Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks

File menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Launch Window COMMAND+SHIFT+N

New (default new action) COMMAND+N

Open COMMAND+O

Close COMMAND+W

Close All OPTION+COMMAND+W

Save COMMAND+S

Save As COMMAND+SHIFT+S

Save All OPTION+COMMAND+S

Print Score COMMAND+P

Quit COMMAND+Q

Edit menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Undo COMMAND+Z

Redo COMMAND+Y

Undo/Redo List COMMAND+SHIFT+Z

Cut COMMAND+X

Cut to Clip File Press COMMAND+OPTION+X

Copy (to the Clipboard) COMMAND+C

Insert COMMAND+I

Copy to Clip File Press COMMAND+OPTION+C

Press OPTION when choosing Insert or press

Insert From Clip File
OPTION+COMMAND+I

Insert and Filter SHIFT+COMMAND+I

Insert and Filter from Clip File SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND+I

Paste COMMAND+V

Paste Multiple (from the clipboard) CONTROL+COMMAND+V

Paste (paste from a Clip file) Press COMMAND+OPTION+V

Highlight the source measures.

Paste Multiple using the one-click
PressCONTROL+OPTION and click the target measure.
method
The Paste Multiple dialog boxappears.
SHIFT+COMMAND+V. The Edit Filter dialog box appears
Paste and Filter
where you can choose which items you would like to paste.

Use Filter COMMAND+OPTION+F

Edit Filter COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+F

COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+V. The Edit Filter dialog

Paste and Filter from Clip Files box appears where you can choose which items you would
like to paste.

Delete Measure Stack Delete (with a stack selected)

Select All COMMAND+A

Update Layout and remove measure

COMMAND+SHIFT+U
groupings

Clear All Items CLEAR (Laptops Fn-6)

Set SmartFind Source Region COMMAND+F

Deselect SmartFind Source Region COMMAND+F

Apply SmartFind and Paint COMMAND+SHIFT+F

Utilities menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Update Layout COMMAND+U

Transpose COMMAND+6 through 9

Program a Transposition COMMAND+SHIFT 6 through 9

COMMAND+L (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press L

Lock Systems
to lock Systems).

COMMAND+SHIFT+ U (Or, with the Selection tool selected,

Unlock Systems
press U to unlock Systems).

Apply Note Spacing COMMAND+4 (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press 4)

COMMAND + 5 (Or, with the Selection tool selected, press

Apply Beat Spacing
5)
 Fit Measures COMMAND+SHIFT+M

Implode Music 1 (With Selection tool selected)

Explode Music 2 (With Selection tool selected)

Check Elapsed Time 3 (With Selection tool selected)

Window menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Show/Hide Main Tool Palette COMMAND+T

Switch between open windows (OS X) COMMAND+

Open/Close Mixer COMMAND+OPTION+M

View menu

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Page View COMMAND+E (see also Page View)

Scroll View COMMAND+E

Studio View COMMAND+SHIFT+E

End Position CONTROL D, or END key

Redraw Screen COMMAND+D

COMMAND++ (plus sign) or hold downCOMMAND+SHIFT

Zoom In
and right-click

COMMAND+- (minus) or hold downCOMMAND+Option-

Zoom Out
SHIFT and click

Custom Zoom 2 COMMAND+2

Custom Zoom 1 COMMAND+1

Custom Zoom 3 COMMAND+3

View At X % COMMAND+0

Fit Width COMMAND+OPTION+]

Fit in Window COMMAND+OPTION+[

Add Bookmark COMMAND+B

 COMMANDOPTION+CONTROL+1 through
Define a Staff Set
OPTION+CONTROL+8 (in Scroll View or Studio View)

Show All Staves CONTROL+zero

Show Staff Set 18 CONTROL+1 through CONTROL+8

Show/Hide Rulers COMMAND+R

Change layers OPTION+COMMAND+layer number (1-4)

General Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

OK all open dialog boxes COMMAND+return, or COMMAND-click the OK button

Cancel all open dialog boxes COMMAND+esc, or COMMAND-click the Cancel button

COMMAND+OPTION+CTRL-click anywhere on the

Show Master Tool Palette dialog box
screen
"Add Again" Metatool (adds the previously
Press - (hyphen) and click the score
added marking)

Apply a Metatool Press a number (0-8) or letter and click the score

Program a Metatool Press SHIFT+number (0-8) or SHIFT+letter

OPTION+CONTROL+F through OPTION+CONTROL+'

Program a keyboard equivalent for a tool
(apostrophe)the center row of keys

Switch to a tool youve programmed CONTROL+F through CONTROL+' (apostrophe)

Select Yes or No in dialog boxes Type N for No and Y for Yes

Open Document Options COMMAND+OPTION+A

Move up a full screen (page view) PAGE UP

Move down a full screen (page view) PAGE DOWN

Move to previous page (page view) COMMAND+PAGE UP

Move to next page (page view) COMMAND+PAGE DOWN

Advance one increment up vertically OPTION+PAGE UP

Advance on increment down vertically OPTION+PAGE DOWN

Move left one screen (page view) HOME

Move right one screen (page view) END

Move to beginning (page view) COMMAND+HOME

Move to end (page view) COMMAND+END

 Move to the top/left of the leftmost viewable
SHIFT+HOME
page
Move to the bottom/right of the rightmost
SHIFT+END
viewable page
Advance one increment right horizontally
OPTION+HOME
(page view)
Advance one increment left horizontally
OPTION+END
(page view)
Move forward screenfull of measures
COMMAND+PAGE UP
(scroll view)
Move backward screenfull of measures
COMMAND+PAGE DOWN
(scroll view)

Move to beginning of score (scroll view) HOME

Move to end of score (scroll view) END

Change layers OPTION+COMMAND+layer number

Articulation Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesnt have an articulation attached,
Display the Articulation Selection dialog box or click on a note whose articulation handles are visible, OR drag-enclose a group
of notes with or without articulations.

Select an articulation Click, or SHIFT-click the handle.

Select the handle and press DELETE, orCONTROL-click the handle and select
Delete an articulation Delete from the contextual menu. Drag-enclose a group of notes while holding
delete to delete articulations on all the notes.

