User Manual

10.16
On Multiple Notes: By Menu
This method of adding articulations to multiple notes is ideal for situations where
you know the name of an articulation, but are not sure of the symbol.
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. Either highlight any contiguous group of notes – or click-select any number of notes in dierent locations (by
holding down the Shift key while you click the noteheads).
3. Then right click and select Notes > Articulation from the context menu.
» The Articulation dialog box opens.
4. In the drop-down menu select the articulation you want on the group of notes. The available articulations are Dash,
Staccato, Staccatissimo, Mezzo-Staccato, Accent, Legato accent, Staccato with accent, Staccatissimo with accent,
Strong accent [Marcato], Legato strong accent, Staccato with strong accent, Staccatissimo with strong accent, Soft
attack , and No articulation (delete).
5. Click OK.
On Multiple Notes: By Shortcuts
This method of adding articulations to multiple notes is ideal for situations where you know the symbol
you want. In this method you press dierent shortcut keys to place a symbol on all the notes. The major
advantage to this method is you can press two shortcut keys in series to “build” a complex symbol.
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. Either highlight any contiguous group of notes – or click-select any number of notes in dierent locations (by
holding down the Shift key while you click the noteheads).
3. Press one or two keys:
Staccato • Press the 1 key
Staccatissimo Press Shift + 1
Dash _ Press the – (dash) key
Mezzo-Staccato Press – then the 1 key in either order
Accent Press the 5 key
Staccato Accent Press 5 then the 1 key in either order
Legato Accent Press 5 then the – (dash) key in either order
Staccatissimo with Accent
Press 5 then Shift + 1 in either order
Strong Accent (Marcato) Press the 6 key
Staccato Strong Accent Press 6 then the 1 key in either order
Legato Strong Accent Press 6 then the – (dash) key in either order
Staccatissimo with Strong Accent Press 6 then Shift + 1 in either order
4. Click elsewhere in the score area.