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Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse


Clicks
Commands that are new or have changed in Finale 2011 are marked by a bullet (·).

File menu Graphics Tool Page Layout Tool Special Tools Tool

Edit menu Hand Grabber Tool Playback Staff Tool

Window menu HyperScribe Tool Repeat Tool Text Tool

View menu Transcription Mode Resize Tool Tuplet Tool

Utilities menu Lyrics Tool Selection Tool Zoom Tool

Articulation Tool Measure Tool Simple Entry Tool General

Simple Entry
Chord Tool Mirror Tool
Laptop

Clef Tool Note mover Tool Smart Shape Tool

Expression Tool Ossia Tool Speedy Entry Tool

File menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Launch Window Ctrl+Shift+N

New (default new action) Ctrl+N

Open Ctrl+O

Close Ctrl+W

Save Ctrl+S

Print Score Ctrl+P

Quit Alt+F4+Q

Edit menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Undo Ctrl+Z

Redo Ctrl+Y

Undo/Redo List Ctrl+Shift+Z

Cut Ctrl+X

Cut to Clip File Press Ctrl when choosing Cut

Copy (to the Clipboard) Ctrl+C

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Insert Ctrl+I

Copy to Clip File Press Ctrl when choosing Copy+C

Insert From Clip File Press Ctrl when choosing Insert

Insert and Filter Ctrl+ShiftI

Insert and Filter from Clip


Press Ctrl+Shift while choosing Insert
File

Paste Ctrl+V

Paste Multiple (from the


Ctrl+Alt+V
clipboard)
Paste (paste from a Clip
Press Ctrl when choosing Paste
file)
Highlight the source measures. Press Alt+Ctrl and click
Paste Multiple using the
the target measure. The Paste Multiple dialog box
one-click method
appears.
Shift+Ctrl+V. The Edit Filter dialog box appears where
Paste and Filter
you can choose which items you would like to paste.

Use Filter Alt+Ctrl+F

Edit Filter Shift+Alt+Ctrl+F

Press Shift+Ctrl while choosing Paste. The Edit Filter


Paste and Filter from Clip
dialog box appears where you can choose which items
Files
you would like to paste.

Delete Measure Stack Delete (with a stack selected)

Select All Ctrl+A

Update Layout and remove


Ctrl+Shift+U
measure groupings

Clear All Items Backspace (Laptops Fn-6)

Set SmartFind Source


Ctrl+F
Region
Deselect SmartFind Source
Ctrl+F
Region

Apply SmartFind and Paint Ctrl+Shift+F

Utilities menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Update Layout Ctrl+U

Transpose Ctrl+6 through 9

Program a Transposition Shift+Ctrl+6 through 9

Ctrl+L (Or, with the Selection Tool selected, press L to


Lock Systems
lock Systems).

Unlock Systems CtrlShift+ U (Or, with the Selection Tool selected, press

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U to unlock Systems).

Apply Note Spacing Ctrl+4 (Or, with the Selection Tool selected, press 4)

CtrlCommand+ 5 (Or, with the Selection Tool selected,


Apply Beat Spacing
press 5)

Fit Measures Ctrl+M

Implode Music 1 (With Selection Tool selected)

Explode Music 2 (With Selection Tool selected)

Check Elapsed Time 3 (With Selection Tool selected)

Window menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Show/Hide Main Tool Palette Command+T

Switch between open windows Ctrl+Tab

Open/Close Mixer Ctrl+Shift+M

View menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Page View Ctrl+E (see also Page View)

Scroll View Ctrl+E

Studio View Ctrl+Shift+E

End Position End key

Redraw Screen Ctrl+D

Zoom In Ctrl++ (plus sign) or hold down Ctrl+Shift and right-click

Zoom Out Ctrl+- (minus) or hold down Ctrl+Shift and right-click

Custom Zoom 2 Ctrl+2

Custom Zoom 1 Ctrl+1

Custom Zoom 3 Ctrl+3

View At X % Ctrl+0

Fit Width Ctrl+]

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Fit in Window Ctrl+[

Add Bookmark Ctrl+B

View At Last Size Double-right-click on the score

Press Ctrlwhen choosing Staff Set (in Scroll View or


Define a Staff Set
Studio View)

Show/Hide Rulers Ctrl+R

Change layers Alt+Shift+layer number (1-4)

General Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

OK all open dialog boxes Ctrl+click the OK button

Cancel all open dialog boxes Ctrl+click the Cancel button

Apply a Metatool Press a number or letter and click the score

Program a Metatool Press Shift+number or Shift+letter

Program a keyboard equivalent for a tool Press Shift+Function key (F2-F12)

Switch to a tool you’ve programmed Press Function key (F2-F12)

Select Yes or No in dialog boxes Type N for “No” and Y for “Yes”

Show Active Layer Only Shift+Alt+S

Open Document Options Ctrl+AltA

Move up a full screen (page view) PageUp

Move down a full screen (page view) PageDown

Move to previous page (page view) Ctrl+PageUp

Move to next page (page view) Ctrl+PageDown

Advance one increment up vertically Alt+PageUp

Advance on increment down vertically Alt+PageDown

Move left one screen (page view) Home

Move right one screen (page view) End

Move to beginning (page view) Ctrl+Home

Move to end (page view) Ctrl+End

Move to the top/left of the leftmost viewable


Shift+Home
page
Move to the bottom/right of the rightmost
Shift+End
viewable page
Advance one increment right horizontally
Alt+Home
(page view)

Advance one increment left horizontally Alt+End

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(page view)

Move forward screenfull of measures (scroll


Ctrl+PageUp
view)
Move backward screenfull of measures
Ctrl+PageDown
(scroll view)

Move to beginning of score (scroll view) Home

Move to end of score (scroll view) End

Change layers Alt+Shift+layer number

Articulation Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesn’t


Display the Articulation Selection dialog have an articulation attached, or click on a note whose
box articulation handles are visible, OR drag-enclose a
group of notes with or without articulations.