Double-click an articulation handle, orCONTROL-click the handle and select Edit

Display the Articulation Designer dialog box
Articulation Definition from the contextual menu.

Highlight the note to which the articulation is assigned OPTION-click and hold a handle of an articulation.

Chord tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display positioning triangles Click the staff (but not on a note or rest)

Click a note with no chord symbol attached (With Manual

Input selected in the Chord menu), or double-click a chord
Display the Chord Definition dialog box
symbol handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select
Edit Chord Definition from the contextual menu.

Select the handle and press DELETE, orCONTROL-click

Delete a chord symbol
the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu
 With Allow MIDI Input checked, click a note and play chord
Input chord symbols using MIDI keyboard
on the MIDI keyboard

With One- or Two-Staff Analysis selected in the Chord

Analyze chord in one or two staves
menu, click on a note in the chord.

Select a Suffix (type into score mode) Type root followed by :0

Clef tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Change Clef dialog box Double-click in a measure)

Select the region (if you want a mid-measure clef, select a

To change the clef for a region part of a measure) and then double click the highlighted
region.
Double-click an unselected measure or a fully selected
To change the clef from a measure to the next clef change
measure.

Adjust the mid-measure clef position Drag the handle of the mid-measure clef

Select the handle and press DELETE, orCONTROL-click

Delete a mid-measure clef
the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Double-click the mid-measure clefs handle and drag left or

Change a mid-measure clef to another clef right, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit Clef
Definition.

Expression Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Expression Selection dialog box Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note.

Click, or SHIFT-click to select multiple handles or press COMMAND+A to select

Select an expression handle
all available handles.

Move selected expression and attachment point Drag the selected handles

Move the expression without changing the attachment point OPTION+drag the selected handles

Add selected expression to adjacent staff. (Non-Score List Select an expression handle and pressOPTION+Up arrow or OPTION+Down
expressions only) arrow to add the expression to the staff above or below (respectively).

Add selected expression to all staves above/below. (Non- Select an expression handle and pressOPTION+HOME or OPTION+END to add
Score List expressions only) the expression to all staves above or below (respectively).

Add selected expression to all staves. (Non-Score List Select an expression handle and pressCOMMAND+OPTION+RETURN to add
expressions only) the expression to all staves.

Add selected expression to specific staves. (Non-Score List Select an expression handle and pressCOMMAND+OPTION+RETURN to add
expressions only) the expression to all staves.
 Press DELETE, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Delete from the
Delete selected expressions
contextual menu.

Double-click an expression handle, orCONTROL-click the handle and select Edit

Resize a shape expression
Score Shape Expression Graphically from the contextual menu.

Double-click an expression handle (text expression), or CONTROL-click the

Display the Expression Designer dialog box
handle and select Edit Expression Definition from the contextual menu.

OPTION+double-click an expression handle (shape expression), or CONTROL-

Display the Shape Expression Designer dialog box click the handle and select Edit Shape Expression Definition from the contextual
menu.

SHIFT+double-click an expression handle, or right-CONTROL-click the handle

Display the Expression Assignment dialog box
and select Edit Expression Assignment from the contextual menu.

Highlight the note/measure to which the expression is

Hold down OPTION and click the expressions handle.
attached

To quickly change one expression to another using Metatool Highlight the Expression handle and double-press the Metatool key
shortcuts corresponding to the expression you want to switch to

Graphics Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Align Left COMMAND+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket)

Center Horizontally COMMAND+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe)

Align Right COMMAND+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket)

Align Top COMMAND+ - (minus)

Center Vertically COMMAND+SHIFT+ = (equals)

Align Bottom COMMAND+SHIFT+ - (minus)

Click in the Shape Designer display area,

Place a graphic in the Shape Designer the Open dialog box appears displaying the available
EPS, PICT and TIFF graphics

Click a graphic or drag-enclose graphics, SHIFT-click a

Select a graphic or graphics
graphic

Display the Graphic Attributes dialog box COMMAND+SHIFT+ T or dDouble-click a graphic

 Double-click in the score, the Open dialog box
Place a graphic in the score appears displaying the available EPS, PICT and TIFF
graphics

Select a region containing the musical

Double-click and drag to enclose a region in Page View
example to export

Resize selection rectangle proportionally SHIFT-click and drag a corner editing handle.

Delete the selected graphics Press DELETE for one or more selected graphics

Adjust the graphics position in the score Drag a selected graphic

Resize the graphic horizontally or vertically Drag a graphics bounding handle

Resize the graphic proportionally SHIFT-click and drag a corner editing handle

Hand Grabber Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Temporarily switch to Hand Grabber Tool COMMAND+OPTION (and drag in the score)

HyperScribe Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Indicate where to begin transcription Click a measure

End HyperScribe in the middle of a

OPTION-click anywhere on the score
measure

Transcription Mode

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click a measure or OPTION-click a measure if you had

Display the Transcription window
Transcribe in Measures selected while transcribing

Transcribe a measure at a time Click a measure with Transcribe in Measures selected

Lyrics Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click Assign lyrics one syllable at a time Click within the staff lines at the position of the note
 OPTION-click within the staff lines at the position of the
Click Assign lyrics all at once
first note

Select Lyrics menu > Edit Word Extension or click on the

Display a Word Extension handle
Edit Word Extension button ( ) in Lyrics Window

Select Lyrics menu > Adjust Syllables or click the Adjust

Move Syllables Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics Window. Click and
drag handle

Move to the previous or next verse, chorus

UP ARROW or DOWN ARROWusing Type into Score
or section.

COMMAND+ [ (left square bracket) (with Adjust Syllables

Left Justify syllable
Selected)

COMMAND+ ] (right square bracket) (with Adjust

Right Justify syllable
Syllables Selected)

COMMAND+ ' (apostrophe) (with Adjust Syllables

Center Justify syllable
Selected)

Align syllable block to the Left COMMAND+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket)

Center syllable block Horizontally COMMAND+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe)

Align syllable block to the Right COMMAND+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket)

Click the Adjust Syllables button ( ) in the Lyrics

Disable "floating" syllable Window, then CONTROL-click a syllable handle and
choose Align Default and Justify Default.

