User Manual
8.6
Accidentals raise or lower the pitch of an existing note by a small interval. Notion not only supports traditional at, sharp,
and natural symbols – you also have access to quarter-tone accidentals if you use Option 1 (with Music Cursor) below. A
dierent method, Option 2 (without the Music Cursor), enables you to make half-step changes directly to existing notes.
You must be in Edit mode.
Option 1: Alter with Music Cursor
To add an accidental to an existing note, select the type of accidental you need so it appears on your Music Cursor. Use a
keyboard shortcut or in the Entry Palette hover over the second pane from the left: .
Standard Accidentals
Accidental
Palette symbol
Keyboard
shortcut
Accidental
Palette symbol
Keyboard
shortcut
Flat 2 (1x)
Q.T. Raised Flat Shift + 2 (1x)
Double-at 2 (2x)
Q.T. Lowered Flat Shift + 2 (2x)
Sharp 3 (1x)
Q.T. Raised Sharp Shift + 3 (1x)
Double-sharp 3 (2x)
Q.T. Lowered Sharp Shift + 3 (2x)
Natural 4
Q.T. Raised Natural Shift + 4 (1x)
Q.T. Lowered Natural Shift + 4 (2x)
Then add the accidental to an existing note:
1. Position the Music Cursor so the accidental hovers on over head of the note you want to alter.
2. Click the mouse or press Enter.
3. Since the accidental symbol is still on your Music Cursor, you can add this mark to as many other notes as you want.
Accidentals