Free music composition & notation software


Retrieved from http://musescore.org on Wed, 06/19/2013

Edit mode

Many elements in the score can be edited in Edit Mode :

  • Double Click: Starts Edit Mode
  • Esc: Ends Edit Mode

Some elements show handles in edit mode, which can be moved by mouse dragging or keyboard commands.

Slur in Edit Mode:

Sample slur in Edit Mode

Available keyboard commands:

  • ←: Moves handle left one Space (the distance between two staff lines)
  • →: Moves handle right one Space
  • ↑: Moves handle up one Space
  • ↓: Moves handle down one Space
  • Ctrl+← (Mac: ⌘+←): Moves handle left 0.1 Space
  • Ctrl+→ (Mac: ⌘+→): Moves handle right 0.1 Space
  • Ctrl+↑ (Mac: ⌘+↑): Moves handle up 0.1 Space
  • Ctrl+↓ (Mac: ⌘+↓): Moves handle down 0.1 Space
  • Alt+←: Moves handle left 0.01 Space
  • Alt+→: Moves handle right 0.01 Space
  • Alt+↑: Moves handle up 0.01 Space
  • Alt+↓: Moves handle down 0.01 Space
  • Shift⇑+←: Moves handle's tick anchor left
  • Shift⇑+→: Moves handle's tick anchor right
  • Tab: Goes to next handle

If you need to move score elements manually, double-click it and use the directional keys.

See also: Text editing, Slur, Bracket, Line, Beam

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