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To transpose a staff chromatically

  1. Click the Staff Tool  image\Staff_Tool.gif, click the staff handle you want to transpose, then choose Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu (or double-click the staff). The Staff Attributes dialog box appears.
  2. Click Transposition. Click Select. The Staff Transpositions dialog box appears.
  3. Click Chromatic and choose the desired transposition from the popup menu. Or choose Other to create your own instrument transpositions for less common instruments.
  4. To choose a different clef for the transposed staff, click Set to Clef to select it, then click the desired clef.
  5. Click OK. You return to the Staff Attributes dialog box.
  6. Click OK to dismiss the dialog box. Accidentals appear on all altered notes.

 

 

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