Select an articulation Click, or Shift+click the handle.

Select the handle and press delete, or right+click the


handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Delete an articulation
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
Display the Articulation Designer dialog
handle and select Edit Articulation Definition from the
box
contextual menu.

Highlight the note to which the articulation


Alt+click and hold a handle of an articulation.
is assigned

Chord Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display positioning triangles Click the staff (but not on a note or rest)

Click a note with no chord symbol attached (With


Manual Input selected in the Chord menu), or double-
Display the Chord Definition
click a chord symbol handle, or right+click the handle
dialog box
and select Edit Chord Definition from the contextual
menu.

Select the handle and press delete, or right+click the


Delete a chord symbol
handle and select Delete from the contextual menu

Input chord symbols using MIDI With Allow MIDI Input checked, click a note and play
keyboard chord on the MIDI keyboard

Analyze chord in one or two With One- or Two-Staff Analysis selected in the Chord
staves menu, click on a note in the chord.

Select a Suffix (type into score


Type root followed by :0
mode)

Clef Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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Display the Change Clef dialog box Double-click in a measure)

Select the region (if you want a mid-measure clef,


To change the clef for a region select a part of a measure) and then double click the
highlighted region.
To change the clef from a measure Double-click an unselected measure or a fully selected
to the next clef change measure.
Adjust the mid-measure clef
Drag the handle of the mid-measure clef
position

Select the handle and press delete, or right+click the


Delete a mid-measure clef
handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Double-click the mid-measure clef’s handle and drag


Change a mid-measure clef to
left or right, or right+click the handle and select Edit Clef
another clef
Definition.

Expression Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Expression Selection dialog


Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note.
box

Click, or Shift+click to select multiple handles or press


Select an expression handle
Ctrl+A to select all available handles.

Move selected expression and attachment


Drag the selected handles
point
Move the expression without changing the
Alt+drag the selected handles
attachment point
Select an expression handle and press Ctrl+Up arrow
Add selected expression to adjacent staff.
or Ctrl+Down arrow to add the expression to the staff
(Non-Score List expressions only)
above or below (respectively).
Add selected expression to all staves Select an expression handle and press Ctrl+Home or
above/below. (Non-Score List expressions Ctrl+End to add the expression to all staves above or
only) below (respectively).
Add selected expression to all staves. Select an expression handle and press Ctrl+Alt+Enter
(Non-Score List expressions only) to add the expression to all staves.
Add selected expression to specific Select an expression handle and press Ctrl+Alt+Enter
staves. (Non-Score List expressions only) to add the expression to all staves.

Press delete, or right+click the handle and select


Delete selected expressions
Delete from the contextual menu.

Double-click an expression handle, or right+click the


Resize a shape expression handle and select Edit Score Shape Expression
Graphically from the contextual menu.

Double-click an expression handle (text expression),


Display the Expression Designer dialog
or right+click the handle and select Edit Expression
box
Definition from the contextual menu.

Ctrl+double-click an expression handle (shape


Display the Shape Expression Designer expression), or right+click the handle and select Edit
dialog box Shape Expression Definition from the contextual
menu.

Display the Expression Assignment dialog Shift+double-click an expression handle, or right-


box Control+click the handle and select Edit Expression

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Assignment from the contextual menu.

Highlight the note/measure to which the


Hold down Alt and click the expression’s handle.
expression is attached

Highlight the Expression handle and double-press the


To quickly change one expression to
metatool key corresponding to the expression you
another using metatool shortcuts
want to switch to

Graphics Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Align Left Ctrl+Shift+ [ (left square bracket)

Center Horizontally Ctrl+Shift+ ' (apostrophe)

Align Right Ctrl+Shift+ ] (right square bracket)

Align Top Ctrl+ - (minus)

Center Vertically Ctrl+Shift+ = (equals)

Align Bottom Ctrl+Shift+ - (minus)

Click in the Shape Designer display area, the Place


Place a graphic in the Shape Designer
Graphics dialog box appears

Click a graphic or drag-enclose graphics, Shift+click a


Select a graphic or graphics
graphic

Display the Graphic Attributes dialog box Ctrl+Shift+ T or dDouble-click a graphic

Double-click in the score, the Place Graphics dialog


Place a graphic in the score
box appears

Select a region containing the musical Double-click and drag to enclose a region in Page
example to export View

Delete the selected graphics Press delete for one or more selected graphics

Adjust the graphic’s position in the score Drag a selected graphic

Resize the graphic horizontally or vertically Drag a graphic’s bounding handle

Hand Grabber Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Temporarily switch to Hand Grabber Tool Press the right-button (and drag in the score)

HyperScribe Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Indicate where to begin transcription Click a measure

End HyperScribe in the middle of a


Ctrl+click anywhere on the score
measure

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Transcription Mode

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click a measure or Ctrl+click a measure if you had


Display the Transcription window
Transcribe in Measures selected while transcribing

Transcribe a measure at a time Click a measure with Transcribe in Measures selected

Lyrics Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click Assign lyrics one syllable at a time Click within the staff lines at the position of the note

Ctrl+click within the staff lines at the position of the first


Click Assign lyrics all at once
note
Select Lyrics menu > Edit Word Extension or click on
Display a Word Extension handle
the Edit Word Extension button ( ) in Lyrics Window
Select Lyrics menu > Adjust Syllables or click the
Move Syllables Adjust Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics Window.
Click and drag handle
Move to the previous or next verse, chorus
up arrow or down arrow using Type into Score
or section.

