Reference Guide

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Basic musical editing
Notation and lyrics
Use the Select tool in the Control Bar to make selections. Selection methods in the Staff view are
similar to those in other views. Here is a summary:
For more information about selecting notes, see “Smart tool” on page 422 and “Select tool” on page
429.
Moving, copying, and deleting notes on the staff
Selections can be cut, copied, pasted, and deleted with Edit menu commands. The techniques are
similar to those used in other views. Selections can also be dragged and dropped to copy or move
them. To keep track of your current position while dragging, you can keep an eye on the time and
pitch locator in the upper-right corner of the Staff view.
Notes can be dragged horizontally, to a new time, or vertically, to a new pitch or staff. When you drag
a note up or down to a new pitch, the note normally snaps to the notes in the current key signature
(diatonic scale). This makes it easy to drag notes quickly among pitches that are in the current key.
If you need to transpose more than a few notes, use the Process > Transpose command. For more
information, see “Transposing” on page 710.
To do this Do this
Select a note or other symbol Click it
Select several symbols at once Click and drag a rectangle around them
Add symbols to the selection Press SHIFT and either click on the symbols or drag a rectangle
around the events
Add or remove symbols from the selection Press CTRL and either click on the symbols or drag a rectangle
around the events
Select symbols in a time range Click and drag in the Time Ruler
Select symbols between two markers Click between the markers
Remove all selections Click in an empty area
Table 186.
Note: Tied notes must be selected together, since the series is really just a single MIDI note. To
select tied notes, you must click or drag a rectangle around the first note of the series.