This documentation covers all products in the MidiIllustrator range.
Some shortcuts are only available in MidiIllustrator Maestro and Virtuoso.
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| File menu |
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| Score Management |
Ctrl+O |
Opens an existing score |
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Ctrl+S |
Saves an open score using the same file name |
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Ctrl+N
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Opens the New Score Dialog |
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| Printing |
Ctrl+P |
Prints the current score |
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Ctrl+Alt+Q |
Quick Print Parts/Instruments/Staves |
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| View |
Ctrl+W |
Toggles between Page View, Scroll View and Window View |
| Exit Application |
Alt+F4 |
Prompt to save any open scores and then close the
program |
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| Edit menu |
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| Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
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Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
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| Clipboard
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Ctrl+C |
Copy |
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Ctrl+X |
Cut |
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Ctrl+V |
Paste |
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| Selection |
Escape |
Deselect and current selection |
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B |
Switch Between Cursor and Selection |
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Shift+Right Arrow |
Select Current Item |
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Shift+Right Arrow (repeat) |
Select Current Chord (when command repeated with
existing selection - more information) |
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Shift+Left Arrow |
Select Previous Item |
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Shift+Left Arrow (repeat) |
Select Previous Chord (when command repeated with
existing selection - more information) |
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| View menu |
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| Views |
Ctrl+W |
Toggles between Page View, Scroll View and Window View |
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F11 |
Full Screen (F11 or Escape returns to normal viewing mode) |
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Ctrl+H |
Hides traditional staff notation / Show
staves as timelines |
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| Toolbars |
Ctrl+K |
Shows/hides the On Screen Piano Keyboard |
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Ctrl+Alt+F |
Shows/hides the On Screen Guitar Fretboard |
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Ctrl+L |
Shows/hides the Metronome Light |
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Ctrl+Alt+L |
Shows/hides the Lists Bar |
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| Zooming |
Z+Up or Ctrl+Numpad Plus |
Zooms in on the current view |
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Z+Down or Ctrl+Numpad Minus |
Zooms out of the current view |
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Z+Enter or Ctrl+Numpad 0 |
Sets the zoom level to the preferred zoom setting |
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| Navigation Commands |
Left Arrow |
Moves to the previous note or rest |
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Right Arrow |
Moves to the next note or rest |
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Up Arrow |
Moves to the next stave or system |
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Down Arrow |
Moves to the next stave or system |
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Page Down |
Moves to the next page in the score |
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Page Up |
Moves to the previous page in the score |
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Ctrl+End |
Moves the cursor to the end of the score |
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Ctrl+Home |
Moves the cursor to the start of the
score |
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Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Moves the cursor to the next measure in the score |
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Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Moves the cursor to the previous measure in the score |
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Alt+Up Arrow |
Stave/System above |
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Alt+Down Arrow |
Stave/System below |
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Ctrl+G |
Opens the Goto... (Page/Measure/Bookmark) dialog box |
'Skip' Back / Forward -
Cursor Navigation During Playback
Whilst playing the score, holding down the Control key during the main
navigation commands will move the playback cursor and then continue playback
from the new cursor location.
