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# How to Zoom and Pan the Riverside Timeline with Your Mouse
- URL: https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-zoom-and-pan-the-riverside-timeline-with-your-mouse/
- Published: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-19T15:46:26.000Z
- Author: Cristi Cotovan
- Tags: Riverside.FM Articles

Navigating the [Riverside](https://cotovan.com/riverside) timeline with a mouse is faster than you'd think — if you know two shortcuts.

## Zoom In and Out

Hold **Cmd** (Mac) or **Ctrl** (Windows) and **scroll your mouse wheel** to zoom in and out on the timeline. This lets you quickly jump between a high-level overview and frame-level precision without touching any buttons.

## Pan Sideways

Hold **Shift** and **scroll your mouse wheel** to move left and right through your edit. No more dragging the scrollbar or clicking tiny arrows — just smooth, fluid horizontal navigation.

![Riverside timeline showing Ctrl/Cmd + scroll for zoom and Shift + scroll for pan keyboard shortcuts overlaid on the editing interface](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/aa/5baa4306-14e9-442c-8242-49463a36912f/content/images/2026/02/riverside-timeline-zoom-pan-shortcuts-1.jpg)

Both shortcuts shown: Ctrl/Cmd + scroll to zoom, Shift + scroll to pan through the Riverside timeline

These two shortcuts make browsing and jumping around your edit significantly faster — especially on longer recordings where the timeline stretches out.

###  Related Riverside Guides

[How to Adjust Scene Break Location in RiversideWhen Riverside automatically creates scenes from your recording, the scene breaks don’t always land exactly where you want them. Maybe the break comes a second too early or cuts into a speaker’s sentence. The good news: you can manually adjust scene break locations directly in the Riverside timeline. Here’s how![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/aa/5baa4306-14e9-442c-8242-49463a36912f/content/images/icon/Cristi-2-18.jpeg)Cristi CotovanCristi Cotovan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/aa/5baa4306-14e9-442c-8242-49463a36912f/content/images/thumbnail/Adjust-scene-break.jpg)](https://cotovan.com/post/how-to-adjust-scene-break-location-in-riverside/)

[Crop, Reposition, Reframe: Video Editing in Riverside.fmAdjust the framing and cropping of individual videos during editing in Riverside.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/aa/5baa4306-14e9-442c-8242-49463a36912f/content/images/icon/Cristi-2-20.jpeg)Cristi CotovanCristi Cotovan![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/aa/5baa4306-14e9-442c-8242-49463a36912f/content/images/thumbnail/151_crop-reposition-reframe-video-editing-riverside-1.jpg)](https://cotovan.com/post/crop-reposition-reframe-video-editing-riverside/)

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