Editing audio tracks in Windows/Properties option

Hello all
Can someone please tell me whether I can edit an audio track in the windows/properties dialog box? I'm trying to synchronise a sound track with a video/movie and am having a little difficulty getting the various bits of music to start and stop precisely where I want them to. It occurs to me that if you can edit in the windows/properties box, you can fine tune the precise start and stop times (displayed in time/frames).
Or maybe there is another way to do this (apart from highlighting desired section of movie and then adding an audio track with "add to selection and scale") which someone can tell me about?
I also wondered whether it is possible to "view" the audio track simultaneously with the video?
With thanks
MB

You don't edit tracks from the Movie Properties window. It is for viewing the tracks, adding annotations, applying masks or setting transparency or layers.
You can "extract" tracks to edit them in this new Player menu. You can play more than one file at a time (View menu / Play all Movies).
You can "fine tune" making a "selection" (in and out points) by holding down the Shift key as you tap the right/left arrow keys. This may help you synchronize the audio to the video track.
Using "Add to Selection & Scale" makes (forces) the tracks to have the same duration.

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