User manual

● Select an existing item before which you want to add bars/beats.
2. Press Shift-B to open the bars and barlines popover.
3. Enter the number of bars/beats you want to input.
For example, enter 2 to input two bars or 2q to input two quarter note beats.
4. Press Return to close the popover.
RESULT
The number of bars or beats specied is input.
During note input, bars/beats are input from the caret position. If the caret is in the middle of the
bar when inputting bars, sucient beats are added to ensure that the nal bar created has the
correct number of beats. The caret position stays at its previous position so you can continue
inputting music from the same position.
When you add bars/beats to existing music, they are added after a selected barline and before a
selected item, including time signatures.
TIP
Another way to add bars is by choosing a note value, such as a whole note when in a 4/4 time
signature, and pressing Space repeatedly during note input.
RELATED LINKS
Bars and barlines popover on page 223
Bars on page 491
Inputting time signatures with the popover on page 215
Inputting bars with the panel
You can input bars using the Bars and Barlines panel, both during note input and by adding
them to existing music.
PREREQUISITE
You have input a time signature.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select an existing barline after which you want to input bars.
● Select an existing item before which you want to input bars.
2. In the Notations toolbox, click Bars and Barlines to show the Bars and Barlines panel.
3. In the Insert Bars section of the Bars and Barlines panel, change the number of bars you
want to input by changing the value in the value eld.
4. Select one of the following options for where you want to input bars:
●
Start of Flow: Bars are input at the beginning of the ow.
●
Start of Selection: Bars are input from the selected note or rest.
●
End of Flow: Bars are input at the end of the ow.
Write mode
Notations input
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