Ctrl+ [ (left square bracket) (with Adjust Syllables


Left Justify syllable
Selected)

Ctrl+ ] (right square bracket) (with Adjust Syllables


Right Justify syllable
Selected)

Center Justify syllable Ctrl+ ' (apostrophe) (with Adjust Syllables Selected)

Align syllable block to the Left Ctrl+Shift+ [ (left square bracket)

Center syllable block Horizontally Ctrl+Shift+ ' (apostrophe)

Align syllable block to the Right Ctrl+Shift+ ] (right square bracket)

Click the Adjust Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics


Disable "floating" syllable Window, then right+click a syllable handle and choose
Align Default and Justify Default.

Measure Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Ctrl+click the Measure Tool, or right-click the Measure


Display the Add Measures dialog box
Tool and select Add Measures from the context menu

Double-click the Measure Tool, or right-click the


Add single blank measure to the score Measure Tool and select Add One Measure from the
context menu

Double-click the top barline handle or measure, or


Display the Measure Attributes dialog box right+click a handle (or upper handle) and select Edit
Measure Attributes from the contextual menu.

Make the Measure wider or narrower Drag the top barline handle right or left

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Click the second barline (or middle if there are three)


Display a beat chart handle, or right+click the handle and select Edit Beat
Chart from the contextual menu.

Click the third (bottom) barline handle, or right+click


Display a split-point bar the handle and select Edit Split Points from the
contextual menu.

Move a beat horizontally in all staves Drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart

Move a beat and all subsequent beats


Shift+drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart
horizontally in all staves

Add another pair of beat positioning Double-click between two upper handles of a beat
handles chart

Display the Beat Chart Element dialog box Double-click an upper handle in the beat chart

Delete a beat chart pair from the beat


Click on an upper handle to select it and press delete
chart

Right+click the handle and select Barlines, then the


Change a barline desired barline type (Normal, Double, Final, Solid,
Dashed, Invisible, Tick) from the contextual menu.

Display a handle on every measure


Click the Measure Tool
number

Display the Measure Number dialog box Shift+double-click on the Measure Tool.

Press backspace, or right+click the handle and select


Reset measure number positioning
Restore Default Position from the contextual menu.

Press delete, or right+click the handle and select


Delete a measure number
Delete from the contextual menu.

Move a measure number Drag the measure number’s handle

Double-click a measure number’s handle, or


Display the Enclosure Designer dialog box right+click the handle and select Edit Enclosure from
the contextual menu.

Force a measure number to appear Ctrl+click a measure without a measure number

Force measure numbers on a measure in


Ctrl+Shift+click on a measure
all staves of a staff system

right+click the handle and select remove a


Remove a multimeasure rest
multimeasure rest from the contextual menu.

Mirror Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display Mirror and Placeholder icons Click the Mirror Tool

Highlight a measure with notes or with a Placeholder


Display the Placeholder dialog box
icon
Double-click an empty measure or a measure with a
Display the Tilting Mirror dialog box
Mirror icon

Display the Mirror Attributes dialog box Shift+double-click a measure with a Mirror icon

Note Mover Tool

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Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display a handle on every notehead in the


Click a measure
measure
Click, Shift+click, drag-enclose or Shift+drag-enclose
Select a handle or handles
the handles

Delete selected notes (still in their original Press delete, or right+click the handle and select
measure) Delete from the contextual menu.

Drag a note or a group of notes to the end of the


Move or Copy notes to another measure 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


Copy notes to the beginning of a measure
measure (if the measure isn’t rhythmically full)

Ossia Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display handles on every ossia


Click the Ossia Tool in Page View
measure

Display a handle on a measure- Click the Ossia Tool in Scroll View and click the
assigned ossia measure 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
Display the Ossia Measure attached, or double-click a measure with an ossia
Designer dialog box measure attached; Double-click a floating measure’s
handle, or right+click the handle and select Edit Ossia
Definition from the contextual menu.

Select an ossia measure Click the ossia measure’s handle

Move a selected ossia measure Drag the handle

Press delete, or right+click the handle and select Delete


Delete a selected ossia measure
from the contextual menu.

Shift+double-click a page-assigned floating measure’s


Display the Page Assignment for
handle, or right+click the handle and select Edit Ossia
Ossia Measure dialog box
Assignment from the contextual menu (in Page View).

Shift+double-click a measure-assigned floating


Display the Measure Assignment
measure’s handle, or right+click the handle and select
for Ossia Measure dialog box
Edit Ossia Assignment from the contextual menu.

Page Layout Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display Page and System margins Click the Page Layout Tool

Resize page, margins or system Drag a handle in Page View

Move a system Drag the system in Page View

Move a system without moving other


Hold down Ctrl and drag the center of a staff system
systems

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Select handles Drag-enclose to select handles

Select all system handles Ctrl+A

Repeat Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Repeat menu Click the Repeat Tool

Display the Repeat Selection dialog box Double-click a selected repeat

Click on the handle and press delete, or right+click the


Delete a text repeat, repeat barline
handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Move a text repeat Select the handle and drag.

Change the size of a repeat barline’s Drag the repeat bracket handle up or down, left or
bracket right
Double-click a text repeat handle, or right+click the
Display the Repeat Designer dialog box handle and select Edit Repeat Definition from the
contextual menu.
Double-click a repeat barline handle, or right+click the
Display the Backward Repeat Bar
handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the
Assignment dialog box
contextual menu.

Double-click a repeat ending number handle, or


Display the Ending Repeat Bar
right+click the handle and select Edit Repeat
Assignment dialog box
Assignment from the contextual menu.