The following navigation commands are available during playback:
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Ctrl+Page Down |
Moves the playback cursor to the next page in the score |
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Ctrl+Page Up |
Moves the playback cursor to the previous page in the score |
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Ctrl+End |
Moves the playback cursor to the end of the score (Usually ends
playback) |
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Ctrl+Home |
Moves the playback cursor to the start of the score (Rewinds
playback) |
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Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Moves the playback cursor to the next measure in the score |
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Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Moves the playback cursor to the previous measure in the score |
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| Score menu |
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| Options |
Ctrl+Alt+O |
Opens the Score Options dialog |
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| Staves menu |
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| Staves |
Ctrl+T |
Opens the Staff Manager dialog |
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Ctrl+I |
Opens the Instrument dialog for the
selected staff |
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Ctrl+Alt+T |
Shows/hides the Staff Tools |
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Ctrl+Alt+N |
Shows/hides the Staff Namings |
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Ctrl+Alt+E |
Hide empty portions of staves |
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| Insert menu |
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| Insert Commands |
Enter |
Inserts a new note at the insertion point,
and moves the cursor forwards
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| Notes |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new chord note at the insertion point,
and leaves the cursor at the current insertion point
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| Rests |
Shift+Enter |
Inserts a new rest at the insertion point
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| Lyrics |
I+L |
Inserts a new Lyric at the insertion
point (or a new verse if a Lyric already exists) |
| Bookmarks |
I+B |
Inserts a new Bookmark at the insertion
point (or edit existing Bookmark if one already exists) |
| Chord Names |
I+C |
Inserts a new Chord Name at the insertion
point (or edit existing Chord Name if one already exists) |
| Guitar Chords |
I+G |
Inserts a new Guitar Chord at the
insertion point (or edit existing Guitar Chord if one already exists) |
| Free Text |
I+T |
Inserts a new Free Text item at the
insertion point, anchored to the current measure |
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I+F |
Inserts a new Free Text item at the
insertion point, anchored to the current page |
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I+S |
Inserts a new Free Text item at the
insertion point, anchored to the current measure and staff |
| Expressions |
I+E |
Inserts a new Expression at the insertion
point, anchored to the current time and staff
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R |
Switch between Note / Rest Entry
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| Insert menu /
Notes menu / Rests menu |
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| Duration |
D+Up Arrow |
Increases the entry duration/duration of the selection |
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D+Down Arrow |
Decreases the entry duration/duration of the selection |
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1 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the
selection to a Whole length |
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2 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the
selection to a Half length |
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3 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the
selection to a Quarter length |
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4 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the selection to an 8th
length |
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5 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the selection to a 16th
length |
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6 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the selection to a 32nd
length |
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7 |
Sets the entry duration/duration of the selection to a 64th
length |
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| Dotted Durations |
0 |
Removes any dotted duration from all
selected notes |
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8 |
Dots the duration of all selected notes |
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9 |
Doubles dot the duration of all selected
notes |
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D+Enter |
Normal duration, no tuplet |
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D+3 |
Triplet duration |
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D+5 |
Quintuplet duration |
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| Shift Notes |
Alt+Up Arrow |
Moves cursor/selected notes one staff up |
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Alt+Down Arrow |
Moves cursor/selected notes one staff
down |
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Alt+Left Arrow |
Moves cursor/selected notes backwards |
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Alt+Right Arrow |
Moves cursor/selected notes forwards |
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| Pitch
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Up Arrow |
Increases the entry pitch/pitch of the selection |
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Down Arrow |
Decreases the entry pitch/pitch of the selection |
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Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Increases the entry pitch/pitch of the selection by an
octave |
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Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Decreases the entry pitch/pitch of the selection by an
octave |
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| Ties
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I+Enter |
Ties together contiguous selected notes
of the same pitch |
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| Slurs
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U+Enter |
Creates a slur between the two selected
notes |
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U+Delete |
Deletes slurs to/from the selected notes |
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U+Up Arrow |
Sets the slur position above the
notes in range |
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U+Down Arrow |
Sets the slur position below the
notes in range |
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Finger Numbers |
F+1
F+2
F+3
F+4
F+5 |
Manual assignment of a finger
number to a note selection |
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F+0 |
Manual removal of finger
numbers on a note selection |
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F+Enter |
Finger numbers are assigned
automatically to selected notes, using settings in the Fingering Analysis dialog |
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F+Space |
Finger numbers are assigned
automatically to selected notes in the context of their position relative to one
another but ignoring other notes surrounding the selection (using settings in
the Fingering Analysis dialog). |
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| Synchronising Notes |
S+A |
Synchronises Attack Time only of
selected notes |
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S+D |
Synchronises Duration only of
selected notes |
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S+Enter |
Synchronises Attack Time and Duration of
selected notes |
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| Stems |
S+Up Arrow |
Sets the stems of all selected notes to
point up |
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S+Down Arrow |
Sets the stems of all selected notes to
point down |
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| Voices |
C+Up Arrow |
Sets the entry voice/selection voice to
