Voiceovers - How to Edit Out Breaths and Move Audio Track Together

I am a Voiceover professional and new to Logic Express. I have learned how to edit out breaths between sentences to conserve time if I have to, but I do not know how to move the track together to eliminate the resulting "silence gap". Is there a way to grab/select and drag?

I think you will find this free video tutorial helpful. Click on "Organizing the Takes."
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