Need to stretch but no Alt key on Mac
hi
I need to compact a few lines of music. I decided to decrease layout stretch. My options are:
"To decrease stretch:
Use the shortcut { (left curly bracket) (Mac: Ctrl + Alt + 8 ).
Or from the menu bar, select Format → Stretch → Decrease Layout Stretch ."
My Macbook Pro keyboard doesn't have an Alt key. I tried function and command with Control and 8 and no go. The { option in the menu is dimmed. Any suggestions?
thanks.
Comments
AltGr?
In reply to AltGr? by Shoichi
Sorry, no idea what a Gr key is.
In reply to Sorry, no idea what a Gr key… by scooterbob
The right Alt key often is labeled AltGr
Cmd or ⌥ or ⌘ ?
In reply to Cmd or ⌥ or ⌘ ? by Jojo-Schmitz
I've tried all of these : (
In reply to I've tried all of these : ( by scooterbob
The Option key replaces alt on Mac keyboards
In reply to The Option key replaces alt… by L'Moose
Indeed, but open and close squiggly bracket are what you want.
In reply to Indeed, but open and close… by [DELETED] 1831606
Not if on a Mac.
In reply to Not if on a Mac. by scooterbob
Odd. Just worked fine for me on my Mac in MuseScore 3.6, Big Sur 11.1 .
In reply to Not if on a Mac. by scooterbob
I'm pretty sure they're the right thing on Mac. It works for me on MacOS Catalina with Musescore 3.6
In reply to The Option key replaces alt… by L'Moose
Control + option + 8 will put in octave notes, not shorten a measure.
I use Musescore 4 and the "curly bracket" + 8 or 9 does not work on my Mac. I have to use the menu choices. When I write in a document the shortcut (Ctrl + Alt + 8/9) works fine. A bug in Musescore?