Shift+double-click a text repeat handle, or right+click


Display the Repeat Assignment dialog box 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


Reduce or enlarge a notehead
Notehead from the contextual menu.

Reduce or enlarge an entire note or beam Click on the note stem or right+click and select Resize
group Note or Rest from the contextual menu.

In Page View, click on the staff or right+click and


Reduce or enlarge a staff
select Resize Staff from the contextual menu.

In Page View, click between any two staves in the


Reduce or enlarge a system system or right+click and select Resize System from
the contextual menu.
In Page View, click the upper-left corner of the page or
Reduce or enlarge a page, or a range of
right+click and select Resize Page from the contextual
pages
menu.

Selection Tool

Keyboard Shortcut or
Command
Mouse Click
Switch to Selection Tool Esc or Ctrl+Shift+A

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Select an item Click on the item


With item selected, double-
Select the appropriate tool to edit item
click or press enter
Click on the item then press
plus or minus to cycle
through overlapping items.
Select between overlapping items
Or, just clicking the mouse
again cycles through the
overlapping items.
Display the Fit Measures dialog box Ctrl+ M (Page View only)
L (or, L with the Selection
Lock currently selected systems
Tool selected)
+U (or, U with the Selection
Unlock currently selected systems
Tool selected)
Click to select a full
measure. Drag-enclose to
select a region including
Select a measure or measures partial measures. To
contrain to full measures,
hold down Shift while drag-
enclosing.

Double-click the selected


Extend a partial measure selection to include only full measures.
region.

 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
Extend a selection of measures vertically 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
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

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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
Extend a selection of measure horizontally there are no notes in
the measure, Finale
selects the entire
measure.
 Hold down Shift and
press the End key to
select all measures 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;
Select a staff or staves 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).
Move or copy and paste a selected section of music 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
Move or copy and insert a selected section of music 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,

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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
Move or copy and paste specific items from a selected section of music source region.
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
Move or copy and paste a selected section of music multiple times press Alt+Ctrl+V. Enter the
number of copies in the
Paste Multiple dialog box
and click OK.

Select all (measure stack in all measures) Ctrl+A

Press Ctrl or Shift while


Display the Clip dialog box choosing Cut or Copy from
the Edit menu
Press Ctrl while choosing
Display the Paste dialog box
Paste in the Edit menu
Select a region of music
Clear selected music
and press backspace
Select a measure stack
Delete selected measures (double-click) and press
backspace
Up arrow or down arrow
Move selected measures to the previous or next staff system

Cancel an operation Press esc


Select the measures you
Implode Music (displays the Implode Music dialog box) want to affect, then press 1
on your computer keyboard.
Press I while dragging
Drag-Implode Music for multiple staves (displays the Implode Music
selected measures to their
dialog box)
destination.
Drag-Explode Music for multiple staves (displays the Explode Music Hold down E while drag
dialog box) copying to the target region.
With the Selection Tool,
select the measures you
want to affect, then press 5
· Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing
on your computer keyboard.
Command) using the settings in Document Options-Music Spacing
In all tools that allow
regional selection, press
Ctrl+5.
With the Selection Tool,
select the measures you
· Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Note Spacing want to affect, then press 4
Command) using the settings in Document Options-Music Spacing on your computer keyboard.
In all tools that allow
regional selection, press

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Ctrl+4.

Select the measures you


· Show elapsed time based on current tempo (displays the Elapsed
want to affect, then press 3
Time dialog box)
on your computer keyboard.
With the Selection Tool,
select the measures you
want to affect, then press
any number between 6 and
· Transpose (programmable)
9 on your computer
keyboard. (Ctrl+6 through 9
without the Selection Tool
selected.

· Program Transpositions Shift+Ctrl+6 through 9

Select or deselect the SmartFind Source Region Ctrl+F


Display the Apply SmartFind and Paint dialog box Ctrl+Shift+F

Simple Entry Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Accidental: Double Flat Shift+ - (minus)

Accidental: Double Sharp Shift+ =

Accidental: Flat -

Accidental: Sharp =

Accidental: Half Step Up Numpad +

Accidental: Half Step Down Numpad -

Accidental: Natural N

Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Ctrl+Shift+ - (minus)

Add Interval: Unison through octave above 1 through 8

Add Interval: Ninth above Ctrl+Shift 9

Add Interval: Second through ninth below Shift+2 through 9

Add Pitch: A-G Shift+A through G

Add Pitch: At caret pitch Ctrl+Enter

Add/Change Items: Articulation Alt+A or Numpad * (and then the articulation metatool
(trigger articulation entry) or press the keystroke again to choose articulation)

Add/Change Items: Articulation-Sticky Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A or Ctrl+Numpad *

Add/Change Items: Clef


Alt+C
(trigger clef entry)
Add/Change Items: Key Signature
Alt+K
(trigger key signature entry)

Add/Change Items: Time Signature

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(trigger time signature entry) Alt+T

Add/Change Items: Expression


X or Alt+X
(trigger expression entry)

Change Pitch (caret or selected note):


Down arrow
Step Down Diatonically

Change Pitch (caret or selected note):


Up arrow
Step Up Diatonically

Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically Alt+Shift+down arrow

Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Alt+Shift+up arrow

Duration: 12864th through Double Whole Alt+Numpad 0-8 or Alt0-8

Duration: Augmentation Dot . (Decimal point in Numpad) or . (Period)

Duration: Tuplet - Create Default 9 or Numpad 9

Alt+Numpad 9 or Alt+9 (or Shift+click in a measure


Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined
with the Simple Tuplet Tool chosen)

Enter Note: At Caret Pitch Enter or Return (with Simple Entry Caret active)

