Seeing as nobody responded, here is what I've found regarding the AutoTrim option. In GoldWave 6.x this option has been renamed to Trim Silence and the shortcut key is Control+Backspace.
From: Smiling? Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 4:33 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List (pc-audio@pc-audio.org) Subject: GoldWave In the 32bit GoldWave version 5.70 the option called Autotrim is available. In version 6.18 this option seems no longer available, or has this option been renamed? Might any of you know what this option may have been renamed to within the latest 64bit version of GoldWave 6.18, or has this Autotrim option truly been removed?