Default keyboard shortcuts

Updated 1 year ago

On macOS, make the following substitutions:

  • Replace Ctrl with Cmd (or ⌘)
  • Replace Alt with Option (or ⌥)
  • Replace Home with Fn+Left
  • Replace End with Fn+Right
  • Replace PgUp with Fn+Up
  • Replace PgDn with Fn+Down
  • Add Fn with function keys

Page navigation

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Zoom in Ctrl+= Cmd+=
Zoom out Ctrl+- Cmd+-
Zoom to 100% Ctrl+0 Cmd+0
Go to first element in score Ctrl+Home Cmd+Fn+Left
Go to last element in score Ctrl+End Cmd+Fn+Right
Jump to next screen PgDn Fn+Down
Jump to previous screen PgUp Fn+Up
Jump to top of first page Home Fn+Left
Jump to bottom of last page End Fn+Right
Jump to next page Ctrl+PgDn Cmd+Fn+Down
Jump to previous page Ctrl+PgUp Cmd+Fn+Up
Find / Go to Ctrl+F Cmd+F

Score navigation

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Select next chord Right Right
Select previous chord Left Left
Go to next measure Ctrl+Right Cmd+Right
Go to previous measure Ctrl+Left Cmd+Left
Select next element in score Alt+Right Option+Right
Select previous element in score Alt+Left Option+Left
Select note/rest above Alt+Up Option+Up
Select note/rest below Alt+Down Option+Down

Note input

General

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Note input: toggle note input mode N N
Show/hide piano keyboard P P
Use voice 1 Ctrl+Alt+1 Cmd+Option+1
Use voice 2 Ctrl+Alt+2 Cmd+Option+2

Duration

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Set duration 1 – 9 1 – 9
Set duration: 32nd note 2 2
Set duration: 16th note 3 3
Set duration: 8th note 4 4
Set duration: quarter note 5 5
Set duration: half note 6 6
Set duration: whole note 7 7
Toggle duration dot . .
Enter tuplet Ctrl+2 – Ctrl+9 Cmd+2 – Cmd+9
Enter tuplet: duplet Ctrl+2 Cmd+2
Enter tuplet: triplet Ctrl+3 Cmd+3
Enter tuplet: quadruplet Ctrl+4 Cmd+4
Add tied note T T
Halve selected duration (includes dotted values) Shift+Q Shift+Q
Double select duration (includes dotted values) Shift+W Shift+W

Pitch

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Enter note A – G A – G
Add note to chord Shift+A – Shift+G Shift+A – Shift+G
Enter interval Alt+1 – Alt+9 Option+1 – Option+9
Toggle accidental: flat - -
Toggle accidental: natural = =
Toggle accidental: sharp + +
Enter rest 0 0
Add grace note: acciaccatura / /

Tablature

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Set duration (TAB) Shift+0 – Shift+9 Shift+0 – Shift+9
Set duration: 32nd note (TAB) Shift+2 Shift+2
Set duration: 16th note (TAB) Shift+3 Shift+3
Set duration: 8th note (TAB) Shift+4 Shift+4
Set duration: quarter note (TAB) Shift+5 Shift+5
Set duration: half note (TAB) Shift+6 Shift+6
Set duration: whole note (TAB) Shift+7 Shift+7
Enter TAB: fret 0 – 9 0 – 9
Enter TAB: fret A – K A – K
Go to string above (TAB) Up Up
Go to string below (TAB) Down Down
Toggle ghost note Shift+X Shift+X

Selecting

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Select all Ctrl+A Cmd+A
Add to selection: previous note/rest Shift+Left Shift+Left
Add to selection: next note/rest Shift+Right Shift+Right
Add to selection: staff above Shift+Up Shift+Up
Add to selection: staff below Shift+Down Shift+Down
Select to beginning of measure Ctrl+Shift+Left Cmd+Shift+Left
Select to end of measure Ctrl+Shift+Right Cmd+Shift+Right
Select to beginning of score Ctrl+Shift+Home Cmd+Shift+Fn+Left
Select to end of score Ctrl+Shift+End Cmd+Shift+Fn+Right

