Order of entry 
In general, you can make the most of your
time by creating your documents in the following order. Save your work
frequently. The list below is just one possibility; you may find a different
order suits your style better.
- Use
the Setup Wizard or a template to define the instruments and basic layout
of your piece. If needed, add, delete or edit staves with the Staff Tool.
- Enter
the music using the Simple Entry Tool, Speedy Entry Tool, or HyperScribe.
- Edit
the music with the Simple Entry Tool. Get familiar with the numeric keypad
commands, including duration shortcuts and keystrokes for selecting other
tools. Remember, you can right-click (Mac
-click) any entry
to edit it with a context menu, or 
-click (Mac 
-click) to select any note and use a modifier keystroke to
edit the note. To see a list of keystrokes, from the Simple menu, choose
Simple Edit Commands.
- Using
the Playback Controls, listen to your piece to check for mistakes.
- Put
in the lyrics using either Type into Score or Click Assignment.
- Use
the Repeat Tool or one of the Repeat Plug-ins to place any repeats.
- Add
chord symbols and fretboards.
- Put
in all the expression markings: articulations, dynamics, slurs, and so
on. Assign your most frequently used markings to Metatools.
- Verify
that the music is spaced correctly; if necessary, use the Music Spacing
commands in the Utilities menu.
- Use
the Resize Tool to specify the overall size of the music (by clicking
the upper-left corner of the page).
- Look
the piece over in Page View. Fix bad page turns or system breaks, using
the Fit Music command under the Utilities menu. Use the Selection Tool
to move measures up or down systems as necessary using the up and down
arrows.
- Optimize
systems, if necessary, by choosing Optimize Staff Systems from the Page
Layout menu.
- Add
rehearsal notes, subtitles, and page numbers with the Text Tool.
- Use
the Page Layout Tool to make final adjustments to your score and parts.
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