Keyboard Shortcuts

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Fit Measures dialog box	Shift-Command-M (in Page View)
Extend a selection of measures vertically	Press Shift-up arrow to extend selection up or Shift-down arrow to extend selection down. Double-click a selected measure to include the entire vertical measure “stack” (selected measures in all staves)
Extend selection of measure horizontally to end or beginning	While holding down Shift, press right arrow or left arrow. Shift-right arrow or Shift-left arrow selects the end or beginning of the measure
Select a staff or staves	Click to the left of a staff; Shift-click to the left of a staff to extend the selection
Move or Copy a selected section of music	Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of an unselected region and release the mouse button
Delete selected music or Delete measure stack	Press delete
Move selected measures to the previous or next staff system	up or down arrow
Erase selected music (leaving blank measures)	Press clear or shift-delete
Cancel a Selection tool operation	command-period (.)
Transpose	Select the measures you want to affect, then press any number between 6 and 9 on your computer keyboard. 6=Up M2, 7= Down M2, 8= Up Octave, 9=Down Octave.

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 parenthesized accidental	P or Command-= (Press P again to toggle between parenthesized and non-parenthesized accidental)
Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental	Command-Shift- (minus)
Add Interval: Unison through octave above	1-8
Add Interval: Ninth above	Command-Shift 9
Add Interval: Second through ninth below	Shift 2-9
Add Pitch: A-G	Shift A-G
Add Pitch: At caret pitch	Command-Enter
Add/Change Items: Articulation	Option-Shift-A or Numpad * (and then the articulation metatool or press the keystroke again to choose articulation)
Articulation-Sticky	Command-Option-Shift-A or Command-Numpad *
Add/Change Items: Clef	Option-Shift-C
Add/Change Items: Key Signature	Option-Shift-K
Add/Change Items: Time Signature	Option-Shift-T
Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Down Diatonically	Down arrow
Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Up Diatonically	Up arrow
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 10-8 or Option 10-8
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
Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined	Command-Numpad 9 or Command-9 (or Shift-click in a 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: Delete	Delete or Shift-Clear
Modify: Grace Note	Command-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: Move note just entered with caret up diatonically	Option-up arrow
Modify: Move note just entered with caret down diatonically	Option-down arrow
Toggle note to rest (selected note or note just entered with caret)	R or Shift-Tab
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 selections)	Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection keyboard shortcut
Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry)	Option-shift-click the note or rest
Tool: Accidental - Flat	Option-- (Minus)
Tool: Accidental - Natural	Option-N
Tool: Accidental - Sharp	Option-=
Tool: Augmentation Dot	Command- Numpad . (decimal point) or Shift-. (Period)
Tool: Eraser	Option-Backspace or Option-Delete
Tool: Grace Note	Option-G
Tool: 64th Note through Double Whole Note	Numpad 1-8 (or Command-Option-Shift 1-8)
Tool: 128th Note	Command-Option-Shift 0
Tool: 64th Rest through Double Whole Rest	Command-Numpad 1-8
Tool: Repitch	Shift-‘ (Accent) or Shift-R
Tool: Toggle Note/Rest	Option-R
Tool: Tuplet	Option-9 or Option-Numpad 9
Tool: Tie	Option-Numpad / or Command-Shift-T

Laptop users: To use this set, from the Simple menu, choose Keyboard Shortcut Set, then Laptop Shortcut Set.

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 Down Diatonically	Option-Down Arrow
Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Up Diatonically	Option-Up Arrow
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 just entered with caret)	R
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 selections)	Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection keyboard shortcut
Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry)	Option-shift-click the note or rest
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 Note	Ctrl-Alt-Shift 0 (or with no selection, 0 through 8)
Tool: Repitch	Command-R or Shift-‘ (accent)
Tool: Toggle Note/Rest	Option-R
Tool: Tie	Command-Shift-T

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Flip a selected Slur	Command- F
Change a selected Slur back to Automatic	Command-Shift- F
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	Command-A
Change the slur’s ending or starting note	Drag an endpoint handle
Change the slur’s arc height	Drag a center curve handle.
Change the slur’s arc height and angle	Shift-drag a center curve handle
Change the slur’s arc and inset asymmetrically	Drag an inner curve handle
Change the slur’s arc and inset symmetrically	Option-drag an inner curve handle
Create an 8va below the staff or 8vb above the staff	Option-double-click and drag
Add a slur	S
Add a crescendo	<
Add a decrescendo	>
Add a trill	T
Add a trill extension	E
Add an 8va or 8vb marking	8
Add a double-ended bracket	O
Add a bracket	K
Add a line	L
Add a dashed line	D
Add a glissando	G

