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Notation reference
Accidentals
Accidentals are shown beside notes to indicate their pitch, both when notated on a staff and written out in text. In music based in Western tonality, they usually show that the pitch of a note has been altered so that it does not conform to the current prevailing key signature.
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing accidentals
You can show individual accidentals in round or square brackets and hide/show accidentals individually, including cautionary accidentals shown by default.

Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing accidentals

You can show individual accidentals in round or square brackets and hide/show accidentals individually, including cautionary accidentals shown by default.

Procedure

Select the notes whose accidentals you want to hide/show or parenthesize.
In the Properties panel, activate Accidental in the Notes and Rests group.
Select one of the following options from the menu:
- Hide
- Show
- Round brackets
- Square brackets

Result

Accidentals on the selected notes are shown, hidden, or shown in round or square brackets.

Note

Hiding accidentals does not affect the pitch of notes in playback.
You can assign key commands for different accidental hiding, showing, and parenthesizing commands on the Key Commands page in Preferences.

After Completing This Task

You can also hide/show or parenthesize accidentals on artificial harmonics shown using diamond noteheads, independently of the normal noteheads that indicate the stopped pitch.