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title: Timeline Metric Editing
category: Timeline
tags: timeline, fields, metrics, pacing
contextKey: timeline.fields.metricEdit
micro: Edit metric shape when one metric line is selected.
quickTitle: Metric editing
quickSummary: Show a single metric line when you want to adjust its scene values directly from the Timeline.
screenshot:
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# Overview

Metric editing is for pacing passes. Show one metric line, then adjust scene values where the shape does not match your intention. Treat the numbers as a writing aid, not a score.