Right-Click Commands and Selection Preservation
You can use Right-click commands with key combinations to perform operations on objects while maintaining selections in the Edit and Mix windows. For example, you can maintain selections in the following areas while carrying out certain commands:
• Clip selections in the Timeline
• Clip name selections in the Clips List
• Track selections
To apply a command to an object while keeping the current selection:

Command-Right-click (Mac) or Control-Right-click (Windows) the object and choose a command from the pop-up menu.