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File menu
Graphics Tool
Edit menu
Playback
Staff Tool
Window menu
Repeat Tool
Text Tool
View menu
Resize Tool
Tuplet Tool
Selection Tool Simple Entry Tool Simple Entry Laptop Smart Shape Tool Speedy Entry Tool
Zoom Tool
Measure Tool
General
Chord Tool
Mirror Tool
Clef tool
Expression Tool
Ossia Tool
File menu
CTRL+N
CTRL+O
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Command Undo Redo Undo/Redo List Cut Cut to Clip File Copy (to the Clipboard) Insert Copy to Clip File Insert From Clip File Insert and Filter Insert and Filter from Clip File Paste Paste Multiple (from the clipboard) Paste (paste from a Clip file)
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL+Z CTRL+Y CTRL+SHIFT+Z CTRL+X Press CTRL+X when choosing Cut
CTRL+C
CTRL+I Press CTRL when choosing Copy+C Press CTRL when choosing Insert CTRL+SHIFT+I
CTRL+V
CTRL+ALT+V
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Highlight the source measures. Press ALT+CTRL and click the target measure. The Paste Multiple dialog box appears. SHIFT+CTRL+V. The Edit Filter dialog box appears where you can choose which items you would like to paste. ALT+CTRL+F SHIFT+ALT+CTRL+F Press SHIFT+CTRL while choosing Paste. The Edit Filter dialog box appears where you can choose which items you would like to paste. Delete (with a stack selected) CTRL+A
Delete Measure Stack Select All Update Layout and remove measure groupings Clear All Items Set SmartFind Source Region Deselect SmartFind Source Region Apply SmartFind and Paint
CTRL+SHIFT+U
CTRL+F
CTRL+F
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Utilities menu
SHIFT+CTRL+6 through 9
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Lock Systems
CTRL+L (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press L to lock Systems). CTRLSHIFT+ U (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press U to unlock Systems). CTRL+4 (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press 4) CTRL+ 5 (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press 5)
Unlock Systems
Fit Measures
CTRL+M
Implode Music
Explode Music
Command Show/Hide Main Tool Palette Switch between open windows Open/Close Mixer
Command Page View Scroll View Studio View End Position Redraw Screen
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL+E (see also Page View) CTRL+E CTRL+SHIFT+E END key CTRL+D
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Zoom In
CTRL++ (plus sign) or hold down CTRL+SHIFT and right-click CTRL+- (minus) or hold down CTRL+SHIFT and right-click CTRL+2 CTRL+1 CTRL+3 CTRL+0 CTRL+] CTRL+[ CTRL+B Double-right-click on the score Press CTRLwhen choosing Staff Set (in Scroll View or Studio View)
Zoom Out
Custom Zoom 2 Custom Zoom 1 Custom Zoom 3 View At X % Fit Width Fit in Window Add Bookmark View At Last Size Define a Staff Set Show/Hide Rulers Change layers
CTRL+R
Command OK all open dialog boxes Cancel all open dialog boxes "Add Again" Metatool (adds the previously added marking) Apply a Metatool Program a Metatool
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL-click the OK button CTRL-click the Cancel button
Press a number or letter and click the score Press SHIFT+number or SHIFT+letter
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Program a keyboard equivalent for a tool Switch to a tool youve programmed Select Yes or No in dialog boxes Show Active Layer Only Open Document Options Move up a full screen (page view) Move down a full screen (page view) Move to previous page (page view) Move to next page (page view) Advance one increment up vertically Advance on increment down vertically Move left one screen (page view) Move right one screen (page view) Move to beginning (page view) Move to end (page view) Move to the top/left of the leftmost viewable page Move to the bottom/right of the rightmost viewable page Advance one increment right horizontally (page view) Advance one increment left horizontally (page view)
PAGE DOWN
ALT+PAGE UP
ALT+PAGE DOWN
SHIFT+HOME
SHIFT+END
ALT+HOME
ALT+END
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Move forward screenfull of measures (scroll view) Move backward screenfull of measures (scroll view) Move to beginning of score (scroll view) Move to end of score (scroll view) Change layers
CTRL+PAGE UP
CTRL+PAGE DOWN
HOME
Articulation Tool
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesnt have an articulation attached, or click on a note whose articulation handles are visible, OR drag-enclose a group of notes with or without articulations. Click, or SHIFT-click the handle. Select the handle and press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag-enclose a group of notes while holding delete to delete articulations on all the notes. Double-click an articulation handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Articulation Definition from the contextual menu. ALT-click and hold a handle of an articulation. Chord tool
Select an articulation
Delete an articulation
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Click a note with no chord symbol attached (With Manual Input selected in the Chord menu), or double-click a chord symbol handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Chord Definition from the contextual menu. Select the handle and press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu With Allow MIDI Input checked, click a note and play chord on the MIDI keyboard With One- or Two-Staff Analysis selected in the Chord menu, click on a note in the chord.
