Editing sound, adjusting arrows to move in smaller increments?

The arrows are set to move in increments of single bars, left and right. I want to move in smaller increments to be able to do subtle audio editing. I don't want to go into the sample editor though, not THAT subtle. I'm editing narration and voice-over. How would I reset the arrows to move in smaller increments?
And while I'm at it ... when I right click I get my tools list, I can mouse my choice, but beside each tool is a number from 1 - 0 ... as if I could just use a keystroke: but these numbers open other windows or do something else besides give me a particular tool to work with. How can I activate those numbers as keystrokes so I can bop back and forth between arrow and scissors and fade?
That's two questions I know, but I bet if you have the answer to one you probably have the answer to the other ...
All ears, and all the best to you ...
Ben

Hi
Q1 Forwards/backwards with Playhead
There are several Keycommands for this (not defined by default). Check Preferences:Key Commands and search for 'Forward' and 'Rewind'
Q2
There are a variety of ways to select Tools. You seem to have a Right click set to Show Tools and Shortcut Menu.
You can call up the tool menu by pressing (and releasing) the Escape key, then you can use the numbers/letters to call up the tool you want,
This method does not work with a 'right click' setup, as you have discovered.
Alternatively, one can assign keycommands to directly call up the tools you need.
CCT

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