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Remove note, rest or chord	delete
Hide/show note or rest	letter 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	; or G
Change to/from a slashed flagged grace note	` (accent) or ; (semicolon) or G
Switch layers upward (from 4 to 1)	shift–' (apostrophe)
Switch layers downward (from 1 to 4)	shift-down arrow
Move editing frame down a staff	shift-return
Move editing frame up a staff	shift–return
Add or change note (64th–double whole note)	1–8
Add or change 128th note	option-0 (zero)
Insert 64th note–whole note (without MIDI)	shift-1 through shift-7 (on keyboard only) (with MIDI, while playing note)
Insert double whole note (without MIDI)	shift–8 (on numeric keypad only)
Insert 128th note (with MIDI)	shift–option-0 (zero)
Add 64th rest–whole rest (without MIDI)	shift-1 through shift-7
Add rest (with or without MIDI)	ctrl-shift–option-1-7 (on keyboard only)
Add double whole rest (without MIDI)	shift-8 (on numeric keypad only)
Add 128th rest (with MIDI)	shift–option-0 (zero)
Add a rest (with Hands-Free MIDI)	play any three note cluster
Constrain dragging a note (horizontal/vertical)	shift-drag
Begin a tuplet (duplet–octuplet)	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
Flat note	F
Sharp note	S
Natural note	N
Double-sharp	X
Double-flat	V
Previous note	Left arrow
Next note	Right arrow
Move cursor down a step	Down arrow
Move cursor 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
Break/join beam from previous note	\ (backslash) or B
Restore default beaming	Shift-B
Show/hide any accidental	* (asterisk)
Show/hide a courtesy accidental	A
Restore courtesy accidental to optional status	option-* (asterisk)
Exit measure and redraw/re-enter measure	0 (zero)
Flip a note to its enharmonic equivalent	9
Add a dot	. (period)
Add a note to a chord	enter
Change a rest to a note	enter

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Staff menu and handles	Click the Staff tool
Select a staff (or staves).	Click a staff or a staff handle, or drag-enclose staff handles
Add the staff to the selection. If a staff is already selected, remove the staff from the selection.	Shift-click a staff or a staff handle
Display the Staff Attributes dialog box.	Control-click the handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the contextual menu.
Display the Bracket Attributes dialog box.	Press Delete.
Delete the selected staves and reposition the remaining staves.	Press shift-delete for selected staves, or control-click the handle and select Delete Staves and Reposition from the contextual menu.
Adjust the staff’s position in every staff system in Page View and the position of the staff in Scroll View. When the top staff is adjusted, PrintMusic adjusts the distance between staves, as well as staff systems.	Drag a staff or a staff handle in Page View. Note: If two handles appear on a staff, drag the top handle
Adjust the staff’s position only in the current staff system (drag the top handle to adjust the position of the staff in all staff systems in Page View).	Drag the bottom staff handle in Page View. Note: If Allow Individual Staff Spacing is selected in the Page Layout tool, two handles will appear on each staff.
Select a staff name (or names).	Click a staff name handle, or drag-enclose staff name handles
Add the staff name to the selection. If a staff name is already selected, remove the staff name from the selection.	Shift-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle
Edit a full or abbreviated staff name	Double-click a staff or a staff handle, or double-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the contextual menu. Change the text in the Full Staff Name or Abbr. Staff Name text fields.
Revert the position of the full or abbreviated staff name to its default position.	Press clear or shift-delete for a selected staff name handle
Adjust the position of the selected staff name.	Drag a full or abbreviated staff name handle
Select a bracket (or brackets).	Click a bracket handle, or drag-enclose several bracket handles
Add the bracket to the selection. If a bracket is already selected, remove the bracket from the selection.	Shift-click a bracket handle
Remove the selected brackets.	Press delete for selected brackets, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Revert the selected brackets to their default length.	Press clear or shift-delete for selected brackets
Make a bracket taller or shorter.	Drag a bracket handle vertically
Move a bracket closer to or away from bracketed staves.	Drag a bracket handle horizontally

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)
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)
Bold	Command-Shift- B
Italic	Command-Shift- I
Underline	Command-Shift- U
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 the Text menu	Click the Text tool
Display handles on text blocks	Click the Text tool
Select a text block or text blocks	Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block handles, shift-click a text block handle
Create an unbounded frame that expands as you enter text	Double-click in the score
Create a bounded, fixed-size frame for text	Double-click and drag in the score
Edit the text block	Double-click a text block handle, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Text from the contextual menu.
Delete the selected text blocks	Press delete for one or more selected text blocks, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Adjust the text block’s position in the score	Drag a selected text block handle

File menu	Chord tool	Measure tool	Smart Shape tool
Edit menu	Clef tool	Page Layout tool	Speedy Entry tool
Window menu	Expression tool	Repeat tool	Staff tool
View menu	HyperScribe tool	Resize tool	Text tool
General	Lyrics tool	Playback	Tuplet tool
Articulation tool	Selection tool	Simple Entry tool

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
New	Command-N
Open	Command-O
Close	Command-W
Save	Command-S
Print	Command-P
Quit	Command-Q
Save As	Command-Shift-S