Input chord symbols using MIDI keyboard Analyze chord in one or two staves Select a Suffix (type into score mode)
Clef tool
Double-click in a measure)
Select the region (if you want a mid-measure clef, select a part of a measure) and then double click the highlighted region.
To change the clef from a measure to the next clef change Adjust the mid-measure clef position
Select the handle and press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Double-click the mid-measure clefs handle and drag left or right, or right-click the handle and select Edit Clef Definition. Expression Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note. Click, or SHIFT-click to select multiple handles or press CTRL+A to select all available handles.
Move selected expression and attachment point Move the expression without changing the attachment point
Select an expression handle and press CTRL+Up arrow or CTRL+Down arrow to add the expression to the staff above or below (respectively). Select an expression handle and press CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END to add the expression to all staves above or below (respectively). Select an expression handle and press CTRL+ALT+ENTER to add the expression to all staves. Select an expression handle and press CTRL+ALT+ENTER to add the expression to all staves. Press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Double-click an expression handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Score Shape Expression Graphically from the contextual menu. Double-click an expression handle (text expression), or right-click the handle and select Edit Expression Definition from the contextual menu. CTRL+double-click an expression handle (shape expression), or right-click the handle
Add selected expression to all staves above/below. (Non-Score List expressions only)
Add selected expression to all staves. (Non-Score List expressions only) Add selected expression to specific staves. (Non-Score List expressions only)
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and select Edit Shape Expression Definition from the contextual menu. SHIFT+double-click an expression handle, or right-CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit Expression Assignment from the contextual menu. Hold down ALT and click the expressions handle. Highlight the Expression handle and double-press the Metatool key corresponding to the expression you want to switch to
Graphics Tool
Command Align Left Center Horizontally Align Right Align Top Center Vertically Align Bottom Place a graphic in the Shape Designer
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket) CTRL+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe) CTRL+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket) CTRL+ - (minus) CTRL+SHIFT+ = (equals) CTRL+SHIFT+ - (minus) Click in the Shape Designer display area, the Place Graphics dialog box appears Click a graphic or drag-enclose graphics, SHIFT-click a graphic CTRL+SHIFT+ T or dDouble-click a graphic Double-click in the score, the Place Graphics dialog box appears Double-click and drag to enclose a region in Page View
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SHIFT-click and drag a corner editing handle. Press DELETE for one or more selected graphics
Adjust the graphics position in the score Resize the graphic horizontally or vertically
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Press the right-button (and drag in the score)
HyperScribe Tool
Command Indicate where to begin transcription End HyperScribe in the middle of a measure
Click a measure
Transcription Mode
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click a measure or CTRL-click a measure if you had Transcribe in Measures selected while transcribing
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Lyrics Tool
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click within the staff lines at the position of the note CTRL-click within the staff lines at the position of the first note Select Lyrics menu > Edit Word Extension or click on the Edit Word Extension button ( ) in Lyrics Window
Select Lyrics menu > Adjust Syllables or Move Syllables click the Adjust Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics Window. Click and drag handle UP ARROW or DOWN ARROWusing Type into Score CTRL+ [ (left square bracket) (with Adjust Syllables Selected) CTRL+ ] (right square bracket) (with Adjust Syllables Selected) CTRL+ ' (apostrophe) (with Adjust Syllables Selected) CTRL+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket) CTRL+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe) CTRL+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket) Click the Adjust Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics Window, then right-click a syllable handle and choose Align Default and Justify Default.
Align syllable block to the Left Center syllable block Horizontally Align syllable block to the Right
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Measure Tool
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL-click the Measure tool, or right-click the Measure tool and select Add Measures from the context menu Double-click the Measure tool, or right-click the Measure tool and select Add One Measure from the context menu Double-click the top barline handle or measure, or right-click a handle (or upper handle) and select Edit Measure Attributes from the contextual menu.