Measure Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Add Measures dialog box OPTION-click the Measure tool

Add single blank measure to the score Double-click the Measure tool

Double-click the top barline handle or measure,

Display the Measure Attributes dialog box or CONTROL-click a handle (or upper handle) and select
Edit Measure Attributes from the contextual menu.

Make the Measure wider or narrower Drag the top barline handle right or left
 Click the second barline (or middle if there are three)
Display a beat chart handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit
Beat Chart from the contextual menu.

Click the third (bottom) barline handle, orCONTROL-click

Display a split-point bar the handle and select Edit Split Points from the
contextual menu.

Move a beat horizontally in all staves Drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart

Move a beat and all subsequent beats

SHIFT+drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart
horizontally in all staves

Add another pair of beat positioning

Double-click between two upper handles of a beat chart
handles

Display the Beat Chart Element dialog box Double-click an upper handle in the beat chart

Delete a beat chart pair from the beat chart Click on an upper handle to select it and press DELETE

CONTROL-click the handle and select Barlines, then the

Change a barline desired barline type (Normal, Double, Final, Solid,
Dashed, Invisible, Tick) from the contextual menu.

Display a handle on every measure

Click the Measure tool
number

Display the Measure Number dialog box SHIFT+double-click on the Measure tool.

Press CLEAR, or CONTROL-click the handle and select

Reset measure number positioning
Restore Default Position from the contextual menu.

Press DELETE, or CONTROL-click the handle and select

Delete a measure number
Delete from the contextual menu.

Move a measure number Drag the measure numbers handle

Double-click a measure numbers handle, or CONTROL-

Display the Enclosure Designer dialog box click the handle and select Edit Enclosure from the
contextual menu.

Force a measure number to appear OPTION-click a measure without a measure number

Force measure numbers on a measure in

OPTION+SHIFT-click on a measure
all staves of a staff system

CONTROL-click the handle and select remove a

Remove a multimeasure rest
multimeasure rest from the contextual menu.
 Mirror Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display Mirror and Placeholder icons Click the Mirror tool

Display the Placeholder dialog box Highlight a measure with notes or with a Placeholder icon

Double-click an empty measure or a measure with a

Display the Tilting Mirror dialog box
Mirror icon

Display the Mirror Attributes dialog box SHIFT+double-click a measure with a Mirror icon

Note Mover Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display a handle on every notehead in the

Click a measure
measure

Click, SHIFT-click, drag-enclose or SHIFT+drag-enclose

Select a handle or handles
the handles

Delete selected notes (still in their original Press DELETE, or CONTROL-click the handle and select
measure) Delete from the contextual menu.

Drag a note or a group of notes to the end of the

Move or Copy notes to another measure measure and the selected action in the Note Mover menu
will take place

Drag a note or a group of notes to the beginning of the

Copy notes to the beginning of a measure
measure (if the measure isnt rhythmically full)

Ossia Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display handles on every ossia measure Click the Ossia tool in Page View

Display a handle on a measure-assigned Click the Ossia tool in Scroll View and click the measure
ossia measure to which the Ossia measure is attached

In Page View, double-click anywhere on the document;

In Scroll View click a measure with no ossia measure
Display the Ossia Measure Designer dialog attached, or double-click a measure with an ossia
box measure attached; Double-click a floating measures
handle, orCONTROL-click the handle and select Edit
Ossia Definition from the contextual menu.
Select an ossia measure Click the ossia measures handle

Move a selected ossia measure Drag the handle

Press DELETE, or CONTROL-click the handle and select

Delete a selected ossia measure
Delete from the contextual menu.

SHIFT+double-click a page-assigned floating measures

Display the Page Assignment for Ossia handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit
Measure dialog box Ossia Assignment from the contextual menu (in Page
View).

SHIFT+double-click a measure-assigned floating

Display the Measure Assignment for Ossia
measures handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and
Measure dialog box
select Edit Ossia Assignment from the contextual menu.

Page Layout Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display Page and System margins Click the Page Layout tool

Resize page, margins or system Drag a handle in Page View

Move a system Drag the system in Page View

Move a system without moving other

Hold down OPTION and drag the center of a staff system
systems

Select handles Drag-enclose to select handles

Select all system handles COMMAND+A

Repeat Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Repeat menu Click the Repeat tool

Display the Repeat Selection dialog box Double-click a selected repeat

Click on the handle and press DELETE, orCONTROL-

Delete a text repeat, repeat barline click the handle and select Delete from the contextual
menu.

Move a text repeat Select the handle and drag.

 Change the size of a repeat barlines
Drag the repeat bracket handle up or down, left or right
bracket

Double-click a text repeat handle, orCONTROL-click the

Display the Repeat Designer dialog box handle and select Edit Repeat Definition from the
contextual menu.

Double-click a repeat barline handle, orCONTROL-click

Display the Backward Repeat Bar
the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the
Assignment dialog box
contextual menu.

Double-click a repeat ending number handle,

Display the Ending Repeat Bar Assignment
or CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit Repeat
dialog box
Assignment from the contextual menu.

SHIFT+double-click a text repeat handle, or CONTROL-

Display the Repeat Assignment dialog box click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from
the contextual menu.

Resize Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Click on the notehead or CONTROL-click and select

Reduce or enlarge a notehead
Resize Notehead from the contextual menu.

Reduce or enlarge an entire note or beam Click on the note stem or CONTROL-click and select
group Resize Note or Rest from the contextual menu.

In Page View, click on the staff orCONTROL-click and

Reduce or enlarge a staff
select Resize Staff from the contextual menu.

In Page View, click between any two staves in the

Reduce or enlarge a system system or CONTROL-click and select Resize System
from the contextual menu.

In Page View, click the upper-left corner of the page

Reduce or enlarge a page, or a range of
or CONTROL-click and select Resize Page from the
pages
contextual menu.

