Audacity - View Menu

# View Menu

Zoom In - Zooms in on the horizontal axis of the audio, displaying more detail about less time. You can also use the zoom tool to zoom in on a particular part of the window.

Zoom Normal - Zooms to the default view, which displays about one inch per second.

Zoom Out - Zooms out, displaying less detail about more time.

Fit in Window - Zooms out until the entire project just fits in the window.

Fit Vertically - Resizes all of the tracks vertically so they all fit inside of the window (if possible).

Zoom to Selection - Zooms in or out so that the selection fills the window.

Set Selection Format - lets you choose the formatting that is displayed at the bottom of the window indicating the current selection time. Options include film, video, and audio CD frames, seconds + samples, or pure time. If you turn on Snap-To mode in the Edit Menu, the selection will snap to the frames or other quantization you have selected in this menu.

History... - Brings up the history window. It shows all the actions you have performed during the current session, including importing. The right-hand column shows the amount of hard disk space your operations used. You can jump back and forth between editing steps quite easily by simply clicking on the entries in the window, the same as selecting Undo or Redo many times in a row. You can also discard Undo history to save disk space. The history window can be kept open while you work.

Plot Spectrum - To use this feature, first select a region of audio from a single track, then select "Plot Spectrum". It opens up a window that displays the Power Spectrum of the audio over that region, calculated using the Fast Fourier Transform. The graph represents how much energy is in each frequency. As you move the mouse over the display, it shows you the nearest peak frequency. This window can also display other common functions that are calculated using the Fast Fourier Transform, including three versions of the Autocorrelation function. The Enhanced Autocorrelation function is very good at identifying the pitch of a note.

Float Control Toolbar - moves the Control Toolbar out of the window and into its own floating window, so you can position it wherever you want. The menu item changes to Dock Control Toolbar, which you can use to put the toolbar back into the main window.

Float Edit Toolbar - moves the Edit Toolbar out of the window and into its own floating window, so you can position it wherever you want. The menu item changes to Dock Edit Toolbar, which you can use to put the toolbar back into the main window.

Float Mixer Toolbar - moves the Mixer Toolbar out of the window and into its own floating window, so you can position it wherever you want. The menu item changes to Dock Mixer Toolbar, which you can use to put the toolbar back into the main window.

Float Meter Toolbar - moves the Meter Toolbar out of the window and into its own floating window, so you can position it wherever you want. The menu item changes to Dock Meter Toolbar, which you can use to put the toolbar back into the main window.