# MAtricks

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MAtricks are used to modify the order of your selection.

The keys Next and Previous are the two basic MAtricks.  

The following explains the order of the selection using Next and Previous:

1. []()Select fixtures 1 to 10 in the fixture or channel sheet.

For more information on how to open and use the fixture or channel sheet see [Fixture sheet](/grandma2/key_of_fixture_sheet/) or [Channel sheet](/grandma2/key_of_channel_sheet/).   

- To do so, use the command line:

\[Channel]> Fixture 1 Thru 10

-or-

Press the following keys on the console:

- Fixture  1  Thru  10  Please

The fixtures are now selected. 

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2. Press Highlt and the fixtures go on. 

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3. To select fixtures one after the other, press Next.
4. Pressing Next in succession, selects the adjacent fixture. 

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5. To select the previous fixture, press Prev.\
   Pressing Prev in succession selects the fixtures in the opposite direction. 

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6. To temporarily disable the MAtricks, press Set.

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The fixture are selected and go back on.

 

7. To temporarily enable MAtricks, press Set once more. 

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Reselects the last MAtricks selection. 

 

8. To reselect all fixtures, press simultaneously Prev + Next. 

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**Hint:**\
Prev + Next execute the All keyword. For more information see the [All keyword](/grandma2/key_keyword_all/). 

9. To begin the selection from the start, press Next. 

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## Subtopics

- [MAtricks toolbar](/grandma2/key_matricks_toolbar/)
- [MAtricks pool](/grandma2/key_matricks_pool/)
- [MAtricks interleave](/grandma2/key_matricks_interleave/)
- [MAtricks blocks](/grandma2/key_matricks_blocks/)
- [MAtricks wings](/grandma2/key_matricks_wings/)
- [MAtricks groups](/grandma2/key_matricks_groups/)