Key commands for articulations

You can input articulations by clicking the corresponding button of the articulation you want in the Notes panel on the left of the window in Write mode, or by pressing key commands on your computer keyboard.

You can use the following key commands to input articulations with the keyboard:


Type of articulation

Key command

Accent:

[

Marcato:

'

Stressed:

{

Unstressed:

@ (Windows)

Shift-' (macOS)

Staccato:

]

Tenuto:

# (Windows)

\ (macOS)

Staccatissimo: , , or

}

Combined tenuto and staccato:

~ (Windows)

| (macOS)