Copying and pasting notes/items

You can copy and paste items, including notes and notations, to other rhythmic positions and staves in different ways.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the notes/items you want to copy.
    Tip

    To select multiple items of the same type, you can use large selections and/or filters.

  2. Copy the selected notes/items to other rhythmic positions in any of the following ways:
    • Press Cmd-C, select the position to which you want to paste them, then press Cmd-V.

    • In the secondary toolbar, click Copy Copy button, select the position to which you want to paste them, then click Paste Paste button in the secondary toolbar.

    • To repeat the material directly after itself, press R or click Repeat Repeat button in the secondary toolbar.

    • To copy notes/items to the staff above, select them, then click Context Menu Context Menu button in the secondary toolbar and choose Paste Special > Duplicate to Staff Above.

    • To copy notes/items to the staff below, select them, then click Context Menu Context Menu button in the secondary toolbar and choose Paste Special > Duplicate to Staff Below.

Result

The selected notes/items are copied without deleting them from their original positions.

If you copied dynamics or slurs to other staves at the same rhythmic position, they are automatically linked by default.