Inputting cues using cue suggestions

You can use the Suggest Cues section of the Cues panel in Write mode to find suitable places to input cues. You can then input cues using the cues popover.

1. In Write mode, open the layout in the music area in which you want to find suitable locations for cues.

   For example, suitable locations for cues are suggested for all instruments when the full score layout is open in the music area, but only suitable locations for individual instruments are suggested when a single part layout is open.

2. Click Cues in the Notations toolbox.

   

   The Cues panel opens.

3. In the Cues panel, change Resting for in the Suggest Cues section to specify the resting period after which you want to input cues in any of the following ways:

   • Enter a value into the value field.

   • Click the arrows beside the value field.

4. Choose one of the following options for Rehearsal marks:

   • Consider

   • Ignore

5. Choose one of the following options for Cues:

   • Consider

   • Ignore

6. Click Update.
7. Click a row in the cue suggestion table to navigate directly to that position in the layout so you can check the context of the cue suggestion.

   Cue suggestions are highlighted for the equivalent rhythmic duration of 5-10 seconds. You can choose not to see highlighted areas by deactivating Highlight suggestions.

8. Select one of the following on the staff in which you want the cue to appear:

   • A note or rest at the position where you want the cue to start.

   • Multiple notes or rests spanning the duration you want the cue to last.

9. Open the cues popover in any of the following ways:

   • Press Shift-U.

   • Choose Write > Create Cue.

   • Click Insert Cue in the Cues panel.

10. Enter the first few letters into the popover of the instrument whose music you want to show in the cue.

    The candidate instrument menu appears below the popover. You can use the Playing instruments list to help select an appropriate source instrument for your cue.

11. Select the instrument whose music you want to show in the cue in any of the following ways:

    • Press Up Arrow and Down Arrow to highlight it in the candidate instrument menu, then press Return.

    • Click it in the candidate instrument menu.

    • Enter the full name of the instrument into the cues popover, then press Return twice.

      Note

      If you do not enter the name of an instrument that exists in your project, no cue is created.

      If multiple instruments of the same type exist in your project, music from the first player is input as the cue. For example, if you have Violin I and Violin II in your project and enter violin into the cues popover, music from the Violin I staff is shown in the cue.