Selection Tool

Command

Switch to Selection tool Esc or COMMAND+SHIFT+A

Select an item Click on the item

Select the appropriate tool to edit item With item selected, double-click or press RETURN

Click on the item then press plus or minus to cycle through overlapping items. Or, just clicking the mouse
Select between overlapping items
again cycles through the overlapping items.

Display the Fit Measures dialog box COMMAND+ M (Page View only)
Lock currently selected systems COMMAND +L (or, L with the Selection tool selected)

Unlock currently selected systems COMMAND +U (or, U with the Selection tool selected)

Click to select a full measure. Drag-enclose to select a region including partial measures. To contrain to full
Select a measure or measures
measures, hold down SHIFT while drag-enclosing.

Extend a partial measure selection to

Double-click the selected region.
include only full measures.

Press SHIFT+UP ARROWto extend selection up or SHIFT+DOWN ARROW to extend

selection down.
Double-click a selected measure to include the entire vertical measure stack (that measure
Extend a selection of measures in all staves); The first double-click selects a single full measure, and the second double-click
vertically selects the measure stack; SHIFT-click on a staff above or below a selected region to extend
selection to that staff.
Hold down SHIFT and press Page Up to select all staves to the top staff of the system.
Hold down SHIFT and press Page Down to select all staves to the bottom staff of the system.
While holding down SHIFT, press right arrow or left arrow to extend selection to the next or
previous note.
Press SHIFT+OPTIONand press the right arrow or left arrow to extend the selection by full
Extend a selection of measure measures. (Choose to adjust the beginning of the selected region by first pressing SHIFT left
horizontally arrow. Choose to adjust the end of the selected region by first pressing SHIFT right arrow.) If there
are no notes in the measure, Finale selects the entire measure.
Hold down SHIFT and press the END key to select all measures to the end of the score.
Hold down SHIFT and press the HOME key to select all measures to the beginning of the score.

Select a staff or staves Click to the left of a staff; SHIFT-click to the left of a staff to extend the selection

Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of another region, which elements to be copied are
Move or copy and paste a selected selected in the Edit menu before you drag (See Edit Filter dialog box). The target region can include a
section of music portion of the source region. Or,
OPTION-click the place where the selected elements should be copied or moved to.

Hold down the COMMAND key and drag the region so a red (or green)Insertion Cursor appears at the
Move or copy and insert a selected beginning of another region. Which elements to be inserted are selected in the Edit menu before you drag
section of music (See Edit Filter dialog box). The target region can include a portion of the source region. Inserting pushed
subsequent notes in the staff to the right the duration of the inserted material.

Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of another region, which elements and whether you
are moving or copying are selected in the Edit menu before you drag (See Edit Filter dialog box). The
Move or copy and paste specific items
target region can include a portion of the source region.
from a selected section of music
OPTION+SHIFT-click the place where the selected elements should be copied or moved to. Choose the
items you want to copy and click OK.
 Highlight the source region and press COMMAND+C to copy. Highlight the target and
Move or copy and paste a selected
pressCONTROL+COMMAND+V. ENTER the number of copies in the Paste Multiple dialog box and click
section of music multiple times
OK.

Select all (measure stack in all

COMMAND+A
measures)

Display the Save File As dialog box Press OPTION or SHIFT while choosing Cut or Copy from the Edit menu

Display the Open dialog box Press OPTION while choosing Paste in the Edit menu

Clear selected music Select a region of music and pressCLEAR

Delete selected measures Select a measure stack (double-click) and press DELETE

Move selected measures to the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW

previous or next staff system

Cancel an operation Press COMMAND+period (.)

Implode Music (displays the Implode

Select the measures you want to affect, then press 1 on your computer keyboard.
Music dialog box)

Drag-Implode Music for multiple

staves (displays the Implode Music Press I while dragging selected measures to their destination.
dialog box)
Drag-Explode Music for multiple
staves (displays the Explode Music Hold down E while drag copying to the target region.
dialog box)
Respace notes, lyrics, and
accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press 5 on your computer keyboard. In
command) using the settings in all tools that allow regional selection, press COMMAND+5.
Document Options-Music Spacing
Respace notes, lyrics, and
accidentals (Apply Note Spacing With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press 4 on your computer keyboard. In
command) using the settings in all tools that allow regional selection, press COMMAND+4.
Document Options-Music Spacing

Show elapsed time based on current

tempo (displays the Elapsed Time Select the measures you want to affect, then press 3 on your computer keyboard.
dialog box)

With the Selection tool, select the measures you want to affect, then press any number between 6 and 9 on
Transpose (programmable)
your computer keyboard. (COMMAND+6 through 9 without the Selection tool selected.

Program Transpositions COMMAND+6 through 9

Select or deselect the SmartFind

COMMAND+F
Source Region
Display the Apply SmartFind and
COMMAND+SHIFT+F
Paint dialog box

Simple Entry Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Accidental: Double Flat SHIFT+ - (minus)

Accidental: Double Sharp SHIFT+ =

Accidental: Flat -

Accidental: Sharp =

Accidental: Half Step Up Numpad +

Accidental: Half Step Down Numpad -

Accidental: Natural N

Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental COMMAND+SHIFT+ - (minus)

Add Interval: Unison through octave above 1 through 8

Add Interval: Ninth above COMMAND+SHIFT 9

Add Interval: Second through ninth below SHIFT+2 through 9

Add Pitch: A-G SHIFT+A through G

Add Pitch: At caret pitch COMMAND+ENTER

OPTION+A or Numpad * (and then the

Add/Change Items: Articulation
articulation Metatool or press the keystroke again to
(trigger articulation entry)
choose articulation)

COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+A orCOMMAND+Numpad
Add/Change Items: Articulation-Sticky
*

Add/Change Items: Clef

OPTION+C
(trigger clef entry)

Add/Change Items: Key Signature

OPTION+K
(trigger key signature entry)

Add/Change Items: Time Signature

OPTION+T
(trigger time signature entry)

Add/Change Items: Expression

X or OPTION+X
(trigger expression entry)
Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step
DOWN ARROW
Down Diatonically

Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step

UP ARROW
Up Diatonically

Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically OPTION+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically OPTION+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Duration: 12864th through Double Whole OPTION+Numpad 1-8 or OPTION1-8

