User Manual

8.4
You have a choice of using the Entry Palette or keyboard shortcuts – or any mix of the two –
to Enter notes and rests on a musical sta. To begin, you must be in Edit mode.
Option 1: Use the Entry Palette
To use the Entry Palette to Enter notes and rests:
1. In the Entry Palette hover over the third pane from the left: .
» A pop-up menu displays.
◙ Note/rest entry options.
2. Click the note or rest value you need.
» The item appears on your Music Cursor.
3. To listen to a note (“audition”) before you place it, hover your Music Cursor over any degree on the notation sta and
press the A key. You hear the sta’s instrument play the note as long as you hold the A key down. After release, you
can move the note to another pitch and press the A key again to hear how the new pitch sounds.
4. Position the Music Cursor where you want to place the note or rest. Click your mouse or press the Enter key.
» The note is now on your score in a solid black color.
Option 2: Use Keyboard Shortcuts
Press the following keys to place Notes (press once) and Rests (press twice) on your Music Cursor.
If you have chosen ‘International’ shortcut set in Preferences, the shortcuts below are in red
Shift + W = Double
whole note/rest
Q = Quarter note/rest
8 Or 8
T = 32nd note/rest
W = Whole note/rest
8 Or 0
E = Eighth note/rest
8 Or 7
J = 64th note/rest
H = Half note/rest
8 Or 9
S = 16th note/rest
8 Or 6
Shift + J
= 128th note/rest
TIP: To access a bar rest to place in a measure that is not in common time, press the Z key.
After you place the symbol of the note or rest you want on your Music Cursor:
1. To listen to a note (“audition”) before you place it, hover your Music Cursor over any degree on the notation sta and
press the A key. You hear the sta’s instrument play the note as long as you hold the A key down. After release, you
can move the note to another pitch and press the A key again to hear how the new pitch sounds.
2. Position the Music Cursor where you want to place the note or rest.
TIP: for short distances, you can use the left/Right Arrow keys instead of moving your mouse.
3. Click your mouse or press the Enter key.
» The item is now in your score in a solid black color.
Enter Notes and Rests