> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.descript.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Advanced Timeline Tools > The Advanced Timeline Tools let you fine-tune how you trim, split, and adjust clips and layers in your Descript project. Pick the right tool for the edit you're making: **Select**, **Range**, **Blade**, **Slip**, and **Hand**. Each handles a specific kind of trim, split, or adjustment with more precision than the basic timeline. Advanced timeline tools in Descript showing precision editing controls ## What each timeline tool does | Tool | Shortcut | What it does | When to use it | | --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Select Tool** | A | Move, trim, or combine clips and layers. | Move or reposition content in script or layer tracks. Drag media between script and layer lanes. Use `Shift` + click to multi-select adjacent script clips. | | **Range Tool** | R | Highlight a section or "range" of the script track. | Replace a section with a gap clip, remove content, apply visuals, or re-align words. You can also use the **Add label to range** option to mark non-speech sections (like “cough” or “laugh”). Labels behave like words: you can copy, delete, or move them in the script. | | **Blade Tool** | B | Split clips or layers at a specific time. | Break a clip into two parts so you can trim, move, slip, or delete sections independently. | | **Slip Tool** | S | Change which portion of a clip plays. | Shift the visible portion of media inside a fixed-duration clip without changing its position or length. | | **Hand Tool** | H | Move around the timeline. | Move around large or zoomed-in timelines without selecting or editing anything. |