Click the second barline (or middle if there are three) handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Beat Chart from the contextual menu. Click the third (bottom) barline handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Split Points from the contextual menu. Drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart SHIFT+drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart Double-click between two upper handles of a beat chart Double-click an upper handle in the beat chart Click on an upper handle to select it and press DELETE Right-click the handle and select Barlines, then the desired barline type (Normal, Double, Final, Solid, Dashed, Invisible,
Move a beat horizontally in all staves Move a beat and all subsequent beats horizontally in all staves Add another pair of beat positioning handles Display the Beat Chart Element dialog box Delete a beat chart pair from the beat chart
Change a barline
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Display a handle on every measure number Display the Measure Number dialog box
Press BACKSPACE, or right-click the handle and select Restore Default Position from the contextual menu. Press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag the measure numbers handle Double-click a measure numbers handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Enclosure from the contextual menu. CTRL-click a measure without a measure number
Force a measure number to appear Force measure numbers on a measure in all staves of a staff system
CTRL+SHIFT-click on a measure
Right-click the handle and select remove a multimeasure rest from the contextual menu.
Mirror Tool
Command Display Mirror and Placeholder icons Display the Placeholder dialog box Display the Tilting Mirror dialog box
Highlight a measure with notes or with a Placeholder icon Double-click an empty measure or a measure with a Mirror icon
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Click a measure
Click, SHIFT-click, drag-enclose or SHIFT+drag-enclose the handles Press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag a note or a group of notes to the end of the measure and the selected action in the Note Mover menu will take place Drag a note or a group of notes to the beginning of the measure (if the measure isnt rhythmically full)
Ossia Tool
Command Display handles on every ossia measure Display a handle on a measure-assigned ossia measure
Click the Ossia tool in Scroll View and click the measure to which the Ossia measure is attached
In Page View, double-click anywhere on the document; In Scroll View click a measure with no ossia measure attached, or double-click a measure with an ossia measure attached; Double-click a floating measures handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Ossia Definition from the contextual menu.
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Select an ossia measure Move a selected ossia measure Delete a selected ossia measure
Press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. SHIFT+double-click a page-assigned floating measures handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Ossia Assignment from the contextual menu (in Page View). SHIFT+double-click a measure-assigned floating measures handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Ossia Assignment from the contextual menu.
Command Display Page and System margins Resize page, margins or system Move a system Move a system without moving other systems Select handles Select all system handles
Drag a handle in Page View Drag the system in Page View Hold down CTRL and drag the center of a staff system Drag-enclose to select handles CTRL+A
Repeat Tool
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Click on the handle and press DELETE, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Select the handle and drag. Drag the repeat bracket handle up or down, left or right Double-click a text repeat handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Definition from the contextual menu. Double-click a repeat barline handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu. Double-click a repeat ending number handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu. SHIFT+double-click a text repeat handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu.
Resize Tool
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click on the notehead or right-click and select Resize Notehead from the contextual menu. Click on the note stem or right-click and select Resize Note or Rest from the contextual menu. In Page View, click on the staff or right-click and select Resize Staff from the
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contextual menu. In Page View, click between any two staves in the system or right-click and select Resize System from the contextual menu. In Page View, click the upper-left corner of the page or right-click and select Resize Page from the contextual menu.
Selection Tool
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Esc or CTRL+SHIFT+A Click on the item With item selected, double-click or press ENTER Click on the item then press plus or minus to cycle through overlapping items. Or, just clicking the mouse again cycles through the overlapping items. CTRL+ M (Page View only) +L (or, L with the Selection tool selected) +U (or, U with the Selection tool selected) Click to select a full measure. Drag-enclose to select a region including partial measures. To contrain to full measures, hold down SHIFT while drag-enclosing.
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Press SHIFT+UP ARROWto extend selection up or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to extend selection down. Double-click a selected measure to include the entire vertical measure stack (that measure in all staves); The first double-click selects a single full measure, and the second double-click selects the measure stack; SHIFT-click on a staff above or below a selected region to extend selection to that staff. Hold down SHIFT and press Page Up to select all staves to the top staff of the system. Hold down SHIFT and
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press Page Down to select all staves to the bottom staff of the system.
