Click the icon representing the desired rest’s
duration on the Simple Entry Rest Palette. Or, hold down CTRL and type the number of desired rest’s duration.
Then click the place where you want the rest to appear. The rest
appears at the horizontal position of your click; its vertical position
is always the center staff line, unless you’re working in layers and have
specified a rest position offset. (See Multiple
voices for a more complete discussion of setting rest position
offsets.) See also “To move a rest vertically,” above.
With the caret active, type 0 to enter a rest
of the duration chosen in the Simple Entry Palette.
. The Simple Entry
Palettes appear.