Steve, thanks again for your response. I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear – I indicated in my initial post that I have a segment selected, then use the Zoom Tool. In my simplest Zoom Tool use case:
[1] make a selection
[2] use Zoom Tool (may need to use recursively) to locate copy/cut/paste point
[3] change the start location in the ‘Start and End of Selection’ to merely shift my selection intact
[4] tweak selection/reselect start and end points to sample-level resolution/selection
Of the numerous ways I’ve tried to accomplish this same case with Audacity 3.2.1, the simplest way I’ve found is outlined below. This new process will likely save me some time as I won’t have to ‘tweak’ (i.e., step [4] above) the selection point and will merely re-select exactly the same number of samples. Yes, I’m aware that I could have done this in previous Audacity versions.
[1] make a selection
[2] change the ‘Start and Length Selection’ toolbar to ‘samples’ units (I normally use ‘hh:mm:ss + milliseconds’)
[3] write down the number of samples (enables accurate selection length later)
[3] zoom and scroll as needed to locate and select copy/cut/paste point location – no need to maintain selection
[4] enter the previously recorded number of samples
[5] restore the ‘Start and Length Selection’ toolbar to ‘hh:mm:ss + milliseconds’ units