While holding down SHIFT, press right arrow or left arrow to extend selection to the next or previous note. Press SHIFT+CTRL and press the right arrow or left arrow to extend the selection by full measures. (Choose to adjust the beginning of the selected region by first pressing SHIFT left arrow. Choose to adjust the end of the selected region by first pressing SHIFT right arrow.) If there are no notes in the measure, Finale selects the entire measure. Hold down SHIFT and press the END key to select all measures
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to the end of the score. Hold down SHIFT and press the HOME key to select all measures to the beginning of the score.
Click to the left of a staff; SHIFT-click to the left of a staff to extend the selection Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of another region, which elements to be copied are selected in the Edit menu before you drag (See Edit Filter dialog box). The target region can include a portion of the source region. Or, CTRL-click the place where the selected elements should be copied or moved to. Hold down the ALT key and drag the region so a red (or green) Insertion Cursor appears at the beginning of another region. Which elements to be inserted are selected in the Edit menu before you drag (See Edit Filter dialog box). The target region can include a portion of the source region. Inserting pushed subsequent notes in the staff to the right the duration of the inserted material. Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of another region, which elements and whether you are moving or copying are selected in the Edit menu before you drag (See Edit Filter dialog box). The target region can include a portion of the source region.
Move or copy and paste specific items from a selected section of music
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CTRL+SHIFT-click the place where the selected elements should be copied or moved to. Choose the items you want to copy and click OK. Highlight the source region and press CTRL+C to copy. Highlight the target and press ALT+CTRL+V. ENTER the number of copies in the Paste Multiple dialog box and click OK. CTRL+A Press CTRL or SHIFT while choosing Cut or Copy from the Edit menu Press CTRL while choosing Paste in the Edit menu Select a region of music and press BACKSPACE Select a measure stack (doubleclick) and press BACKSPACE UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Cancel an operation
Press ESC Select the measures you want to affect, then press 1 on your computer keyboard. Press I while dragging selected measures to their destination. Hold down E while drag copying to the target region. With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press 5 on your computer keyboard. In all tools that allow
Drag-Implode Music for multiple staves (displays the Implode Music dialog box) Drag-Explode Music for multiple staves (displays the Explode Music dialog box) Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing command) using the settings in Document Options-Music Spacing
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Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Note Spacing command) using the settings in Document Options-Music Spacing
With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press 4 on your computer keyboard. In all tools that allow regional selection, press CTRL+4. Select the measures you want to affect, then press 3 on your computer keyboard. With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press any number between 6 and 9 on your computer keyboard. (CTRL+6 through 9 without the Selection tool selected. SHIFT+CTRL+6 through 9
Show elapsed time based on current tempo (displays the Elapsed Time dialog box)
Transpose (programmable)
Program Transpositions Select or deselect the SmartFind Source Region Display the Apply SmartFind and Paint dialog box
CTRL+F
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Command Accidental: Double Flat Accidental: Double Sharp Accidental: Flat Accidental: Sharp Accidental: Half Step Up Accidental: Half Step Down
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Accidental: Natural Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Add Interval: Unison through octave above Add Interval: Ninth above Add Interval: Second through ninth below Add Pitch: A-G Add Pitch: At caret pitch
CTRL+SHIFT+ - (minus)
1 through 8
CTRL+SHIFT 9
SHIFT+2 through 9
SHIFT+A through G CTRL+ENTER ALT+A or Numpad * (and then the articulation Metatool or press the keystroke again to choose articulation)
