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Manually Adjusting Timing Blocks
 
By default the length of a timing block is synchronized with the duration of the text in the corresponding story segment. As you work on your story, you might want to manually adjust the duration of a timing block. For example, if you want to use a video segment that is not long enough to fill a timing block, and you do not need to exactly match the timing of the story segment, you can shorten the duration of the timing block.
After you manually adjust a timing block, the timing display (media duration and text duration) will continue to automatically update. However, the size of the timing block will no longer be affected by the text duration. Also, a manually adjusted timing block cannot be hidden.
To manually adjust a timing block:
1. Move the mouse pointer to the outside border of a timing block header so that a two-headed arrow appears.
2. Click the border of the header.
The timing block header turns orange.
*The timing block does not need to include media. Media does not need to be selected.
3. Drag the border to shorten or lengthen the duration of the timing block.
The following illustration shows a timing block duration shortened to match the duration of the video. Note that the media duration (0:13) does not match the text timing (0:16).
If you would like to adjust the timing block to a duration that is shorter than a media segment, you must first trim the media to the desired duration. Then drag the border of the timing block to the end of the media segment.
Related Topics 
Working with Story Segments and Timing Blocks
Working with Timing Displays
Editing Media into Timing Blocks
Extending a Segment into Another Timing Block
Showing and Hiding Empty Timing Blocks