Duration: 128th note OPTION+SHIFT or OPTION+0 (zero)

Duration: Augmentation Dot . (Decimal point in Numpad) or . (Period)

Duration: Tuplet - Create Default 9 or Numpad 9

OPTION+Numpad 9 or OPTION+9 (or SHIFT-click in a

Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined
measure with the Simple Tuplet tool chosen)

Enter Note: At Caret Pitch ENTER or RETURN (with Simple Entry Caret active)

Enter Note: A-G A-G

Enter Rest Numpad 0, 0, OPTION+ENTER, SHIFT+ENTER or TAB

Modify: Beam - Break /

Modify: Beam - Flat OPTION+/

Modify: Beam - Use Default SHIFT+/

Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically OPTION+E

Modify: Delete Delete or SHIFT+CLEAR

Modify: Grace Note OPTION+G

Modify: Show/Hide H

Modify: Stem - Flip L

Modify: Stem - Use Default SHIFT+L

Modify: Tie to Next Note T or Numpad /

Modify: Tie to Previous Note SHIFT+T or COMMAND+Numpad /

Modify: Flip Tie CONTROL+F

Modify: Move note just entered with caret

OPTION+UP ARROW
up diatonically

Modify: Move note just entered with caret

OPTION+DOWN ARROW
down diatonically

Toggle note to rest (selected note or note

R
just entered with caret)

Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear CLEAR or Escape

Navigation: Caret - Step Down DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Step Up UP ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Octave Down SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Octave Up SHIFT+UP ARROW

Navigation: Selection - Down COMMAND+DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Selection - Up COMMAND+UP ARROW

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Left arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Right arrow

Navigation: Selection - One Measure Left COMMAND+LEFT ARROW

Navigation: Selection: One Measure Right COMMAND+RIGHT ARROW

Navigation: Selection: Select All COMMAND+A

Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection
selections) keyboard shortcut

Selection: Select a note within a chord

without clearing previous selection (in OPTION+SHIFT-click the note or rest
entry)
Tool: Accidental - Flat OPTION+ - (Minus)

Tool: Accidental - Natural OPTION+ N

Tool: Accidental - Sharp OPTION+ =

COMMAND+ Numpad . (decimal point) or SHIFT+.

Tool: Augmentation Dot
(Period)

Tool: Eraser OPTION+CLEAR or OPTION+DELETE

Tool: Grace Note COMMAND+G

Tool: 64th Note through Double Whole

Numpad 1-8 (orCOMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT 1-8)
Note

Tool: 128th Note COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT 0

Tool: 64th Rest through Double Whole

COMMAND+Numpad 1-8
Rest

Tool: Repitch SHIFT+ (Accent) or SHIFT+R

Tool: Toggle Note/Rest OPTION+R

Tool: Tuplet COMMAND+9 or COMMAND+Numpad 9

Tool: Tie OPTION+Numpad / orCOMMAND+SHIFT+T

TAB-Add Note on String 1-9 OPTION 1-9

TAB-Add Note on String: At Caret Pitch COMMAND+ENTER

TAB-Add Note at Caret String ENTER

TAB-Change Pitch: Increment Fret Number = or Numpad +

TAB-Change Pitch: Decrement Fret

- or Numpad -
Number

TAB-Change String: Down One OPTION+DOWN ARROW

TAB-Change String: Up One OPTION+UP ARROW

OPTION+SHIFT 0-9 or OPTION+Numpad 0-9 (type two

TAB-Change to Fret Number: 0-9
numbers quickly for two digit numbers)
TAB-Duration: 64th through Double Whole SHIFT 1-8

TAB-Duration: 128th Note OPTION+SHIFT (Accent)

TAB-Duration: Augmentation Dot . (period) or Numpad . (decimal point)

OPTION+0 or COMMAND+OPTION 9
TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create Default
orCOMMAND+OPTION+Numpad 9

TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create User Defined SHIFT+0

TAB-Enter Note on Fret 0-9 or A-K Numpad 0-9 or A-K

TAB-Enter Note on Fret 10-19 or L-U COMMAND+numpad 0-9 or L-Q

TAB-Enter Rest TAB or SHIFT+ENTER orOPTION+ENTER

TAB-Modify: Delete DELETE or SHIFT+CLEAR

TAB-Modify: Grace Note OPTION+G

TAB-Modify:Show/Hide OPTION+H

TAB-Modify: Tie to Next Note T or Numpad /

TAB-Modify: Tie to Previous Note SHIFT+T or COMMAND+Numpad /

TAB-Modify: Toggle Note/Rest R or SHIFT+SPACEBAR

TAB-Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear CLEAR

TAB-Navigation: Move caret to string 1-9 1-9

TAB-Navigation: String Up UP ARROW

TAB-Navigation: String Down DOWN ARROW

TAB-Tool: Augmentation Dot COMMAND+Numpad . (decimal) or SHIFT+. (period)

TAB-Tool: Eraser OPTION+CLEAR or OPTION+DELETE

TAB-Tool: Grace Note COMMAND+G

 TAB-Tool: Note - 64th through Double COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT 1-8
Whole orCOMMAND+OPTION+Numpad 1-8

TAB-Tool: Repitch SHIFT+R or SHIFT+ (Accent)

TAB-Tool: Tie COMMAND+SHIFT+T orOPTION+Numpad /

TAB-Tool: Toggle Note/Rest OPTION+R

TAB-Tool: Tuplet 0 or COMMAND+OPTION+Numpad 0

Simple Entry Laptop Set

Laptop users: To use this set, from the Simple menu, choose Simple Entry Options and then click Edit Keyboard
Shortcuts. In the Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, from the Name pop-up menu, choose Laptop Shortcut
Table.

