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Entering and editing notes
Adding and editing notes
2. Hold down [Alt]/[Option].
A note with the note value specified in the extended toolbar appears. By default,
the insert position is the first position of the bar and the pitch is C3. You can
however change this using the computer keyboard.
• You can change the pitch of the note by using the up and down arrow keys.
To transpose the note in octave steps, use the Page Up/Page Down keys.
• To change the insert position of the note, use the right and left arrow keys.
Note that for position changes, the Quantize value is taken into account.
• To change the length of the note, hold down [Shift] and use the right and left arrow
keys.
This changes the note value step by step, passing from one Quantize value to the
next.
3. To insert the note, press [Return].
The note with the specified pitch and note value is inserted at the selected position
and the insert position for the next note changes according to the Quantize value.
If you press [Shift]-[Return], the insert position does not change, allowing you to
enter chords.
Entering notes with the mouse
To add a note to the score, proceed as follows:
1. Make the staff active.
Notes are always inserted on the active staff, see “The active staff” on page 734.
2. Select the desired note value.
See “Selecting a note value for input” on page 754.
3. If you select the note value by clicking on a symbol on the extended toolbar, the
Insert Note tool is automatically selected – otherwise select the Insert Note tool on
the toolbar or context menu.
4. Select a Quantize value.
The Quantize value determines the spacing between notes. If you set Quantize to
1/1 you only can add notes at downbeats. If you set Quantize to 1/8, you can add
notes at eighth note positions, etc.
5. Click in the staff and keep the mouse button pressed.
The Insert Note tool changes into a note symbol (showing the note exactly as it
would be inserted in the score).
6. Move the mouse horizontally to find the correct position.
7. Move the mouse vertically to find the correct pitch.
Ö If the “Show Note Info by the Mouse” option is activated in the Preferences dialog
(Scores–Editing page), the position and pitch of the note is also shown in a “tooltip”
next to the pointer while you are dragging. If you find that screen redraws are too
sluggish, you may want to deactivate this option.
8. Release the mouse button.
The note appears in the score.
Accidentals are shown beside the note to indicate
the current pitch.
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If you activate the “Animate Note Cursor” option in the Preferences dialog (Scores–
Editing page), you do not need to keep the mouse button pressed to see the note as
it would be inserted in the score.