Enter Note: A-G A-G

Enter Rest Numpad 0, 0, Alt+Enter, Shift+Enter or Tab

Modify: Beam - Break /

Modify: Beam - Flat Alt+/

Modify: Beam - Use Default Shift+/

Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically Alt+E

Modify: Delete Delete or Shift+Backspace

Modify: Grace Note Alt+G

Modify: Show/Hide H

Modify: Stem - Flip L

Modify: Stem - Use Default Shift+L

Modify: Tie to Next Note T or Numpad /

Modify: Tie to Previous Note Shift+T or Ctrl+Numpad /

Modify: Flip Tie Ctrl+F

Modify: Move note just entered with caret


Alt+up arrow
up diatonically

Modify: Move note just entered with caret


Alt+down arrow
down diatonically

Toggle note to rest (selected note or note


R
just entered with caret)

Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear Backspace or Escape

Navigation: Caret - Step Down Down arrow

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Navigation: Caret - Step Up Up arrow

Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Shift+Down arrow

Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Shift+Up arrow

Navigation: Selection - Down Ctrl+Down arrow

Navigation: Selection - Up Ctrl+Up arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Left arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Right arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Measure Left Ctrl+Left arrow

Navigation: Selection: One Measure Right Ctrl+Right arrow

Navigation: Selection: Select All Ctrl+A

Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection
selections) keyboard shortcut
Selection: Select a note within a chord
without clearing previous selection (in Ctrl+Shift+click the note or rest
entry)

Tool: Accidental - Flat Alt+ - (Minus)

Tool: Accidental - Natural Alt+ N[

Tool: Accidental - Sharp Alt+ =

Tool: Augmentation Dot Ctrl+ Numpad . (decimal point) or Shift+. (Period)

Tool: Eraser Alt+Backspace or Alt+Delete

Tool: Grace Note Ctr+G

Tool: 64th Note through Double Whole


Numpad 1-8 (or Ctrl+Alt+Shift 1-8)
Note

Tool: 128th Note Ctrl+Alt+Shift 0

Tool: 64th Rest through Double Whole


Ctrl+Numpad 1-8
Rest

Tool: Repitch Shift+‘ (Accent) or Ctrl+R

Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Alt+R

Tool: Tuplet Ctrl+9 or Ctrl+Numpad 9

Tool: Tie Alt+Numpad / or Ctrl+Shift+T

TAB-Add Note on String 1-9 Alt 1-9

TAB-Add Note on String: At Caret Pitch Ctrl+Enter

TAB-Add Note at Caret String Enter

TAB-Change Pitch: Increment Fret


= or Numpad +
Number
TAB-Change Pitch: Decrement Fret
- or Numpad -
Number

TAB-Change String: Down One Alt+down arrow

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TAB-Change String: Up One Alt+up arrow

Ctrl+Shift 0-9 or Alt+Numpad 0-9 (type two numbers


TAB-Change to Fret Number: 0-9
quickly for two digit numbers)

TAB-Duration: 64th through Double Whole Ctrl+Alt 1-8

TAB-Duration: 128th Note Ctrl+Alt ‘ (Accent)

TAB-Duration: Augmentation Dot . (period) or Numpad . (decimal point)

TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create Default Alt+0 or Ctrl+Alt 9 or Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 9

TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create User


Shift+0
Defined

TAB-Enter Note on Fret 0-9 or A-K Numpad 0-9 or A-K

TAB-Enter Note on Fret 10-19 or L-U Ctrl+numpad 0-9 or L-Q

TAB-Enter Rest Tab or Shift+Enter or Alt+Enter

TAB-Modify: Delete Delete or Shift+Backspace

TAB-Modify: Grace Note Alt+G

TAB-Modify:Show/Hide Ctrl+H

TAB-Modify: Tie to Next Note T or Numpad /

TAB-Modify: Tie to Previous Note Shift+T or Ctrl+Numpad /

TAB-Modify: Toggle Note/Rest R or Shift+Spacebar

TAB-Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear Backspace

TAB-Navigation: Move caret to string 1-9 1-9

TAB-Navigation: String Up Up arrow

TAB-Navigation: String Down Down arrow

TAB-Tool: Augmentation Dot Ctrl+Numpad . (decimal) or Shift+. (period)

TAB-Tool: Eraser Alt+Backspace or Alt+Delete

TAB-Tool: Grace Note Ctrl+G

TAB-Tool: Note - 64th through Double


Ctrl+Alt+Shift 1-8 or Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 1-8
Whole

TAB-Tool: Repitch Ctrl+R or Shift+‘ (Accent)

TAB-Tool: Tie Ctrl+Shift+T or Alt+Numpad /

TAB-Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Alt+R

TAB-Tool: Tuplet 0 or Ctrl+Alt+Numpad 0

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”.

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Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Accidental: Half Step Up =

Accidental: Half Step Down -

Accidental: Natural N

Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Ctrl+Shift+-(minus)

Add Interval: 2nd through octave above F2 through F8

Add Interval: Ninth above Ctrl+Shift+F9

Add Interval: Second through ninth below Shift+F2 through F9

Add Interval: Ninth below Shift+F9

Add Pitch: A-G Shift+A through G

Add Pitch: At caret pitch Ctrl+Enter

Add/Change Items: Articulation ‘ (accent)

Add/Change Items: Articulation-Sticky Alt+Shift+‘ (accent)

Add/Change Items: Clef Alt+C

Add/Change Items: Key Signature Alt+K

Add/Change Items: Time Signature Alt+T

Add/Change Items: Expression Alt+X (or X)

Change Pitch (caret or selected note):


Alt+Down Arrow
Step Down Diatonically

Change Pitch (caret or selected note):


Alt+Up Arrow
Step Up Diatonically

Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically Alt+Shift+Down arrow

Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Alt+Shift+Up Arrow

Duration: 128th through Double Whole Alt0 through 8

Duration: Augmentation Dot . (period)

