16:9 to 4:3, multiple clips at once

I know this is a well discussed topic, but I can't seem to find a way for going from 16:9 to 4:3 on many clips at once. I have a long piece with 16:9 interspersed throughout. Doing one clip at a time is becoming tedious.
Thanks,
Brian
G4 Power Mac 1.4 GHz processor upgrade, 2.5GB RAM Final Cut 4 QuickTime 6.5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Editing is tedious. Whoever told you different is lying.
BUT...this can be done. Change one clip then select it and hit APPLE-C. Highlight all the others that you want to modify and hit OPTION-V. This will paste the attributes of the first clip onto the rest. A box of the options you want to paste will pop up. Choose BASIC MOTION.
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