Two questions I can't find in X2 reference guide:
1) Is there a time limit on how long one can ctrl drag (copy) in PRV?
I ask because regardless of how hard I'm pushing down on ctrl if I take more than a few seconds it doesn't copy...just moves the selection.
2) Let's say I want to export my 1st 40 measures...I hit "ctrl a" and it selects past that 4o measures to the end (as expected) so what key should I hold when clicking meas 40?
I've tried shift, ctrl etc but it almost always selects everything after meas 40.
There have been times when holding shift while clicking did select what I wanted (1-40)
That said, considering both questions I wonder if it's an issue with my keyboard.
Thanks very much,
Randy

1) Don't know, it may timeout. If it does no amount of force holding a key is going to change it. Although, it is possible to damage the keyboard.
2) Select all then
move the now time cursor (by hand or use markers) and Select Thru=Now Ctrl+Shift+F6 or
use Select by Time Shift+F6
 

I usually do CTRL+A first to make sure everything is selected, then click-drag in the timeline for whatever portion I want to actually export.

Hmmm....when I select all tracks and hit ctrl+shift+f6 nothing happens but shift+f6 does indeed bring up the select by time dialogue...I'll remember that.
Something else that just happened though several times in a row is what sometimes works for me...by just holding shift and clicking anywhere in the timeline it selected from the start to the cursor.
Like I say I'll remember shift + f6 but I wonder why trying it "my way" sometimes selects from start to where I click in the timeline and sometimes from where I click to the end.
Thanks very much Mr. scook,
Randy
 

After Ctrl+A, the now time needs to be moved to where the Select Thru=Now operation needs to occur. Check the Edit>Select menu options. In most cases, I use the timeline drag method described in the post after mine.

After Ctrl+A, the now time needs to be moved to where the Select Thru=Now operation needs to occur. Check theEdit>Select menu options.
Apparently my f6 is sticking because selecting from the menu works fine.
 
I usually do CTRL+A first to make sure everything is selected, then click-drag in the timeline for whatever portion I want to actually export.
 
Me too if it's a short selection but if I'm zoomed in to get to say beat 3 of meas 40 and start dragging left to meas 1 it takes a while and can be frustrating at times.
 
1) Don't know, it may timeout. If it does no amount of force holding a key is going to change it. Although, it is possible to damage the keyboard.
 
Hmmm...maybe it's time for a new keyboard.
Thanks guys,
Randy
 

There are also marker and selection modules in the Control Bar which may work for you.

ahh yes, thank you sir...I really need to learn all the different ways of doing things...it just seems whenever I'm in that mode I get frustrated and just want to get it done...arrgh!!!!....probably why my keyboard is having problems yeah?

g_randybrown
 I wonder why trying it "my way" sometimes selects from start to where I click in the timeline and sometimes from where I click to the end.

 
If you don't have the Selection module showing in the Control Bar, add it, and things will start to make more sense. When you deselect everything, From and Thru are both set to the current Now time. Then Shift+clicking the timeline at a point later than the Now time will select from Now to that point, while clicking at a point earlier than the Thru time will select from there to Thru. Where it can get confusing is if you move your Now time while nothing is selected; From and Thru remain set to the previous Now time, which could be anywhere in the project so the selection will seem to go to no place in particular.
 
And, of course, if you have some range already selected, Shift-clicking on either side of it will extend the selection to that point - conventional Windows behavior.
 
Incidentally, for many moons before the X1 came along, the following hotkeys were in effect. I've restored them because I use them constantly and these functions were burned into my muscle memory over many years:
 
F7: Go to From
F8: Go to Thru
F9: From=Now
F10: Thru=Now
Ctrl+F9: From=Beginning
Ctrl-F10: Thru=End
 
EDIT: Not sure about the drag-copy "timeout" issue. I can't reproduce that.

I'll experiment with some of these great suggestions tomorrow...right now, happy hour calls.
Thanks again to everyone!