Skapa nytt notark

Från menyn väljer du Arkiv → Ny.... Detta öppnar guiden 'Skapa nytt notark'.

Rubrik, kompositör och annan information

Ange Rubrik, Kompositör och eventuell annan information så som det visas på bilden ovan. Notera de två alternativen i nederkanten:

• Skapa nytt notark från mall
• Skapa nytt notark från grunden

Det första alternativet ger en rad färdiga mallar på nästa sida. Det andra alternativet ger dig full valmöjlighet av instrument på nästa sida. Mallar diskuteras mer i detalj nedan, men nu ska du välja "Skapa nytt notark från grunden."

Klicka "Nästa" för att fortsätta.

Instrument och stämmor

Instrumentfönstret är delat i två kolumner. Den första kolumnen listar instrument och röster att välja från. Den andra kolumnen är från start tom men kommer senare att innehålla instrumenten till ditt notark.

The instrument list in the first column is categorized into instrument families. Double click a category to show the full list of instruments in each family. Select an instrument and click "Add". The instrument you selected now appears in the second column. You can add more instruments or voice parts if needed.

The order of the instruments in the second column determines the order they appear in the score. To change the order click on an instrument name and use the "Up" or "Down" buttons to move it higher or lower. When you are done click "Next".

Key signature

If you are using the latest version of MuseScore the wizard asks for a key signature. Select the key signature you need and click "Next" to continue.

If you are using version 0.9.2 or earlier the wizard does not ask for a key signature so you may ignore this step.

Time signature, pickup, and number of measures

Set the time signature to the numbers you want. If your piece begins with a pickup then mark the "Pickup measure" checkbox and adjust pickup time signature to indicate the actual duration of the first measure.

If you know approximately how many measures you need you can specify that here. Otherwise you can add or delete measure later.

Click "Finish" to create your new score.

Adjustments to score after creation

You can change any settings specified during the new score wizard even after you start working on the score.

• To add or delete measures or create a pickup see Measure operations
• To change any text see Text editing . To add a missing Title (or other text item) use the menu Skapa → Text → Title (or other text item)
• To add, delete, or change the order of instruments use the menu Create → Instruments....

See also: Key signature , time signature , clef .

Templates

The first screen of the new score wizard has an option to "Create new score from template" (see Title and other text above for details). To create a score using this method select the template option and click "Next" to continue.

The next screen shows a list of templates. Select a template and click "Next". Continue and finish the new score wizard as usual.

The template files are normal MuseScore files stored in the template folder. You can create your own templates by saving MuseScore files to the template folder. On Windows the template folder is usually located at C:\Program Files\MuseScore 0.9\templates. On Linux look under /usr/share/mscore-xxx if you installed from the package manager. If you compiled mscore on Linux then look under /usr/local/share/mscore-xxx.