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Accidental: Half Step Up =

Accidental: Half Step Down -

Accidental: Natural N

Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental COMMAND+SHIFT+-(minus)

Add Interval: 2nd through octave above F2 through F8

Add Interval: Ninth above COMMAND+SHIFT+F9

Add Interval: Second through ninth below SHIFT+F2 through F9

Add Interval: Ninth below SHIFT+F9

Add Pitch: A-G SHIFT+A through G

Add Pitch: At caret pitch COMMAND+ENTER

Add/Change Items: Articulation (accent) or OPTION+A

Add/Change Items: Articulation-Sticky COMMAND+SHIFT+ (accent)

Add/Change Items: Clef OPTION+C

Add/Change Items: Key Signature OPTION+K

Add/Change Items: Time Signature OPTION+T

Add/Change Items: Expression OPTION+X (or X)

Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step

OPTION+DOWN ARROW
Down Diatonically

Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step

OPTION+UP ARROW
Up Diatonically

Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically OPTION+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically OPTION+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Duration: 128th through Double Whole OPTION+0 through 8

Duration: Augmentation Dot . (period)

Duration: Tuplet - Create Default 9

Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined OPTION+9

Enter Note: At Caret Pitch RETURN

Enter Note: A-G A through G

Enter Rest OPTION+RETURN (or SHIFT+RETURN or TAB)

Modify: Beam - Break /

Modify: Beam - Flat OPTION+/

Modify: Beam - Use Default SHIFT+/

Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically OPTION+E

Modify: Delete Delete

Modify: Grace Note OPTION+G

Modify: Show/Hide H

Modify: Stem - Flip L

Modify: Stem - Use Default SHIFT+L

Modify: Tie to Next Note T

Modify: Tie to Previous Note SHIFT+T

Modify: Flip Tie COMMAND+SHIFT+F

Toggle note to rest (selected note or note

R
just entered with caret)

Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear CLEAR

Navigation: Caret - Step Down DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Step Up UP ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Octave Down SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Caret - Octave Up SHIFT+UP ARROW

Navigation: Selection - Down COMMAND+DOWN ARROW

Navigation: Selection - Up COMMAND+UP ARROW

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left LEFT ARROW

Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right RIGHT ARROW

Navigation: Selection: Select All COMMAND+A

Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection keyboard
selections) shortcut

Selection: Select a note within a chord

without clearing previous selection (in OPTION+SHIFT-click the note or rest
entry)

Tool: Accidental - Flat OPTION+- (minus)

Tool: Accidental - Natural OPTION+N

Tool: Accidental - Sharp OPTION+=

Tool: Augmentation Dot SHIFT+.

Tool: Eraser OPTION+CLEAR

Tool: Grace Note COMMAND+G

Tool: 128th Note through Double Whole COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT 0 through 8 (or with no
Note selection, 0 through 8)

Tool: Repitch COMMAND+R or SHIFT+ (accent)

Tool: Toggle Note/Rest OPTION+R

Tool: Tie COMMAND+SHIFT+T

Smart Shape Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Flip a selected Slur or Bend F

Flip a selected Slur or Bend (reverse

COMMAND+F
linking behavior)

Change a selected Slur or Bend back to

OPTION+SHIFT+ F
Automatic

Display handles on all smart shapes Click the Smart Shape tool

Edit or Delete a Smart Shape Click the handle of the Smart Shape

Select all Smart Shapes on the page OPTION+A

Change the slurs ending or starting note Drag or nudge an endpoint handle

Change the slurs arc height Drag or nudge a center curve handle

Move from any secondary (diamond)

TAB
handle to another

Hide secondary handles ESC

Move between primary SmartShape

TAB
handles

Change the slurs arc height and angle SHIFT+drag a center curve handle

Change the slurs arc and inset Drag or nudge an inner curve handle
asymmetrically

Change the slurs arc and inset

OPTION+drag an inner curve handle
symmetrically

Create an inverted bracket with the hook

pointing away from the staff instead of
toward the staff. It will also change the text OPTION+double-click and drag
for an 8va or 15ma below the staff or 8vb
or 15mb above the staff

Display the Smart Line Selection dialog

OPTION-click the Custom Line Tool
box

Add an artificial harmonic (A.H.) A (Hold down A, then double-click and drag)

Add a bend curve B (Hold down B, then double-click and drag)

Add a dashed line D (Hold down D, then double-click and drag)

Add a trill extension E (Hold down E, then double-click and drag)

Add glissando without text F (Hold down F, then double-click and drag)

Add a glissando with text G (Hold down G, then double-click and drag)

Add a Hammer-on (H) H (Hold down H, then double-click and drag)

Add a Pull-off (P) 3 (Hold down 3, then double-click and drag)

Add a release (R) 5 (Hold down R, then double-click and drag)

Add a Bend (B) 4 (Hold down 4, then double-click and drag)

Add a Hammer-on above slur or tie 2 (Hold down 2, then double-click and drag)

Add a solid line L (Hold down L, then double-click and drag)

Add a Palm Mute (P.M.) M (Hold down M, then double-click and drag)

Add a Natural Harmonic (N.H.) N (Hold down N, then double-click and drag)

Add a slur S (Hold down S, then double-click and drag)

Add a trill T (Hold down T, then double-click and drag)

Add a dashed slur V (Hold down V, then double-click and drag)

Add a TAB slide X (Hold down X, then double-click and drag)

Add a single-hooked dashed line Y (Hold down Y, then double-click and drag)

Add a double hooked dashed line Z (Hold down Z, then double-click and drag)

Add a 15ma or 15mb marking 1 (Hold down 1, then double-click and drag)

Add a bend hat 6 (Hold down 6, then double-click and drag)

Add an 8va or 8vb marking 8 (Hold down 8, then double-click and drag)

Add a single hooked line K (Hold down K, then double-click and drag)

Add a double-hooked line O (Hold down (letter) O, then double-click and drag)

Add a crescendo < (Hold down <, then double-click and drag)

Add a pedal down/pedal up marking P (Hold down P, then double-click and drag)

Add a custom line (as defined) C (Hold down C, then double-click and drag)

Add a decrescendo > (Hold down >, then double-click and drag)

Add a rit. R (Hold down R, then double-click and drag)

Speedy Entry tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Edit Frame dialog box OPTION-click any measure that contains music

