What method allows you to select what is displayed in the global tracks area?

The method that allows you to select what is displayed in the global tracks area is through the action of control-clicking while the global tracks are open. This action brings up a contextual menu that provides options for enabling or disabling various global track features. This is an efficient way to customize the view of the global tracks to fit your project’s needs, allowing you to manage and streamline your workflow effectively.

Other methods listed don’t provide the same functionality. For example, right-clicking while global tracks are open may lead to a different menu or selection that doesn’t specifically control which global tracks are displayed. The preferences menu typically deals with general settings across the application and isn't specifically related to the global tracks area itself. Dragging and dropping items might be a common action within certain contexts in Logic Pro, but it doesn't apply here as a method for selecting displayed items in the global tracks area. Control-clicking is specifically designed for this purpose, making it the correct and best choice for this scenario.