Duration: Tuplet - Create Default 9

Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined Alt+9

Enter Note: At Caret Pitch Enter

Enter Note: A-G A through G

Enter Rest Alt+Enter (or Shift+Enter or Tab)

Modify: Beam - Break /

Modify: Beam - Flat Alt+/

Modify: Beam - Use Default Shift+/

Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically Alt+E

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Modify: Delete Delete

Modify: Grace Note Alt+G

Modify: Show/Hide H

Modify: Stem - Flip L

Modify: Stem - Use Default Shift+L

Modify: Tie to Next Note T

Modify: Tie to Previous Note Shift+T

Modify: Flip Tie Ctrl+Shift+F

Toggle note to rest (selected note or note


R
just entered with caret)

Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear Backspace

Navigation: Caret - Step Down Down Arrow

Navigation: Caret - Step Up Up Arrow

Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Shift+Down Arrow

Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Shift+Up Arrow

Navigation: Selection - Down Ctrl+Down Arrow

Navigation: Selection - Up Ctrl+Up Arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Left Arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Right Arrow

Navigation: Selection: Select All Ctrl+A

Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection
selections) keyboard shortcut
Selection: Select a note within a chord
without clearing previous selection (in Ctrl+Shift+click the note or rest
entry)

Tool: Accidental - Flat Alt+- (minus)

Tool: Accidental - Natural Alt+N

Tool: Accidental - Sharp Alt+=

Tool: Augmentation Dot Shift+.

Tool: Eraser Alt+Backspace

Tool: Grace Note Ctrl+G

Tool: 128th Note through Double Whole Ctrl+Alt+Shift 0 through 8 (or with no selection, 0
Note through 8)

Tool: Repitch Ctrl+R or Shift+‘ (accent)

Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Alt+R

Tool: Tie Ctrl+Shift+T

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Smart Shape Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Flip a selected Slur or Bend F

Flip a selected Slur or Bend (reverse


Ctrl+F
linking behavior)

Change a selected Slur or Bend back to


Alt+Shift+ F
Automatic

Display handles on all smart shapes Click the Smart Shape Tool

Edit or Delete a Smart Shape Click the handle of the Smart Shape

Select all Smart Shapes on the page Ctrl+A

Change the slur’s ending or starting note Drag or nudge an endpoint handle

Change the slur’s arc height Drag or nudge a center curve handle

Move from any secondary (diamond)


Tab
handle to another

Hide secondary handles Esc

Move between primary SmartShape


Tab
handles

Change the slur’s arc height and angle Shift+drag a center curve handle

Change the slur’s arc and inset


Drag or nudge an inner curve handle
asymmetrically
Change the slur’s arc and inset
Ctrl+drag an inner curve handle
symmetrically
Create an inverted bracket with the hook
pointing away from the staff instead of
toward the staff. It will also change the text Ctrl+double-click and drag
for an 8va or 15ma below the staff or 8vb
or 15mb above the staff
Display the Smart Line Selection dialog
Ctrl+click the Custom Line Tool
box

Add an artificial harmonic (A.H.) A (Hold down A, then double-click and drag)

Add a bend curve B (Hold down B, then double-click and drag)

Add a dashed line D (Hold down D, then double-click and drag)

Add a trill extension E (Hold down E, then double-click and drag)

Add glissando without text F (Hold down F, then double-click and drag)

Add a glissando with text G (Hold down G, then double-click and drag)

Add a Hammer-on (H) H (Hold down H, then double-click and drag)

Add a Pull-off (P) 3 (Hold down 3, then double-click and drag)

Add a release (R) R (Hold down R, then double-click and drag)

Add a Bend (B) U (Hold down U, then double-click and drag)

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Add a Hammer-on above slur or tie 2 (Hold down 2, then double-click and drag)

Add a solid line L (Hold down L, then double-click and drag)

Add a Palm Mute (P.M.) M (Hold down M, then double-click and drag)

Add a Natural Harmonic (N.H.) N (Hold down N, then double-click and drag)

Add a slur S (Hold down S, then double-click and drag)

Add a trill T (Hold down T, then double-click and drag)

Add a dashed slur V (Hold down V, then double-click and drag)

Add a TAB slide X (Hold down X, then double-click and drag)

Add a single-hooked dashed line Y (Hold down Y, then double-click and drag)

Add a double hooked dashed line Z (Hold down Z, then double-click and drag)

Add a 15ma or 15mb marking 1 (Hold down 1, then double-click and drag)

Add a bend hat 6 (Hold down 6, then double-click and drag)

Add an 8va or 8vb marking 8 (Hold down 8, then double-click and drag)

Add a single hooked line K (Hold down K, then double-click and drag)

Add a double-hooked line O (Hold down (letter) O, then double-click and drag)

Add a crescendo < (Hold down <, then double-click and drag)

Add a pedal down/pedal up marking P (Hold down P, then double-click and drag)

Add a custom line (as defined) C (Hold down C, then double-click and drag)

Add a decrescendo > (Hold down >, then double-click and drag)

Speedy Entry Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Edit Frame dialog box Ctrl+click any measure that contains music

Remove note, rest or chord delete

Hide/show note or rest letter O or H

Add or remove accidental parentheses P

Jump to previous measure [ (left square bracket) or Shift+left arrow

Jump to next measure ] (right square bracket) or Shift+right arrow

Flip stem in opposite direction L

Restore stem direction to “floating” status Ctrl+L

Change to/from a grace note ; (semicolon) or G

Change to/from a slashed flagged grace


` (accent) or ; (semicolon) or G
note

Voice 1/2 ' (apostrophe)

