of the Inspector pane.
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To insert a section at the Now Time, right-click the blank area in the Arranger track timeline and point to Insert Section, then select At Now Time and select the desired section type.
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Click the Add Section button in the Arranger Inspector.
Tip: Right-click the Add Section button to insert a section of a specific type (see Section types).
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Make a time selection, for example by selecting a range of track events, then right-click in the time ruler and select Create Section from Selection. A new Arranger section is created with start/end times defined by the selection.
By default, drawing a section or clicking the Add Section button creates a new unassigned section, which can then be assigned to a specific section type (see To assign a section type to a section). However, you can also directly insert a section of a specific type. This can be done in the following ways:
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Right-click in the Arranger track and point to Insert Section, then select the desired section type from the submenu.
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Right-click the Add Section button in the Arranger Inspector and select the section type from the pop-up menu.
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In the Media Browser, select the Arranger Templates content location preset, then open the Single sections folder and drag the desired template to an Arranger track.
A. Insert the section at the location you clicked B. Insert the section at the Now Time C. Insert an unassigned section D. Section type to insert
The Create Markers from Sections command is similar, except it creates markers from sections. In both cases, any duplicates are skipped.
A. Markers B. Sections 
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Enable Ripple Edit All (click the Ripple Edit On/Off button , or click the Track view Options menu and select Ripple Edit All (see Ripple editing).
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Go to Edit > Delete.
Remember to disable Ripple Edit All if you no longer need to use ripple editing.
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