Speedy Menu

Speedy menu

How to get there

Click the Speedy Entry tool $image\Speedy_Entry_Tool.gif$ .

What it does

This menu contains a number of settings that govern the operation of the Speedy Entry tool.

Speedy Options. Use the Speedy Options dialog box to control the size of the frame around a measure while editing with Speedy Entry. See Speedy Options.

Use MIDI Device for Input. When this item is selected (a check mark is displayed in the menu), PrintMusic assumes that you’ll be entering notes in conjunction with a MIDI input device. When you press one of the number (rhythmic value) keys on the numeric keypad, PrintMusic creates a rest of that value, unless you were pressing a note on the synthesizer at the time. In that case, PrintMusic displays a note of that pitch (or a chord, if you were pressing more than one note).

When Use MIDI device for Input isn’t selected, PrintMusic enters a note of the specified rhythmic value when you press a number key—regardless of whether or not you were playing a note on the synthesizer (if any). To create a rest, enter a single note of the desired rhythmic value and press backspaceclear.

Playback. When this item is selected, every time you move a note up and down in Speedy, you will hear the new pitch played through your MIDI device. You’ll also hear a note when you enter it in non-MIDI. Deselect this item to turn off playback of pitches.This command is linked to the Playback selection in the Simple menu. If you change the selection here, it will also change in the Simple Entry tool.

Jump to Next Measure. When this item is selected (displays a check mark in the menu), PrintMusic automatically moves the editing frame to the next measure as soon as there are enough notes to fill the current measure. PrintMusic also displays the There Are Too Many Beats In This Measure“There are too many beats” dialog box immediately when you enter a note that puts the total rhythmic values in the measure over the limit allowed by the time signature.

If this item isn’t selected, PrintMusic doesn’t move the editing frame to the next measure when the current one is full; you must press the right bracket (]) key to advance to the next measure. PrintMusic also waits until you exit the current measure before it displays the There Are Too Many Beats In This Measure“There are too many beats” dialog box.

Speedy Edit Commands submenu. This submenu lists the Speedy Edit commands and their keyboard shortcuts. Select the desired option from the menu, or just use the menu as a reminder for the keyboard shortcut.

Speedy Edit Commands submenu

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Add Note	enter
Delete Note	clear or shift-delete
Delete Entry	delete
Show/Hide Entry	O
Raise Half Step	+ (plus)
Lower Half Step	– (minus)
Show/Hide Accidental	* (asterisk)
Freeze/Unfreeze Accidental	option-* (asterisk)
Enharmonic	9
Add/Remove Accidental Parentheses	P
Flip Stem Direction	L
Set Stem Direction to Automatic	option-L
Break/Join Beam	/
Tie/Untie to Next Note	=
Tie/Untie to Prev Note	option =
Add Dot	. (period)
Grace Note	;
Slash Flagged Grace Note	`
Freeze/Float Rest	* (asterisk)

Speedy Navigation submenu. This submenu lists the Speedy Navigation commands and their keyboard shortcuts. Select the desired option from the menu, or just use the menu as a reminder for the keyboard shortcut.