Add/Change Items: ArticulationSticky Add/Change Items: Clef (trigger clef entry) Add/Change Items: Key Signature (trigger key signature entry) Add/Change Items: Time Signature (trigger time signature entry) Add/Change Items: Expression (trigger expression entry) Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Down Diatonically Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Up Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+A or CTRL+Numpad *
ALT+C
ALT+K
ALT+T
X or ALT+X
DOWN ARROW
UP ARROW
ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
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Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Duration: 12864th through Double Whole Duration: Augmentation Dot Duration: Tuplet - Create Default
ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
. (Decimal point in Numpad) or . (Period) 9 or Numpad 9 ALT+Numpad 9 or ALT+9 (or SHIFT-click in a measure with the Simple Tuplet tool chosen) ENTER or RETURN (with Simple Entry Caret active) A-G Numpad 0, 0, ALT+ENTER, SHIFT+ENTER or TAB / ALT+/ SHIFT+/
Enter Rest
Modify: Beam - Break Modify: Beam - Flat Modify: Beam - Use Default Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically Modify: Delete Modify: Grace Note Modify: Show/Hide Modify: Stem - Flip Modify: Stem - Use Default Modify: Tie to Next Note Modify: Tie to Previous Note
ALT+E
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Modify: Flip Tie Modify: Move note just entered with caret up diatonically Modify: Move note just entered with caret down diatonically Toggle note to rest (selected note or note just entered with caret) Navigation: Caret/Selection Clear Navigation: Caret - Step Down Navigation: Caret - Step Up Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Navigation: Selection - Down Navigation: Selection - Up Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Navigation: Selection - One Measure Left Navigation: Selection: One Measure Right Navigation: Selection: Select All Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other selections) Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry)
CTRL+F
ALT+UP ARROW
ALT+DOWN ARROW
BACKSPACE or Escape
DOWN ARROW UP ARROW SHIFT+DOWN ARROW SHIFT+UP ARROW CTRL+DOWN ARROW CTRL+UP ARROW
Left arrow
Right arrow
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
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ALT+ - (Minus) ALT+ N ALT+ = CTRL+ Numpad . (decimal point) or SHIFT+. (Period) ALT+BACKSPACE or ALT+DELETE CTRL+G
Tool: Eraser Tool: Grace Note Tool: 64th Note through Double Whole Note Tool: 128th Note Tool: 64th Rest through Double Whole Rest Tool: Repitch Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Tool: Tuplet Tool: Tie TAB-Add Note on String 1-9 TAB-Add Note on String: At Caret Pitch TAB-Add Note at Caret String TAB-Change Pitch: Increment Fret Number TAB-Change Pitch: Decrement Fret Number TAB-Change String: Down One TAB-Change String: Up One
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT 0
CTRL+Numpad 1-8
SHIFT+ (Accent) or CTRL+R ALT+R CTRL+9 or CTRL+Numpad 9 ALT+Numpad / or CTRL+SHIFT+T ALT 1-9
CTRL+ENTER
ENTER
= or Numpad +
- or Numpad -
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CTRL+SHIFT 0-9 or ALT+Numpad 0-9 (type two numbers quickly for two digit numbers)
TAB-Duration: 64th through Double Whole TAB-Duration: 128th Note TAB-Duration: Augmentation Dot TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create Default TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create User Defined TAB-Enter Note on Fret 0-9 or A-K TAB-Enter Note on Fret 10-19 or L-U TAB-Enter Rest TAB-Modify: Delete TAB-Modify: Grace Note TAB-Modify:Show/Hide TAB-Modify: Tie to Next Note TAB-Modify: Tie to Previous Note TAB-Modify: Toggle Note/Rest TAB-Navigation: Caret/Selection Clear TAB-Navigation: Move caret to string 1-9 TAB-Navigation: String Up
CTRL+ALT 1-8
SHIFT+0
TAB or SHIFT+ENTER or ALT+ENTER DELETE or SHIFT+BACKSPACE ALT+G CTRL+H T or Numpad / SHIFT+T or CTRL+Numpad / R or SHIFT+SPACEBAR
BACKSPACE
1-9
UP ARROW
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DOWN ARROW CTRL+Numpad . (decimal) or SHIFT+. (period) ALT+BACKSPACE or ALT+DELETE CTRL+G CTRL+ALT+SHIFT 1-8 or CTRL+ALT+Numpad 1-8 CTRL+R or SHIFT+ (Accent) CTRL+SHIFT+T or ALT+Numpad / ALT+R 0 or CTRL+ALT+Numpad 0
TAB-Tool: Eraser TAB-Tool: Grace Note TAB-Tool: Note - 64th through Double Whole TAB-Tool: Repitch TAB-Tool: Tie TAB-Tool: Toggle Note/Rest TAB-Tool: Tuplet
Simple Entry Laptop Set Laptop users: To use this set, from the Simple menu, choose Simple Entry Options and then click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts. In the Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, from the Name drop-down menu, choose Laptop Shortcut Table.
Command Accidental: Half Step Up Accidental: Half Step Down Accidental: Natural Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Add Interval: 2nd through octave above Add Interval: Ninth above Add Interval: Second through ninth below
CTRL+SHIFT+-(minus)
F2 through F8
CTRL+SHIFT+F9
SHIFT+F2 through F9
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Add Interval: Ninth below Add Pitch: A-G Add Pitch: At caret pitch Add/Change Items: Articulation Add/Change Items: ArticulationSticky Add/Change Items: Clef Add/Change Items: Key Signature Add/Change Items: Time Signature Add/Change Items: Expression Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Down Diatonically Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Up Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Duration: 128th through Double Whole Duration: Augmentation Dot Duration: Tuplet - Create Default Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined Enter Note: At Caret Pitch
ALT+SHIFT+ (accent)
ALT+C
ALT+K
ALT+T
ALT+X (or X)
ALT+DOWN ARROW
ALT+UP ARROW
ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
ALT+0 through 8
. (period) 9
ALT+9
ENTER
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Enter Note: A-G Enter Rest Modify: Beam - Break Modify: Beam - Flat Modify: Beam - Use Default Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically Modify: Delete Modify: Grace Note Modify: Show/Hide Modify: Stem - Flip Modify: Stem - Use Default Modify: Tie to Next Note Modify: Tie to Previous Note Modify: Flip Tie Toggle note to rest (selected note or note just entered with caret) Navigation: Caret/Selection Clear Navigation: Caret - Step Down Navigation: Caret - Step Up Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Navigation: Selection - Down
ALT+E
BACKSPACE
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Navigation: Selection - Up Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Navigation: Selection: Select All Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other selections) Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry) Tool: Accidental - Flat Tool: Accidental - Natural Tool: Accidental - Sharp Tool: Augmentation Dot Tool: Eraser Tool: Grace Note Tool: 128th Note through Double Whole Note Tool: Repitch Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Tool: Tie
CTRL+UP ARROW
LEFT ARROW
RIGHT ARROW
ALT+- (minus) ALT+N ALT+= SHIFT+. ALT+BACKSPACE CTRL+G CTRL+ALT+SHIFT 0 through 8 (or with no selection, 0 through 8) CTRL+R or SHIFT+ (accent) ALT+R CTRL+SHIFT+T
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Flip a selected Slur or Bend (reverse linking behavior) Change a selected Slur or Bend back to Automatic Display handles on all smart shapes Edit or Delete a Smart Shape Select all Smart Shapes on the page Change the slurs ending or starting note Change the slurs arc height Move from any secondary (diamond) handle to another Hide secondary handles Move between primary SmartShape handles Change the slurs arc height and angle Change the slurs arc and inset asymmetrically Change the slurs arc and inset symmetrically Create an inverted bracket with the hook pointing away from the staff instead of toward the staff. It will also change the text for an 8va or 15ma below the staff or 8vb or 15mb above the staff Display the Smart Line Selection dialog box
CTRL+F
ALT+SHIFT+ F
CTRL+A
TAB
ESC
TAB
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A (Hold down A, then double-click and drag) B (Hold down B, then double-click and drag) D (Hold down D, then double-click and drag) E (Hold down E, then double-click and drag) F (Hold down F, then double-click and drag) G (Hold down G, then double-click and drag) H (Hold down H, then double-click and drag) 3 (Hold down 3, then double-click and drag) 5 (Hold down R, then double-click and drag) 4 (Hold down 4, then double-click and drag) 2 (Hold down 2, then double-click and drag) L (Hold down L, then double-click and drag) M (Hold down M, then double-click and drag) N (Hold down N, then double-click and drag) S (Hold down S, then double-click and drag) T (Hold down T, then double-click and drag)
Add a slur
Add a trill
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V (Hold down V, then double-click and drag) X (Hold down X, then double-click and drag) Y (Hold down Y, then double-click and drag) Z (Hold down Z, then double-click and drag) 1 (Hold down 1, then double-click and drag) 6 (Hold down 6, then double-click and drag) 8 (Hold down 8, then double-click and drag) K (Hold down K, then double-click and drag) O (Hold down (letter) O, then double-click and drag) < (Hold down <, then double-click and drag) P (Hold down P, then double-click and drag) C (Hold down C, then double-click and drag) > (Hold down >, then double-click and drag) R (Hold down R, then double-click and drag)
Add a crescendo
Add a decrescendo
Add a rit.
