If you are removing an entire clip, make sure that the "Ripple Edit" button is on. Then double-click the event. (This selects the clip AND designates a loop-region at the top of the timeline.) Make certain that no other tracks are highlighted (or the portion of those tracks within the loop-region will also be deleted). Then press delete. The rest of the project should close together.
You should also have "Lock Envelopes to Events" on. This will shift the audio envelopes to stay with the events.
Before doing any move like this, I always press save so if I've selected something incorrectly or if things dont shift properly I have two ways to get back to where I was.
If you dont want to get rid of an entire clip, you can either split the event at the appropriate spot or you can first highlight the track and then click and drag a loop-region across the top of the timeline that designates the appropriate area. Then delete with ripple on and lock envelopes to events.

The easiest way to remove a portion of a clip is to move to the beginning point of removal and press the '[' key, then, move to the ending point of the removal and press the ']' key. Above the video overlay strip, you'll see the region indicator between the beginning and ending points. Then, double-click on the region indicator (this hightlights the region) and press the 'delete' key. If the 'Ripple-edit' button is activated, all subsequent video is moved up to replace the clip just deleted.

If you want to remove only certain tracks, select the tracks first by clicking on them (hold the shift key to select multiple tracks) before performing the procedure above.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone who replied. I will have a look for the ripple edit button and how to lock envelopes to events.

Rob

Unless someone tells me otherwise, removing footage from the middle of a film - with the Ripple Edit ON - does not appear to do the same for the uppermost track - ie the Text track. I've had Text wandering all over the place - If it's something I'm doing wrong, I'll put my hands up!

Grazie

I don't know if this will work but what about grouping everything you don't want to delete (after the part you want to delete), then delete as indicated by the above suggestions with the ripple effect on. Then, ungroup the remainder after. That should keep all tracks together. Let me know if it works.
Randy

Randy - well yes-ish! I've not tried it yet - But why should I have to do the "Group/UnGroup" tango - just to keep the separate text boxes, in-step? I don't need to do this with the Lower Video clips. Hmmm...

Thanks anyways

Grazie

Grazie,
If it works, does it really matter why? And, it's not a tango...it's a 2 step (Texas style) :0)
Randy

Randy - "If it works, does it really matter why?" . . welll . .er, yes . . it does for me - something 'bout Logic? But there again . . . I DO take your point - and life IS [my words not yours ] too short to stuff mushrooms - but still, I would have expected to have the text things to go along with the rest of the stuff. I aint asking for too much, y'know.

Grazie

Grazie, try using CTRL-A to select all tracks before deleting.

Dave T2