To copy individual notehead changes to other measures

If you require a more global note shape configuration that can’t be addressed by changing all notes of a specified pitch and duration to a specified shape (see To change all notehead shapes of a specified duration and pitch), you can create the changes manually and then paste only the note shape information onto other measures.

1. Change the notehead shapes manually in the first measure or measures. See To change the shape of a notehead.
2. Click the Selection Tool  , and select the modified measure or measures. See Selecting music for some region-selecting shortcuts.
3. From the Edit menu, choose Edit Filter. A dialog box appears, listing elements of the music that you can copy individually.
4. Click Notehead, Accidental and Tablature String Alterations. Click OK.   
5. Drag the first highlighted measure so that it’s superimposed on the first target measure. If the target measure isn’t visible on the screen, scroll until it’s visible, then option–shift-click it. Unless the target measures are directly above or below the source measures, the “How many times?” box appears.
6. Enter the number of times you want the notehead shape information copied. Click OK (or press return). To restore the noteheads to their original shapes, select the region using the Selection Tool. Choose Clear Items from the Edit menu. Proceeding through the dialog boxes, click as follows: Only Selected Items; Entries; Notehead, Accidental and Tablature String Alterations. Click OK (or press return) twice.

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