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Move to next layer Shift+' (apostrophe)

Move editing frame down a staff Shift+down arrow

Move editing frame up a staff Shift+up arrow

Add or change note (64th–double whole


1–8
note)

Add or change 128th note Ctrl+0 (zero)

Shift+1 through Shift+7 (on keyboard only) (with MIDI,


Insert 64th note–whole note
while playing note)

Insert double whole note (without MIDI) Shift+8 (on numeric keypad only)

Insert 128th note (without MIDI) Ctrl+Shift+0 (zero) (in insert mode only)

Add 64th rest–whole rest (with MIDI) Shift+1 through Shift+7 without pressing note

Add rest (with or without MIDI) Ctrl+Shift+Option+1-7 (on keyboard only)

Add double whole rest (with MIDI) Shift+8 (on numeric keypad only)

Add 128th rest (with MIDI) CtrlShift+0 (zero)

Add a rest (with Hands-Free MIDI) play any three note cluster

Toggle Insert mode insert (or Shift+0 (zero) Num Pad only)

Constrain dragging a note


Shift+drag
(horizontal/vertical)

Begin a tuplet (duplet–octuplet) Ctrl+2 through Ctrl+8

Define a tuplet Ctrl+1

Raise by a half step + (plus) or Shift+S

Lower by a half step – (minus) or Shift+F

Raise by a half step (for entire measure) Ctrl+ + (plus)

Lower by a half step (for entire measure) Ctrl+ – (minus)

Flat note F

Sharp note S

Natural note N

Double-sharp X

Double-flat V

Previous note Left arrow

Next note Right arrow

Move to first note or rest in measure Ctrl+left arrow

Move just beyond last note or rest in


Ctrl+right arrow
measure

Down a step Down arrow

Up a step Up arrow

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Remove note from chord backspace or Shift+delete

Change single note to rest backspace or Shift+delete or R

Tie/untie to next note = (equals) or T

Tie/untie to previous note Ctrl = (equals) or Shift+T

Flip a tie Ctrl+F

Restore tie direction to automatic Ctrl+Shift+F

Break/join beam from previous note / (backslash) or B

Restore default beaming Shift+B

Flatten a beam \ (forward slash) or M

Show/hide any accidental * (asterisk)

Show/hide a courtesy accidental A

Restore courtesy accidental to Optional


Ctrl+* (asterisk)
status

Return a rest to its default position * (asterisk)

Exit measure and redraw/re-enter


0 (zero)
measure

Flip a note to its enharmonic equivalent 9

Flip enharmonic throughout measure Ctrl+9 (cursor on first note in measure)

Add a dot . (period)

Add a note to a chord enter

Change a rest to a note enter

Specify a pitch, high C–B (without MIDI) Q-W-E-R-T-Y-U (with Caps Lock)

Specify a pitch, middle C–B (without MIDI) A-S-D-F-G-H-J (with Caps Lock)

Specify a pitch, low C–B (without MIDI) Z-X-C-V-B-N-M (with Caps Lock)

Raise all pitch keys an octave , (comma) (with Caps Lock)

Lower all pitch keys an octave I (letter I) (with Caps Lock)

Restore all pitch keys to normal register K (with Caps Lock)

Special Tools Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click the Special Tool you want to use and click on the
Display handles in the measure
measure

Select a handle or handles Click, Shift+click or drag-enclose, or Ctrl+A

Reset the note to its original state Press delete, or backspaceor Shift+delete

Move selected items very slightly (nudge) Use the arrow keys

Flip a selected tie Ctrl+F

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Restore tie direction to automatic Ctrl+Shift+F

Staff Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Staff menu and handles Click the Staff Tool

Click a staff or a staff handle, drag-enclose staff


Select a staff (or staves).
handles, or select measures of the staff
Add the staff to the selection. If a staff is
already selected, remove the staff from Shift+click a staff or a staff handle
the selection.
Double-click a staff or a staff handle, or double-click a
full or abbreviated staff name handle, or right+click the
Display the Staff Attributes dialog box.
handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the
contextual menu.

Add a staff without repositioning the lower


Double-click in the score (in Scroll View)
staves to make room for the new staff.

Insert a staff between staves,


Shift+double-click below a staff in the score (in Scroll
repositioning the lower staves to make
View)
room for the new staff.

Add a staff to the bottom of the score Double-click the Staff Tool

Double-click a group handle, or double-click a bracket


handle, or right-Control+click the group or bracket
Display the Group Attributes dialog box. 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.
Select the staff handle and press Shift+delete for
Delete the selected staves without selected staves, or right+click the handle and select
repositioning the remaining staves. Delete Staves and Reposition from the contextual
menu.
Press delete for selected staves, or right+click the
Delete the selected staves and reposition
handle and select Delete Staves from the contextual
the remaining staves.
menu.

Click the staff's handle once and drag in Page View.


Adjust the staff’s position only in the
When you click once, measures in the current system
current staff system.
are selected.

Double-click the staff's handle and drag in Page View.


Adjust the staff’s position for all systems. When you double-click a staff handle, all measures of
the staff are selected.

Select a group (or groups). Click a group handle, or drag-enclose group handles

Add the group to the selection. If a group


is already selected, remove the group Shift+click a group handle
from the selection.

Ctrl+click a group handle, or right+click the handle and


Edit a full or abbreviated group name
select Edit Full Group Name or Edit Abbreviated
using the Edit Text window.
Group Name from the contextual menu.

Ctrl+Shift+click a group handle, or right+click the


Position a group name using the Position handle and select Position Full Group Name or
Full Group Name or Position Abbreviated Position Abbreviated Group Name from the contextual

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Group Name dialog box. menu.

