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This method uses a text box to highlight any part of a score. Ease-of-editing is maintained and the score remains visible even when the highlight box is selected .

A workaround to allow correct notation and playback of a guitar with an applied capo.

Some workarounds to ensure correct notation and improved playback of ties leading to a Volta 2nd ending.

Create your own triplet swing markings inside MuseScore to ensure their style matches your score

This explains how to make tuplets out of durations that are not normally expressed by a single note or rest.

These instructions show you how to change key signatures for a transposing instrument, such as a B♭ clarinet or E♭ saxophone, when MuseScore inserts the equivalent enharmonic key signature.

This "How to" applies only to Versions 2.1 and following. It will not work with any previous versions.

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This is a description of how to use the features in MuseScore to create songs with polyrhythms and local time signatures. There are several methods available and I have attempted to explain each along with some possible problems that will arise while using them.

For analysis or to emphasize a part

A quick and easy way to import images or graphics with transparent background created with Microsoft PowerPoint into MuseScore via copy&paste

Unfortunately, MuseScore 2.0 does not have a built-in 2-measure repeat function (with or without playback). Here is a workaround to create one:

Occasionally, when something about MuseScore's installation is changed, playback may stop working. This How-To describes how to get playback working again.

A problem occurs when Windows doesn't know how to open the .msi extension: "This file does not have a program associated with it to perform this action."

Occasionally when importing a score created with an older version of MuseScore into MuseScore 2 (or sometimes when importing a MusicXML file), a dialog box will appear warning "File corrupted", with the option to Cancel opening the score, Ignore the corruption and continue, or Show Details about the corruption. A corrupted score cannot be uploaded to MuseScore.com. Fortunately, it's relatively easy to fix these corruptions using MuseScore 2, and you should do so immediately before further editing the score.

How to copy just lyrics, or lyrics plus melody, from one staff to another.

If one of your scores becomes lost, corrupted, or not openable, there's a chance that MuseScore saved a copy somewhere on your computer.

Do you have a strings part you want to be played back as pizzicato for only a few measures? Or a trumpet part you want to sound muted for a section? You can actually get MuseScore to play it with the different sounds, just like an actual person reading the music would.

Here is a workaround to producing an ossia, via image capture.

Create a condensed score by automatically hiding instruments that do not play

or reinsert them after the modifications to the score

Want to delete measures? Select them and Delete Selected Measures

Want to transfer your sheet music collection from other music notation software? Use MusicXML.

MuseScore generates sounds using a SoundFont. If you are not happy with a sound, you may want to edit the soundfont, combine several soundfonts etc...

Want to use MuseScore in another language?

If you require more space for your score, you could merge two staves into one.

Want to delete a score shared on MuseScore.com?

Want to create a videoscore on MuseScore.com?

Want to install new software and don't have administrator rights? Use a portable version of MuseScore.

A chord spreading over two staves.

Voices allow you to have notes on a single staff which occur at the same time, yet have different durations.

If two neighbouring notes have contrasting vertical positions and share a beam, it may be preferable to situate it between the notes instead of below or above them.