Upper Voice |
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C+Down Arrow |
Sets the entry voice/selection voice to
Lower Voice |
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C+Enter |
Sets the entry voice/selection voice
Single Voice |
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| Accidental (Entry / Selection) |
A+Right Arrow |
Double Sharp |
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A+Up Arrow |
Sharp |
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A+Enter Arrow |
Natural |
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A+Down Arrow |
Flat |
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A+Left Arrow |
Double Flat |
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A+C |
Show Courtesy Accidental |
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| Enharmonic Spelling |
E+Up Arrow |
Raises the entry/selection Enharmonic Spelling |
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E+Down Arrow |
Lowers the entry/selection Enharmonic Spelling |
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E+Enter |
Resets the entry/selection Enharmonic Spelling |
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E+Left Arrow |
Sets the default entry Enharmonic Spelling to flat |
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E+Right Arrow |
Sets the default entry Enharmonic Spelling to sharp |
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| Volume
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V+Space |
Choose entry volume/Selection volume |
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V+Up |
Increases the volume of the selection |
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V+Down |
Decreases the volume of the selection |
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More information on the deletion commands |
| Delete |
Backspace |
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Shift+Delete |
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Shift+Backspace |
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| Lyrics menu |
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| Lyrics |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new verse |
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Tab |
Add/Edit next item |
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Shift+Tab |
Add/Edit previous item |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected Lyric |
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| Bookmarks menu |
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| Bookmarks |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new line |
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Tab |
Add/Edit next item |
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Shift+Tab |
Add/Edit previous item |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected item |
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| Chord Names menu |
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| Chord Names |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new line |
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Tab |
Add/Edit next item |
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Shift+Tab |
Add/Edit previous item |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected item |
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| Guitar Frets menu |
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| Guitar Frets |
G+F |
When there is more than one chord
fingering for a selected chord this shortcut will move to the next chord
fingering |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected Guitar
Fret |
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| Free Text
menu |
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| Free Text |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new verse |
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Tab |
Add/Edit next item |
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Shift+Tab |
Add/Edit previous item |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected Lyric |
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| Expression menu |
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| Expression |
Ctrl+Enter |
Inserts a new verse |
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Tab |
Add/Edit next item |
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Shift+Tab |
Add/Edit previous item |
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Alt+Left |
Moves the selected item(s) back in the
score |
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Alt+Right |
Moves the selected item(s) forward in the
score |
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Delete |
Deletes the currently selected Lyric |
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| Power Edit Menu |
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| Power Edit Commands |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
Creates new measures prior to
pasting/dropping a copied range |
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Delete |
Delete all notation in the range, but
leaves the measure/staff structure intact |
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| Perform menu |
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| Performance |
Space |
Starts/stops Playback |
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Ctrl+Space |
Play just the current measure and then return the
cursor to the pre-playback position |
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Ctrl+Home |
Rewinds the cursor to the start of the
score |
| Editing
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Alt+R |
Starts/stops recording in Edit Mode |
| Learning Tools (Step by Step Mode and Practice Sessions) |
Ctrl+B |
Starts/stops Step by Step mode |
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Ctrl+Alt+B |
Synchronizes the playback position to the current Step
Position. |
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Ctrl+Left Mouse Click |
In Step by Step Mode, moves the playback start cursor to
desired measure. Note this can also be done with
MIDI Shortcut Keys. |
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Escape |
Stops current Practice Session |
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| Tempo |
T+Up Arrow |
Increases Master playback tempo of the
piece |
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T+Down Arrow |
Decreases Master playback tempo of the
piece |
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T+Enter |
Resets Master playback tempo of the piece
to its original value |
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| Volume |
V+Up Arrow |
Increases Master playback volume of the
piece (or just the selected staves) |
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V+Down Arrow |
Decreases Master playback volume of the
piece (or just the selected staves) |
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V+Enter |
Resets Master playback volume of the
piece to its original value |
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| MIDI Echo |
Ctrl+E |
Opens the Instrument dialog for the MIDI
Echo device |
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| Metronome |
Ctrl+M |
Activates/deactivates the Metronome |
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| Tools menu |
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| Modes |
M+1 |
Enter Performance Mode: Optimised for listening
to and interacting with your music |
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M+2 |
Enter Layout Mode: Modify proportions of score
items, like staff heights, bar widths etc |
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M+3 |
Enter Edit Mode - Normal Entry
: Add to the
notation and change all aspects of the existing notation |
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M+4 |
Enter Edit Mode - Mouse Entry
: Add and modify
notation directly using the mouse |
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M+5 |
Enter Edit Mode - Power Edit
: Quickly edit
large areas of the notation, applying changes to whole measures or beats |
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| Help menu |
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| Help |
F1 |
Opens the Help File to provide content sensitive help |
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Staff Manager
Dialog |
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| Selection |
Ctrl+A |
Selects all staves |