Revert the position of the group names to


Press backspace for selected groups
their default position.

Press delete for selected groups, or right+click the


Remove the selected group definitions. handle and select Delete Group from the contextual
menu.

Adjust the position of a group name. Drag a group handle

Click a staff name handle, or drag-enclose staff name


Select a staff name (or names).
handles

Add the staff name to the selection. If a


staff name is already selected, remove the Shift+click a full or abbreviated staff name handle
staff name from the selection.

Ctrl+double-click a full or abbreviated staff name


Edit a full or abbreviated staff name using handle, or right+click the handle and select Edit Full
the Edit Text window. Staff Name or Edit Abbreviated Staff Name from the
contextual menu
Ctrl+Shift+click a full or abbreviated staff name handle,
Position the selected staff name using the
or right-Control+click the handle and select Position
Position Full Staff Name or Position
Full Staff Name or Position Abbreviated Staff Name
Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box.
from the contextual menu.
Revert the position of the full or
abbreviated staff name to its default Press backspace for a selected staff name handle
position.
Adjust the position of the selected staff
Drag a full or abbreviated staff name handle
name.
Click a bracket handle, or drag-enclose several
Select a bracket (or brackets).
bracket handles
Add the bracket to the selection. If a
bracket is already selected, remove the Shift+click a bracket handle
bracket from the selection.

Press delete for selected brackets, or right+click the


Remove the selected brackets.
handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Revert the selected brackets to their


Press backspace for selected brackets
default length.

Make a bracket taller or shorter. Drag a bracket handle vertically

Move a bracket closer to or away from


Drag a bracket handle horizontally
bracketed staves.

right+click the staff handle and select Select Clef from


Select a clef for the staff.
the contextual menu.

Click the Staff Style bar and press Delete. Or, Select
Remove Staff Styles from selected region. the measures, right click and choose Clear Staff Styles
From (and then the desired score/part Option).

Text Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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Left Justify text in a text block Ctrl+ [ (left square bracket)

Right Justify text in a text block Ctrl+ ] (right square bracket)

Center Justify text in a text block Ctrl+ ' (apostrophe)

Full Justify text in a text block Ctrl+ ; (semicolon)

Forced Full Justify text in a text block Ctrl+Shift+ ; (semicolon)

Bold Ctrl+Shift+ B

Italic Ctrl+Shift+ I

Underline Ctrl+Shift+ U

Increase Point Size by one Ctrl+Shift+ . (period)

Decrease Point Size by one Ctrl+Shift+ , (comma)

Page Number Text Insert Ctrl+Shift+ P

Sharp sign Text Insert Ctrl+Shift+ S

Flat sign Text Insert Ctrl+Shift+ F

Natural sign Text Insert Ctrl+Shift+ N

Display Character Settings dialog box Ctrl+T

Display Line Spacing dialog box Ctrl+Shift+L

Align Text block to the Left Ctrl+Shift+ [ (left square bracket)

Center Text block Horizontally Ctrl+Shift+ ' (apostrophe)

Align Text block to the Right Ctrl+Shift+ ] (right square bracket)

Align Text block to the Top Ctrl+ - (minus)

Center Text block Vertically Ctrl+Shift+ = (equals)

Align Text block to the Bottom Ctrl+Shift - (minus)

Display the Standard Frame dialog box Ctrl+ M

Display the Custom Frame dialog box Ctrl+Shift+ M

Ctrl+Shift+ T or Shift+double-click a text block handle,


Display the Frame Attributes dialog box or right+click the handle and select Edit Frame
Attributes from the contextual menu.

Display the Text menu Click the Text Tool

Display handles on text blocks Click the Text Tool

Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block


Select a text block or text blocks
handles, Shift+click a text block handle

Create an unbounded frame that expands


Double-click in the score
as you enter text

Create a bounded, fixed-size frame for text Double-click and drag in the score

Double-click a text block handle, or right+click the


Edit the text block
handle and select Edit Text from the contextual menu.

Delete the selected text blocks

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Press delete for one or more selected text blocks, or


right+click the handle and select Delete from the
contextual menu.

Adjust the text block’s position in the score Drag a selected text block handle

Tuplet Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display positioning handles Click the first note of a tuplet

Position tuplet Drag a positioning handle

Press delete for selected tuplet, or right+click the


Delete tuplet
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
Display the Tuplet Definition dialog box
the handle and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the
contextual menu.
Ctrl+Double-click the Tuplet Tool, or right-click the
Display the Default Tuplet Visual Definition
Tuplet Tool and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the
dialog box
context menu

Zoom Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Zoom in Click the score or press Ctrl+ +

Zoom out Ctrl+click the score or press Ctrl+ -(minus)

Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom in S+click the right-button

Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom


Ctrl+S+click the right-button
out

Fill the screen with the selected area Drag-enclose an area

Playback

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Begin/stop playing Alt+D-P or Alt+D-O

Begin playing (Playback Controls closed)


Spacebar+click in staff
from the measure clicked

Begin playing from the clicked measure in


Shift+spacebar+click in staff
the clicked staff only

Begin playing from measure one in all


Spacebar+click to the left of a staff system
staves
Begin playing from measure 1 for the
Spacebar-Shift+click to the left of staff
clicked staff

“Scrub” onscreen music - all staves Ctrl+spacebar (and drag across music)

“Scrub” onscreen music - clicked staff only Ctrl+Shift+spacebar (and drag across music)

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Shape Designer

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Send to Back CtrlB

Send to Front CtrlF

Group CtrlG

Ungroup CtrlU

General
File Menu
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
Simple Entry Laptop
Smart Shape Tool
Speedy Entry Tool
Special Tools Tool
Staff Tool
Text Tool
Tuplet Tool
Zoom Tool

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