When you click this tool, NotePad displays the Simple Entry palette, containing an individual icon for each rhythmic value (quarter note, eighth note, and so on) and other tools for adding ties, sharps, tuplets and so on. (If the Simple Entry palette doesn’t appear, choose its name from the Window menu.) Using the tools on this floating palette, you can enter music into your score by clicking one note at a time or typing in notes with your computer keyboard. Each tool in the Simple Entry palette corresponds to a keyboard shortcut, which allows you to easily change tools in preparation for entering, and then, additional keyboard shortcuts can be used to edit the note you just entered. You can use these keystrokes in tandem with the Simple Entry Caret, which works much like the cursor in a word processing program, to enter all of your music with your computer keyboard. The Simple Entry keyboard commands are summarized in the diagram that appears on your Quick Reference Card.
For a tutorial that explains how to use Simple Entry, see Tutorials.
See Also:
Simple Entry Keyboard Shortcuts
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