Keystroke (Combinations)

Context

Action

ENTER

Viewing or editing the score.

Toggle between Select Mode and Add Mode.

SHIFT+ENTER

Viewing or editing the score.

For some types of objects, open the Properties dialog box.

Add Mode for notes.

Add a new note where the red to-be-added note is currently shown.

SPACE

Almost any time except when editing text.

Start or stop playback, and stop recording.

SPACE

A lyric is selected.

Advance to the next note or chord to continue adding the next lyric.

CTRL+SPACE

A staff or region has been selected for recording.

Start recording.

ALT+SPACE

You have previously specified section that you want to practice.

Start a practice loop.

PAGEUP

(or PAGEDOWN)

Vertical scrollbars are displayed in Page View or Window View.

Scroll up or down the page by a window's worth. If the page is already at the top (or bottom), advance to the top of the next page (or bottom of the previous page).

SHIFT+PAGEUP

(or SHIFT+PAGEDOWN)

Window View or Page View.

Go to the top of the next (or previous) page.

CTRL+HOME

Window View or Page View.

Go to the beginning of the score.

CTRL+END

Window View or Page View.

Go to the end of the score.

TAB or SHIFT+TAB

A lyric or chord name is selected.

Advance to the next (or previous) note or chord to continue adding or editing the next lyric or next chord name.

Ctrl +  (increase)

or Ctrl + (decrease)

(for machines with a NumPad)

OR

CTRL + SHIFT + >  (increase)

CTRL +  < (decrease)

One or more lyric or text items are selected, OR one or more notes are selected.

Increase or decrease the font size of the selected text items OR increase or decrease the pitch of selected note(s) by half step.

CTRL+N

Almost any time.

Create new file.

CTRL+O

Almost any time.

Open a file.

CTRL+F4

Almost any time.

Close a file.

CTRL+S

Almost any time.

Save an edited file.

SHIFT+CTRL+S

During or after playback.

Turn off stuck notes.

CTRL+P

Almost any time.

Print the current score or part.

ALT+[underlined letter of a main menu item]

Almost any time

Opens the command list for the menu item.  For example,. "ALT + V" opens the "View" command list.

"K" plus mouse click

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Sets the cursor location to start adding notes .

Keystroke (Combinations)

Context

Action

 or

A note or chord selected.

Advance the selection to the next (or previous) chord in the same staff.

or

A note selected.

Advance the selection to the note above (or below) in the same chord in the same same staff.

 or

Adding notes.

Move the red to-be-added note to the next or previous position.

 or

Adding notes.

Move the red to-be-added note to the next staff pitch position above or below the current one.  

CTRL + , , , or

Vertical or horizontal scrollbars are displayed along the side of the window.

Scroll the score by a small amount in the window.

SHIFT+ or SHIFT+

One or more notes selected.

Shift the selected notes to the staff immediately above (or below).

A+ or A+

One or more notes selected.

Move the notated and/or performed attack of the notes to the right (or left).

A+

One or more notes selected.

Snap ("quantize") the as-performed attack of the selected notes to their notated locations.

C+ or C+

Show the velocity vectors (loudness) of notes, using SHIFT+V. Then select three or more notes.

Increase (or decrease) the contrast in loudness between the selected notes.

C+ or C+

Show the velocity vectors (loudness) of notes, using SHIFT+V. Then select three or more notes.

Gradually increase (or decrease) the loudness of notes over the range of selection, while preserving the accents of notes. ("C" suggests crescendo.)

D+ or D+

One or more notes selected.

Increase (or decrease) the notated and/or performed duration of the selected notes.

E+ or E+

One or more notes selected.

Raise (or lower) the enharmonic spelling of a note, such as from C# to Db.

F+ or F+

Page layout view.

Increase (or decrease) the music font size.

L+ or L+

Show the velocity vectors (loudness) of notes, using SHIFT+V. Then select one or more notes.

Increase (or decrease) the loudness of the selected notes.

P+ or P+ or

CTRL+ or CTRL+

One or more notes selected.

Increase (or decrease) the pitch of the selected notes.

R+

One or more notes selected.

Snap ("quantize") the as-performed release of the selected notes to their notated locations.

S+

One or more notes selected.

Snap ("quantize") the as-performed attack and duration of the selected notes to their notated rhythms. (Use A+ to snap the attack and R+ to snap the release.)

T+ or T+

Before or during playback.

Increase (or decrease) the percentage adjustment to the playback tempo.

T+ENTER

Before or during playback.

Reset the tempo adjustment to normal (100%).

V+ or V+

Before or during playback, with one or more staves selected.

Increase (or decrease) the volume level of the selected staves, or all staves if none are selected, and decrease the volume level of the other staves.

V+ENTER

Before or during playback.

Reset the volume levels of all staves to normal.

Keystroke Combination

Palette

SHIFT+A

Accents and articluations.

SHIFT+B

Beams.

SHIFT+C (once or twice)

Clefs or chord names.