Editing

General

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Escape Esc Esc
Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Cmd+Shift+Z
Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
Repeat selection R R
Insert one measure before selection Ins Ins
Insert measures before selection Ctrl+Ins Cmd+Ins
Insert one measure at end of score Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Insert measures at end of score Alt+Shift+B Option+Shift+B
Delete Del Del
Delete selected measures Ctrl+Del Cmd+Del
Show/hide properties F8 Fn+F8
Edit element F2 Fn+F2

Duration

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Set duration 1 – 9 1 – 9
Enter tuplet Ctrl+2 – Ctrl+9 Cmd+2 – Cmd+9
Add tied note T T

Pitch

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Toggle accidental: flat - -
Toggle accidental: natural = =
Toggle accidental: sharp + +
Move pitch/selection up Up Up
Move pitch/selection down Down Down
Move pitch up an octave Ctrl+Up Cmd+Up
Move pitch down an octave Ctrl+Down Cmd+Down
Change enharmonic spelling (concert and written pitch) J J
Move note to higher string (TAB) Ctrl+Up Cmd+Up
Move note to lower string (TAB) Ctrl+Down Cmd+Down

Notation

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Flip direction X X
Use voice 1 Ctrl+Alt+1 Cmd+Option+1
Use voice 2 Ctrl+Alt+2 Cmd+Option+2

Manual adjustment

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Move text left Left Left
Move text right Right Right
Move text left quickly Ctrl+Left Cmd+Left
Move text right quickly Ctrl+Right Cmd+Right
Move selection up Up Up
Move selection down Down Down
Move selection up quickly Ctrl+Up Cmd+Up
Move selection down quickly Ctrl+Down Cmd+Down

Text

General

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Add text: staff text Ctrl+T Cmd+T
Add text: expression text Ctrl+E Cmd+E
Add text: system text Ctrl+Shift+T Cmd+Shift+T
Add text: tempo marking Alt+Shift+T Option+Shift+T
Add text: rehearsal mark Ctrl+M Cmd+M

Formatting

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Format text: bold face Ctrl+B Cmd+B
Format text: italic Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Format text: underline Ctrl+U Cmd+U

Lyrics

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Add text: lyrics Ctrl+L Cmd+L
Go to next syllable Space Space
Go to previous syllable Shift+Space Shift+Space
Lyrics: enter hyphen - -
Lyrics: enter melisma _ _
Add lyric verse Return Return
Go to next lyric verse Down Down
Go to previous lyric verse Up Up

Chord symbols, Roman numeral analysis, Nashville numbers, figured bass

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Add text: chord symbol Ctrl+K Cmd+K
Next text element Space Space
Previous text element Shift+Space Shift+Space
Advance cursor: next beat ; ;
Advance cursor: previous beat Shift+; Shift+;
Advance cursor: duration Ctrl+1 – Ctrl+9 Cmd+1 – Cmd+9

Other score elements

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Show/hide palettes F9 Fn+F9
Search palettes Ctrl+F9 Cmd+Fn+F9
Add slur S S
Add articulation: accent Shift+V Shift+V
Add articulation: marcato Shift+O Shift+O
Add articulation: staccato Shift+S Shift+S
Add articulation: tenuto Shift+N Shift+N
Add hairpin: crescendo < <
Add hairpin: decrescendo > >

Score setup and formatting

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Add/remove instruments I I
Open instruments dialog F7 Fn+F7
Toggle visibility of elements V V
Decrease layout stretch { {
Increase layout stretch } }
Add/remove system break Return Return
Add/remove page break Ctrl+Return Cmd+Return
Reset shapes and positions Ctrl+R Cmd+R

File Operations

Action Windows/Linux macOS
New Ctrl+N Cmd+N
Open Ctrl+O Cmd+O
Close Ctrl+W Cmd+W
Save Ctrl+S Cmd+S
Print Ctrl+P Cmd+P
Quit Ctrl+Q Cmd+Q

User interface

Playback

Action Windows/Linux macOS
Play Space Space
Show/hide mixer F10 Fn+F10