Remove note, rest or chord DELETE

Hide/show note or rest O or H

Add or remove accidental parentheses P

Jump to previous measure [ (left square bracket) or SHIFT+left arrow

Jump to next measure ] (right square bracket) or SHIFT+right arrow

Flip stem in opposite direction L

Restore stem direction to floating status OPTION+L

Change to/from a grace note ; (semicolon) or G

Change to/from a slashed flagged grace

` (accent) or ; (semicolon) or G
note

Voice 1/2 ' (apostrophe)

Move to next/previous layer SHIFT+UP/DOWN ARROW

Move editing frame down a staff RETURN

Move editing frame up a staff SHIFT+RETURN

Add or change note (64thdouble whole

18
note)

Add or change 128th note OPTION+0 (zero)

SHIFT+1 through SHIFT+7 (on keyboard only) (with

Insert 64th notewhole note
MIDI, while playing note)

Insert double whole note (without MIDI) SHIFT+8 (on numeric keypad only)

COMMAND+SHIFT+OPTION+0 (zero) (in insert mode

Insert 128th note (without MIDI)
only)

Add 64th restwhole rest (with MIDI) SHIFT+1 through SHIFT+7 without pressing note

Add rest (with or without MIDI) COMMAND+SHIFT+OPTION+1-7 (on keyboard only)

Add double whole rest (with MIDI) SHIFT+8 (on numeric keypad only)

Add 128th rest (with MIDI) COMMANDSHIFT+OPTION+0 (zero)

Add a rest (with Hands-Free MIDI) play any three note cluster

Toggle Insert mode SHIFT+I

Constrain dragging a note

SHIFT+drag
(horizontal/vertical)

Begin a tuplet (dupletoctuplet) OPTION+2 through OPTION+8

Define a tuplet OPTION+1

Raise by a half step + (plus) or SHIFT+S

Lower by a half step (minus) or SHIFT+F

Raise by a half step (and subsequent notes

OPTION+SHIFT+ + (plus)
of this pitch in measure)

Lower by a half step (and subsequent

OPTION+SHIFT+ (minus)
notes of this pitch in measure)

Flat note F

Sharp note S

Natural note N

Double-sharp X

Double-flat V

Previous note LEFT ARROW

Next note RIGHT ARROW

Move to first note or rest in measure OPTION+LEFT ARROW

Move just beyond last note or rest in

OPTION+RIGHT ARROW
measure

Down a step DOWN ARROW

Up a step UP ARROW

Remove note from chord CLEAR or SHIFT+DELETE

Change single note to rest CLEAR or SHIFT+DELETE or R

Tie/untie to next note = (equals) or T

Tie/untie to previous note OPTION = (equals) or SHIFT+T

Flip a tie COMMAND+F

Restore tie direction to automatic COMMAND+SHIFT+F

Break/join beam from previous note / (backslash) or B

Restore default beaming SHIFT+B

Flatten a beam \ (forward slash) or M

Show/hide any accidental * (asterisk)

Show/hide a courtesy accidental A

Restore courtesy accidental to Optional

OPTION+* (asterisk)
status

Return a rest to its default position * (asterisk)

Exit measure and redraw/re-enter measure 0 (zero)

Flip a note to its enharmonic equivalent 9

Flip enharmonic throughout measure OPTION+9 (cursor on first note in measure)

Add a dot . (period)

Add a note to a chord enter

Change a rest to a note enter

Specify a pitch, high CB (without MIDI) Q-W-E-R-T-Y-U (with Caps Lock)

Specify a pitch, middle CB (without MIDI) A-S-D-F-G-H-J (with Caps Lock)

Specify a pitch, low CB (without MIDI) Z-X-C-V-B-N-M (with Caps Lock)

Raise all pitch keys an octave , (comma) (with Caps Lock)

Lower all pitch keys an octave I (letter I) (with Caps Lock)

Restore all pitch keys to normal register K (with Caps Lock)

Special Tools Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

 Click the Special Tool you want to use and click on the
Display handles in the measure
measure

Select a handle or handles Click, SHIFT-click or drag-enclose, orCOMMAND+A

Reset the note to its original state Press DELETE, or CLEAR or SHIFT+DELETE

Move selected items very slightly (nudge) Use the arrow keys

Flip a selected tie COMMAND+F

Restore tie direction to automatic COMMAND+SHIFT+F

Staff Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display the Staff menu and handles Click the Staff tool

Click a staff or a staff handle, drag-enclose staff handles,

Select a staff (or staves).
or select measures of the staff

Add the staff to the selection. If a staff is

already selected, remove the staff from the SHIFT-click a staff or a staff handle
selection.

Double-click a staff or a staff handle, or double-click a full

or abbreviated staff name handle, or CONTROL-click the
Display the Staff Attributes dialog box.
handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the contextual
menu.

Add a staff without repositioning the lower

Double-click in the score (in Scroll View)
staves to make room for the new staff.

Insert a staff between staves, repositioning

SHIFT+double-click below a staff in the score (in Scroll
the lower staves to make room for the new
View)
staff.

Add a staff to the bottom of the score Double-click the Staff tool

Double-click a group handle, or double-click a bracket

handle, or right-CONTROL-click the group or bracket
Display the Group Attributes dialog box. handle and select Edit Group Attributes from the
contextual menu. CONTROL-click the staff handle and
select Add Group and Bracket from the contextual menu.

Select the staff handle and press SHIFT+DELETE for

Delete the selected staves without
selected staves, orCONTROL-click the handle and select
repositioning the remaining staves.
Delete Staves and Reposition from the contextual menu.
 Press DELETE for selected staves, orCONTROL-click the
Delete the selected staves and reposition
handle and select Delete Staves from the contextual
the remaining staves.
menu.

Click the staff's handle once and drag in Page View.

Adjust the staffs position only in the
When you click once, measures in the current system are
current staff system.
selected.

Double-click the staff's handle and drag in Page View.

Adjust the staffs position for all systems. When you double-click a staff handle, all measures of the
staff are selected.

Select a group (or groups). Click a group handle, or drag-enclose group handles

Add the group to the selection. If a group is

already selected, remove the group from SHIFT-click a group handle
the selection.

