Accidentals
Accidentals (such as sharps, flats, and naturals) appear automatically if you’ve entered the music from a MIDI keyboard.
To change an accidental to its enharmonic
equivalent
- Click
the Simple Entry tool
.
- Option-Click to select a note.
- Press the \ (backslash) key. The spelling of the selected note changes to its enharmonic equivalent.
To hide
(or show) an accidental
- Click
the Speedy Entry tool
. Click the measure containing the accidental. The
editing frame appears.
- Position
the insertion bar and crossbar on the note in question. Use the
arrow keys or the mouse.
- Press
the asterisk (*) key. The accidental disappears (or, if there was
no accidental, one now appears). The note’s pitch, however, doesn’t change;
PrintMusic still plays it back as though the accidental were visible.
If you press the asterisk again, the accidental reappears.
To add
or change an accidental
- Click
the Speedy Entry tool . Click the measure containing the accidental.
- Position
the insertion bar and crossbar on the notehead in question. Use
the arrow keys or the mouse.
- Press
the plus (+) key to raise the note’s pitch, and the minus (–) key to lower
it, by half steps. If you press these keys repeatedly, you can
add up to seven sharps or flats to a note. See Keyboard Shortcuts
- Speedy Entry for more accidental shortcuts.