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Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL-click any measure that contains music DELETE O or H
Remove note, rest or chord Hide/show note or rest Add or remove accidental parentheses Jump to previous measure
[ (left square bracket) or SHIFT+left arrow ] (right square bracket) or SHIFT+right arrow L
Flip stem in opposite direction Restore stem direction to floating status Change to/from a grace note Change to/from a slashed flagged grace note Voice 1/2 Move to next layer Move editing frame down a staff Move editing frame up a staff Add or change note (64thdouble whole note) Add or change 128th note
CTRL+L
; (semicolon) or G
` (accent) or ; (semicolon) or G
18
CTRL+0 (zero) SHIFT+1 through SHIFT+7 (on keyboard only) (with MIDI, while playing note)
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CTRL+SHIFT+0 (zero) (in insert mode only) SHIFT+1 through SHIFT+7 without pressing note CTRL+SHIFT+OPTION+1-7 (on keyboard only) SHIFT+8 (on numeric keypad only) CTRLSHIFT+0 (zero)
Add double whole rest (with MIDI) Add 128th rest (with MIDI) Add a rest (with Hands-Free MIDI) Toggle Insert mode Constrain dragging a note (horizontal/vertical) Begin a tuplet (dupletoctuplet) Define a tuplet Raise by a half step Lower by a half step Raise by a half step (and subsequent notes of this pitch in measure) Lower by a half step (and subsequent notes of this pitch in measure) Flat note Sharp note Natural note Double-sharp
SHIFT+drag
CTRL+SHIFT+ + (plus)
CTRL+SHIFT+ (minus)
F S N X
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Double-flat Previous note Next note Move to first note or rest in measure Move just beyond last note or rest in measure Down a step Up a step Remove note from chord Change single note to rest Tie/untie to next note Tie/untie to previous note Flip a tie Restore tie direction to automatic Break/join beam from previous note Restore default beaming Flatten a beam Show/hide any accidental Show/hide a courtesy accidental Restore courtesy accidental to Optional status Return a rest to its default position
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
DOWN ARROW UP ARROW BACKSPACE or SHIFT+DELETE BACKSPACE or SHIFT+DELETE or R = (equals) or T CTRL = (equals) or SHIFT+T CTRL+F CTRL+SHIFT+F
/ (backslash) or B
CTRL+* (asterisk)
* (asterisk)
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Exit measure and redraw/re-enter measure Flip a note to its enharmonic equivalent Flip enharmonic throughout measure Add a dot Add a note to a chord Change a rest to a note Specify a pitch, high CB (without MIDI) Specify a pitch, middle CB (without MIDI) Specify a pitch, low CB (without MIDI) Raise all pitch keys an octave Lower all pitch keys an octave Restore all pitch keys to normal register
0 (zero)
Command
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the Special Tool you want to use and click on the measure Click, SHIFT-click or drag-enclose, or CTRL+A Press DELETE, or BACKSPACEor SHIFT+DELETE
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Move selected items very slightly (nudge) Flip a selected tie Restore tie direction to automatic
CTRL+F CTRL+SHIFT+F
Staff Tool
Click a staff or a staff handle, drag-enclose staff handles, or select measures of the staff
Add the staff to the selection. If a staff is already selected, remove the staff from the selection.
Double-click a staff or a staff handle, or double-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the contextual menu.
Add a staff without repositioning the lower staves to make room for the new staff. Insert a staff between staves, repositioning the lower staves to make room for the new staff. Add a staff to the bottom of the score
Double-click a group handle, or double-click a bracket handle, or rightCONTROL-click the group or bracket handle and select Edit Group Attributes from the contextual menu. right-click the staff handle and select Add Group and Bracket from the contextual menu.
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Select the staff handle and press SHIFT+DELETE for selected staves, or right-click the handle and select Delete Staves and Reposition from the contextual menu. Press DELETE for selected staves, or right-click the handle and select Delete Staves from the contextual menu. Click the staff's handle once and drag in Page View. When you click once, measures in the current system are selected. Double-click the staff's handle and drag in Page View. When you double-click a staff handle, all measures of the staff are selected. Click a group handle, or drag-enclose group handles
Add the group to the selection. If a group is already selected, remove the group from the selection.
Edit a full or abbreviated group name using the Edit Text window.
CTRL-click a group handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Full Group Name or Edit Abbreviated Group Name from the contextual menu. CTRL+SHIFT-click a group handle, or right-click the handle and select Position Full Group Name or Position Abbreviated Group Name from the contextual menu.
Position a group name using the Position Full Group Name or Position Abbreviated Group Name dialog box. Revert the position of the group names to their default position.
Press DELETE for selected groups, or right-click the handle and select Delete Group from the contextual menu.