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Undo	Command–Z
Redo	Command–Y
Cut	Command–X
Copy	Command–C
Insert	Command–I
Paste	Command-V
Paste Multiple	Command-Control-V
Clear All Items	Clear
Delete Measure Stack	Delete
Select All	Command-A
Update Layout	Command–U

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Show/Hide Main tool palette	Command–T
Switch between open windows	Control-`
Show/Hide Mixer	Option-Command–M

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Page View	Command–E
Scroll View	Command–E
Redraw Screen	Command–D
Zoom In	Command–+ or hold down Command-Shift and right-click
Zoom Out	Command–- (minus) or hold down Command-Option-Shift and click
View At 200%	Command–2
View At 100%	Command–1
View At 75%	Command–3
View At X %	Command–0
Fit in Window (Page View)	Command-Option–[
Change layers	Option-Command-layer number (1-4)

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Select Yes or No dialog boxes	Type N for “No” and Y for “Yes”
Scroll up or down the page in Page View	Page Up or Page Down
Next or Previous Page	Command-PageUp or Command-PageDown
Change layers	Option-Command-layer number
Home Position	Home key
End Position	End key

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Articulation Selection dialog box	Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesn’t have an articulation attached, or click on a note whose articulation handles are visible, OR drag-enclose a group of notes.
Display articulation handle	Click a note to which an articulation has been attached
Select an articulation	Click, or shift-click the handle.
Move an articulation	Drag the handle (option-drag the handle to move without using dynamic drawing)
Delete an articulation	Select the handle and press delete, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag-enclose a group of notes while holding clear to delete articulations on all the notes.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display positioning arrows	Click the staff (but not on a note or rest)
Delete a chord symbol	Click the note and press delete
Input chord symbols using MIDI keyboard	With MIDI Input selected click a note and play chord on the MIDI keyboard

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Change Clef dialog box	Click a measure

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Expression Selection dialog box	Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note
Display expression handles	Click the Expression tool
Select an expression handle	Click, or shift-click to select multiple handles or press command-A to select all available handles
Move selected expressions	Drag the selected handles
Delete selected expressions	Press delete, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu
Display the Text Expression Designer dialog box	Double-click an expression handle (text expression), or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Text Expression Definition from the contextual menu

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Indicate where to begin transcription	Click a measure
End HyperScribe recording	Click anywhere on the score

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display a Word Extension handle	Click the Lyrics tool
Move Syllables	Click within the staff lines at the position of the syllable with Adjust Syllables selected from the Lyric menu
Move to the previous or next verse.	Down arrow or up arrow using Type into Score

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the “How many measures?” dialog box	Option-click the Measure tool.
Add single blank measure to the score	Double-click the Measure tool
Display the Measure Attributes dialog box	Double-click the top barline handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Measure Attributes from the contextual menu.
Make the Measure wider or narrower	Drag the barline handle right or left
Change a barline	Control-click the handle and select the desired barline type (Normal, Double, Final, Solid) from the contextual menu.
Display a handle on every measure number	Click the Measure tool
Delete a measure number	Press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Move a measure number	Drag the measure number’s handle
Force a measure number to appear	Option-click a measure without a measure number
Force measure numbers on a measure in all staves of a staff system	Option-shift-click on a measure

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 systems	Hold down Option and drag the center of a staff system
Select handles	Drag-enclose to select handles
Select all handles	Command-A

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display the Repeat Selection dialog box	Double-click a measure
Display handle on all repeats	Click the Repeat tool
Delete a text repeat, repeat barline	Click on the handle and press delete, or right mouse control-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 barline’s bracket	Drag the repeat bracket handle up or down, left or right
Display the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box	Double-click a repeat barline handle, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu.
Display the Ending Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box	Double-click a repeat ending number handle, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu.
Display the Repeat Assignment dialog box	Shift-double-click a text repeat handle, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Reduce or enlarge a staff	In Page View, click to the left of the staff or right mouse control-click and select Resize Staff from the contextual menu.
Reduce or enlarge a page, or a range of pages	In Page View, click the upper-left corner of the page or right mouse control-click and select Resize Page from the contextual menu.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Display positioning handles	Click the first note of a tuplet
Position tuplet	Drag a positioning handle
Delete tuplet	Press delete for selected tuplet, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu.
Display the Tuplet Definition dialog box	Double-click a positioning handle or the first note in a group that you want to define as tuplets, or right mouse control-click the handle and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the contextual menu.

Command	Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click
Begin/Pause playing (Playback Controls open)	Spacebar
Begin playing (Playback Controls closed) from the current measure	Spacebar–
Begin playing from the clicked measure in the clicked staff only	Shift-spacebar
Begin playing from the clicked measure in all staves	Spacebar–click in between staves
Begin playing from measure one in all staves	Spacebar–click to the left of a staff system
Begin playing from measure 1 for the clicked staff	Spacebar-shift-click to the left of 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)

Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks