A quick and easy way to enter notes, without having to decide on the pitch, position and note value first is using the computer keyboard. To enter a note, proceed as follows:
Procedure
On the toolbar, activate the “Computer Keyboard Input” button.
Now you can enter notes using the computer keyboard.
Hold down Alt.
Note
If the “Computer Keyboard Note Entry: Require ALT-Key” option is deactivated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), you can insert notes without holding down Alt.
A note with the note value specified on the extended toolbar appears. By default, the insert position is the first position of the bar and the pitch is C3.
To change the pitch, press the key that corresponds to the note on your computer keyboard (c, d, e, f, etc.). If “Computer Keyboard Note Entry: Use On-Screen Keyboard Keys” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), you can press the key that corresponds to the note on the on-screen keyboard (qwerty) instead.
To transpose the note in semitone steps, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys.
To transpose the note in octave steps, use the Page Up/Page Down keys.
To change the insert position of the note, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys.
Note that for position changes, the Quantize value is taken into account.
To change the length of the note, hold down Shift and use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys.
This changes the note value step by step, passing from one Quantize value to the next.
Note
If the “Computer Keyboard Note Entry: Legato” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the length of the previous note is changed on inserting notes.
Insert the note with the computer keyboard.
The note with the specified pitch and note value is inserted at the selected position and the insert position for the next note changes according to the Quantize value. If you press Shift-Return, the insert position does not change, allowing you to enter chords.