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Add the staff name to the selection. If a staff name is already selected, remove the staff name from the selection.
Edit a full or abbreviated staff name using the Edit Text window.
CTRL+double-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Full Staff Name or Edit Abbreviated Staff Name from the contextual menu CTRL+SHIFT-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or right-click the handle and select Position Full Staff Name or Position Abbreviated Staff Name from the contextual menu.
Position the selected staff name using the Position Full Staff Name or Position Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box.
Revert the position of the full or abbreviated staff name to its default position. Adjust the position of the selected staff name.
Drag a full or abbreviated staff name handle Click a bracket handle, or drag-enclose several bracket handles
Add the bracket to the selection. If a bracket is already selected, remove the bracket from the selection.
Press DELETE for selected brackets, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Revert the selected brackets to their default length. Make a bracket taller or shorter. Move a bracket closer to or away from bracketed staves.
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Right-click the staff handle and select Select Clef from the contextual menu. Click the Staff Style bar and press DELETE. Or, Select the measures, right click and choose Clear Staff Styles From (and then the desired score/part Option).
Text Tool
Command Left Justify text in a text block Right Justify text in a text block Center Justify text in a text block Full Justify text in a text block Forced Full Justify text in a text block Bold Italic Underline Increase Point Size by one Decrease Point Size by one Page Number Text Insert Sharp sign Text Insert Flat sign Text Insert Natural sign Text Insert Display Character Settings dialog box
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click CTRL+ [ (left square bracket) CTRL+ ] (right square bracket) CTRL+ ' (apostrophe) CTRL+ ; (semicolon)
CTRL+SHIFT+ ; (semicolon)
CTRL+SHIFT+ B CTRL+SHIFT+ I CTRL+SHIFT+ U CTRL+SHIFT+ . (period) CTRL+SHIFT+ , (comma) CTRL+SHIFT+ P CTRL+SHIFT+ S CTRL+SHIFT+ F CTRL+SHIFT+ N
CTRL+T
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Display Line Spacing dialog box Align Text block to the Left Center Text block Horizontally Align Text block to the Right Align Text block to the Top Center Text block Vertically Align Text block to the Bottom Display the Standard Frame dialog box Display the Custom Frame dialog box
CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket) CTRL+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe) CTRL+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket) CTRL+ - (minus) CTRL+SHIFT+ = (equals) CTRL+SHIFT - (minus)
CTRL+ M
CTRL+SHIFT+ M
CTRL+SHIFT+ T or SHIFT+double-click a text block handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Frame Attributes from the contextual menu. Click the Text tool Click the Text tool Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block handles, SHIFT-click a text block handle
Create an unbounded frame that expands as you enter text Create a bounded, fixed-size frame for text
Double-click a text block handle, or right-click the handle and select Edit Text from the contextual menu. Press DELETE for one or more selected text blocks, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
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Tuplet Tool
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the first note of a tuplet Drag a positioning handle Press DELETE for selected tuplet, or right-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Double-click a positioning handle or the first note in a group that you want to define as tuplets, or right-click the handle and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the contextual menu. CTRL+Double-click the Tuplet tool, or right-click the Tuplet tool and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the context menu
Delete tuplet
Zoom Tool
Command Zoom in
Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the score or press CTRL+ + CTRL-click the score or press CTRL+ -(minus)
Zoom out
Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom in Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom out Fill the screen with the selected area
Drag-enclose an area
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Playback
Command Begin/stop playing Begin playing (Playback Controls closed) from the measure clicked Begin playing from the clicked measure in the clicked staff only Begin playing from measure one in all staves Begin playing from measure 1 for the clicked staff Scrub onscreen music - all staves Scrub onscreen music - clicked staff only
SPACEBAR-click in staff
SHIFT+SPACEBAR-click in staff
Shape Designer
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Edit Menu Window Menu View Menu Utilities Menu Articulation Tool ChordTool Clef Tool Expression Tool Graphics Tool Hand Grabber Tool HyperScribe Tool Transcription Mode Lyrics Tool Measure Tool Mirror Tool Note Mover Tool Ossia Tool Page Layout Tool Playback Repeat Tool Resize Tool Selection Tool Simple Entry Tool
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Simple Entry Laptop Smart Shape Tool Speedy Entry Tool Special Tools Tool Staff Tool Text Tool Tuplet Tool Zoom Tool
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