Adding a time signature

In this section, you learn how to add a time signature at the beginning of the staff. You can add a time signature before or after inputting a melody.

Prerequisite

Press Esc to deactivate the caret.

Procedure

  1. Select the first note on the staff.
  2. Press Shift-M.

    The time signatures popover opens above the staff.

  3. Enter a typical time signature into the popover, such as 3/4.


  4. Press Return to close the popover.

Result



The time signature is automatically input to the left of the note, and the required bar lines are automatically inserted at the correct positions. If you want to insert a key signature, proceed to the next section.