OPTION-click a group handle, orCONTROL-click the

Edit a full or abbreviated group name using
handle and select Edit Full Group Name or Edit
the Edit Text window.
Abbreviated Group Name from the contextual menu.

OPTION+SHIFT-click a group handle, orCONTROL-click

Position a group name using the Position
the handle and select Position Full Group Name or
Full Group Name or Position Abbreviated
Position Abbreviated Group Name from the contextual
Group Name dialog box.
menu.

Revert the position of the group names to

Press CLEAR for selected groups
their default position.

Press DELETE for selected groups, orCONTROL-click

Remove the selected group definitions. the handle and select Delete Group from the contextual
menu.

Adjust the position of a group name. Drag a group handle

Click a staff name handle, or drag-enclose staff name

Select a staff name (or names).
handles

Add the staff name to the selection. If a

staff name is already selected, remove the SHIFT-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle
staff name from the selection.

OPTION+double-click a full or abbreviated staff name

Edit a full or abbreviated staff name using handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Edit Full
the Edit Text window. Staff Name or Edit Abbreviated Staff Name from the
contextual menu

Position the selected staff name using the OPTION+SHIFT-click a full or abbreviated staff name
Position Full Staff Name or Position handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select Position
Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box. Full Staff Name or Position Abbreviated Staff Name from
 the contextual menu.

Revert the position of the full or

abbreviated staff name to its default Press CLEAR for a selected staff name handle
position.

Adjust the position of the selected staff

Drag a full or abbreviated staff name handle
name.

Click a bracket handle, or drag-enclose several bracket

Select a bracket (or brackets).
handles

Add the bracket to the selection. If a

bracket is already selected, remove the SHIFT-click a bracket handle
bracket from the selection.

Press DELETE for selected brackets, orCONTROL-click

Remove the selected brackets.
the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Revert the selected brackets to their

Press CLEAR for selected brackets
default length.

Make a bracket taller or shorter. Drag a bracket handle vertically

Move a bracket closer to or away from

Drag a bracket handle horizontally
bracketed staves.

CONTROL-click the staff handle and select Select Clef

Select a clef for the staff.
from the contextual menu.

Click the Staff Style bar and press DELETE. Or, Select
Remove Staff Styles from selected region. the measures, right click and choose Clear Staff Styles
From (and then the desired score/part Option).

Text Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Left Justify text in a text block COMMAND+ [ (left square bracket)

Right Justify text in a text block COMMAND+ ] (right square bracket)

Center Justify text in a text block COMMAND+ ' (apostrophe)

Full Justify text in a text block COMMAND+ ; (semicolon)

Forced Full Justify text in a text block COMMAND+SHIFT+ ; (semicolon)

Bold COMMAND+SHIFT+ B

Italic COMMAND+SHIFT+ I

Underline COMMAND+SHIFT+ U

Increase Point Size by one COMMAND+SHIFT+ . (period)

Decrease Point Size by one COMMAND+SHIFT+ , (comma)

Page Number Text Insert COMMAND+SHIFT+ P

Sharp sign Text Insert COMMAND+SHIFT+ S

Flat sign Text Insert COMMAND+SHIFT+ F

Natural sign Text Insert COMMAND+SHIFT+ N

Display Character Settings dialog box COMMAND+T

Display Line Spacing dialog box COMMAND+SHIFT+L

Align Text block to the Left COMMAND+SHIFT+ [ (left square bracket)

Center Text block Horizontally COMMAND+SHIFT+ ' (apostrophe)

Align Text block to the Right COMMAND+SHIFT+ ] (right square bracket)

Align Text block to the Top COMMAND+ - (minus)

Center Text block Vertically COMMAND+SHIFT+ = (equals)

Align Text block to the Bottom COMMAND+SHIFT - (minus)

Display the Standard Frame dialog box COMMAND+ M

Display the Custom Frame dialog box COMMAND+SHIFT+ M

COMMAND+SHIFT+ T or SHIFT+double-click a text

Display the Frame Attributes dialog box block handle, or CONTROL-click the handle and select
Edit Frame Attributes from the contextual menu.

Display the Text menu Click the Text tool

Display handles on text blocks Click the Text tool

Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block

Select a text block or text blocks
handles, SHIFT-click a text block handle

Create an unbounded frame that expands

Double-click in the score
as you enter text

Create a bounded, fixed-size frame for text Double-click and drag in the score

Double-click a text block handle, orCONTROL-click the

Edit the text block
handle and select Edit Text from the contextual menu.

Press DELETE for one or more selected text blocks,

Delete the selected text blocks or CONTROL-click the handle and select Delete from the
contextual menu.

Adjust the text blocks position in the score Drag a selected text block handle

Tuplet Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Display positioning handles Click the first note of a tuplet

Position tuplet Drag a positioning handle

Press DELETE for selected tuplet, orCONTROL-click the

Delete tuplet
handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.

Double-click a positioning handle or the first note in a

group that you want to define as tuplets, or CONTROL-
Display the Tuplet Definition dialog box
click the handle and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the
contextual menu.

Display the Default Tuplet Visual Definition

COMMAND+Double-click the Tuplet tool
dialog box

Zoom Tool

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Zoom in Click the score or press COMMAND+ +

Zoom out OPTION-click the score or pressCOMMAND+ -(minus)

Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom in COMMAND+SHIFT-click

 Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: zoom out +SCOMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT-click

Fill the screen with the selected area Drag-enclose an area

Playback

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Begin/stop playing SPACEBARr

Begin playing (Playback Controls closed)

SPACEBAR-click in staff
from the measure clicked

Begin playing from the clicked measure in

SHIFT+SPACEBAR-click in staff
the clicked staff only

Begin playing from measure one in all

SPACEBAR-click to the left of a staff system
staves

Begin playing from measure 1 for the

SPACEBAR-SHIFT-click to the left of staff
clicked staff

Scrub onscreen music - all staves OPTION+spacebar (and drag across music)

Scrub onscreen music - clicked staff only OPTION+SHIFT+SPACEBAR (and drag across music)

Shape Designer

Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Send to Back COMMAND+B

Send to Front COMMAND+F

Group COMMAND+G

Ungroup COMMAND+U