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Simple menu

How to get there

Click the Simple Entry tool . The Simple menu appears.

 

What it does

This menu controls the behavior of Simple entry, and also displays the available Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts for navigation and editing.

 

Simple Entry Options

Use MIDI Device for Input

Simple Edit Commands

Enter Note

At Caret Pitch

Enter Rest

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Add Interval

9th Above

Octave Above

7th Above

6th Above

5th Above

4th Above

3rd Above

2nd Above

Unison

2nd Below

3rd Below

4th Below

5th Below

6th Below

7th Below

Octave Below

9th Below

Add Pitch

At Caret Pitch

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Change Pitch

Up Diatonically

Down Diatonically

Octave Up Diatonically

Octave Down Diatonically

Accidentals

Sharp

Flat

Natural

Double Sharp

Double Flat

Up Half Step

Down Half Step

Show/Hide Accidental

Parenthesize Accidental

Modify Entry

Delete

Hide Entry

Flip Stem

Default Stem

Break/Join Beam

Default Beam

Flat Beam

Tie to Next Note

Tie to Previous Note

Flip Tie

Auto Tie

Toggle Note/Rest

Combine/Split Rests

Grace Note

Enharmonic

Add/Change items

Add Articulation

Add Articulation (Sticky)

Add Expression

Change Clef

Change Key Signature

Change Time Signature

Change Duration

Double Whole

Whole

Half

Quarter

Eighth

16th

32nd

64th

128th

Augmentation Dot

Create Tuplet

Create User-Defined Tuplet

Simple Navigation Commands

Caret Up Step

Caret Down Step

Caret Up Octave

Caret Down Octave

Selection Left One Entry

Selection Right One Entry

Selection Left One Measure

Selection Right One Measure

Selection Up One Note

Selection Down One Note

Select All Notes in Chord

Clear Selection

Tab Specific Commands

Enter Note on Fret

Enter Rest

0 (A)

1 (B)

2 (C)

3 (D)

4 (E)

5 (F)

6 (G)

7 (H)

8 (I)

9 (K)

10 (L)

11 (M)

12 (N)

13 (O)

14 (P)

15 (Q)

16 (R)

17 (S)

18 (T)

19 (U)

20 (V)

21 (W)

22 (X)

23 (Y)

24 (Z)

Change to Fret Number

0 (A)

1 (B)

2 (C)

3 (D)

4 (E)

5 (F)

6 (G)

7 (H)

8 (I)

9 (K)

10 (L)

11 (M)

12 (N)

13 (O)

14 (P)

15 (Q)

16 (R)

17 (S)

18 (T)

19 (U)

20 (V)

21 (W)

22 (X)

23 (Y)

24 (Z)

Add Note on String

At Caret String

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Move Caret to String

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

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