
#Finale printmusic tie free#
This process freezes the stem up or down, so that it’s no longer free to flip if, for example, it gets transposed. To flip a stem, OPTION-click the note to select it then press the L key.Press the H key again to display the note or rest again. To hide a note or rest, OPTION-click the note to select it then press the letter H key.If you want to move a whole chord up or down, OPTION+A-click the chord. To move a rest, OPTION-click the rest to select it, then drag it up or down. To move a note vertically, click and drag the note up or down.If you click on a notehead that’s part of a chord, only that note disappears. To delete a note, click the Eraser then click the note.To change a rest to a note, OPTION-click the note to select it.To change the rhythmic value of a rest, select the desired rhythmic-value icon on the Rests palette, and then click the rest. To change the rhythmic value of a note, click the icon representing the new value then click the note.In any of these instructions, you can press one of the shortcut keys on your keyboard to switch tools instead of clicking an icon (for example, press a number on the numeric keypad 1-8 to select a duration tool - 64th through double-whole note). If you want to enter a tuplet (a triplet, quintuplet, etc.), Choose the Tuplet tool on the Simple Entry palette and the duration of the tuplet (an eighth note tuplet or a half note tuplet, regardless of the duration of the first note). To build a chord, click another pitch above or below the first note. Click additional tools as needed, such as Sharp, Flat, Grace, Tuplet, Dot, or Tie. Choose the desired note (rhythmic value) icon in the palette.(If they don’t, choose Simple Entry palette and Simple Entry Rests palette from the Window menu.) See Simple Entry palette for more information on moving and resizing the palette. Tip: For a hands-on Simple Entry tutorial, see EntryExercises.MUSX. Laptop users, to arrange Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts for use with a smaller laptop keyboard, choose Simple > Keyboard Shortcut Set > Laptop Shortcut Set.

See Simple Entry Keyboard Shortcuts for a list of these keystrokes. These keystrokes also offer the capability to efficiently enter articulations and clef, key signature, and time signature changes. While using any of these methods, keyboard shortcuts are available to select tools from the Simple Entry palette previous to each entry, as well as keystrokes you can use to edit the note you just entered, or any note in the score. Using the Simple Entry method, you can enter notes quickly and accurately with a mouse, computer keyboard, or with a MIDI keyboard. Another option, Speedy Entry, can be also be used to quickly enter notes with or without a MIDI keyboard. Note: PrintMusic provides several methods for entering music quickly and accurately, one note or chord at a time.