SHIFT+D

Dynamic marks.

SHIFT+E

Expressions (master palette for other palettes).

SHIFT+F

Free text.

SHIFT+G

Graphical data: tempo, staff volume, staff pan, pitch bend, sustain pedal, and MIDI controller data.

SHIFT+I

Instrument sound (mid-staff MIDI program change).

SHIFT+K

Key signature.

SHIFT+L

Lyrics.

SHIFT+M

Meter.

SHIFT+N

Notes.

SHIFT+O (once or twice)

Ornaments or 8va octaves.

SHIFT+P (once or twice)

Page text or page layout.

SHIFT+R (once or twice)

Rests or rehearsal marks.

SHIFT+S (once or twice)

Slurs or sustain pedal marks.

SHIFT+T

Text (master palette for types of text).

SHIFT+U

Go to the palette one level up in the palette hierarchy.

SHIFT+V

Velocity (note loudness).

SHIFT+Y

Piano roll palette.

> or <

Hairpin crescendo (or decresendo).

$ or %

Special music symbols, such as and .

[ or {

Bracket or brace.

| (vertical line character)

Barline.

K + mouse click

Set position cursor for adding notes with Virtual Piano Keyboard

Keyboard Sequence

Menu / Submenu

Command

qam or qim

Score

Add (or insert) measure.

qas

Staff

Add staff.

qcl

Lyric

Copy lyrics.

qcmr

Score

Collapse multiple measure rests.

qcrl

Region

Convert region to selection of lyrics.

qcrn

Region

Convert region to selection of notes.

qcrs

Region

Convert region to selection of entire staff.

qcuh

Edit

Clear undo history.

qdc

Setup

MIDI device setup. (See also qqds for Quick MIDI device setup.)

qdm or qrm

Score

Delete (remove) measures.

qds

Staff

Delete staff.

qdpn

Part

Display pitch names in noteheads for selected staves.

qfn

Note / Filter or Region

Filter notes according to selection criteria.

qfs

Part

Font size and spacing.

qgm

View / Go to

Go to measure.

qgp

View / Go to

Go to page.

qgr

View / Go to

Go to rehearsal mark.

qhrs

Part

Hide Resting Staves.

qim or qam

Score

Insert (or add) measure.

qin

Part

Instrument names display options.

qkte or qktm

Perform / Tempo

Keep adjusted tempo.

qmet

Perform

Toggle metronome.

qmn

Score

Measure numbers.

qms

Staff

Merge staves.

qpart

Main view or BandMates

Display or define Parts

qpc

Setup

Enable pitch-to-command.

qpdf

File

Export PDF

qpgs

Part

Page setup.

qpl

Edit or Lyric

Paste lyrics.

qpnr

Perform

Set practice loop at next rehearsal mark.

qppr

Perform

Set practice loop at previous rehearsal mark.

qpra

Perform

Practice setup.

qps

File

Print setup.

qpt

Edit

Paste tempo.

qpv

View

Page view.

qqds

Setup

Quick MIDI device setup. (also see qdc for full MIDI Device Setup)

qrc

Chord Name

Remove chord names.

qrfp

Edit

Refresh current page.

qrfs

Edit

Refresh entire score.

qri

Score

Repeat instructions.

qrm or qdm

Score

Remove (delete) measures.

qro

Note / Filter

Remove overlaps of notes.

qrr

Note / Filter

Remove rests smaller than.

qrt

Staff

Re-transcribe staff.

qsas

Part

Show all staves.

qsbm

BandMates

Show BandMates displays

qsbr

Bracket

Show brackets

qscn

Chord Name

Show chord names.

qscp

Staff

Show concert pitches.

qsgc

View

Show MIDI controller graph (select type from list)

qsgpa

View

Show Pan data graph

qsgpb

View

Show Pitch Bend data graph

qsgs

View

Show Sustain Pedal data graph

qsgt

View

Show Tempo graph

qsgv

View

Show Volume graph

qsh

View

Show and hide parts of the Composer window

qsin

Part

Show or hide instrument names.

qsk

Virtual Keyboard

Show or hide the Virtual Keyboard.

qsl

Lyric

Show lyrics.

qsor

Ornament

Show ornaments and grace notes.

qsob

Part

Show types of objects.

qsolo

Perform

Solo all instruments in the Part

qspld

Staff

Split drums.

qsplh

Staff

Split hands.

qsplm

Staff

Split melody and accompaniment.

qspp

View

Show playback position.

qsreg

Edit

Select region.

qssb

View

Show status bar.

qstb

View

Show toolbar.

qssc

View

Show staff controls.

qtc

Chord Name or Staff

Transcribe chord names.

qti

Staff

Transpose instrument key.

qto

Setup

Transcription options.

qtp

Staff

Transpose actual pitches.

qsus

Staff

Set up staves.

qvm

View

View measure range.

qwav

File

Export WAV audio file

qwv

View

Window view.

qz% or qzp

View

Zoom percentage.