Keyboard alternatives and shortcuts

Keyboard Alternatives and Shortcuts

Many NoteAbilityPro menu commands can be invoked by using the keyboard instead of using the mouse. Using keyboard alternatives can radically speed up the operation of NoteAbilityPro.

Keyboard alternatives for NoteAbilityPro menus

Preferences...	Command-CTRL - p	Show NoteAbilityPro's Preferences panel
Hide NoteAbilityPro...	Command - h	Hide NoteAbilityPro and its windows
Quit	Command - q	Quit NoteAbilityPro application

New	Command - n	Create a new document
Open...	Command - o	Open a document
Close	Command-OPT - k	Close the active score
Save	Command - s	Save current document
Save As...	Command - S	Save current document under a new name
Save Selection As PDF	Command-OPT - 9	Save current selection as a PDF file
Save Selection As EPS	Command-OPT - 0	Save current selection as an EPS file
Revert to Saved	Command-CTRL - r	Revert score to saved state
Import Guido	Command-CTRL - g	Import a Guido file into the active score
Import NoteWriter	Command - N	Import a NoteWriter file
Page Setup...	Command - P	Display the Page Setup panel
Print...	Command - p	Print the active score
Print All...	Command-CTRL -P	Print all open scores
Play score	Command-OPT - ,	Play the active score
Play selection	Command-OPT - .	Play the currently selected passage

Undo	Command - z	Undo the last operation
Redo	Command - Z	Redo the last undo
Cut	Command - x	Cut data to pasteboard
Copy	Command - c	Copy data to pasteboard in NoteAbilityPro format
Copy All Types	Command - C	Copy data to pasteboard in various formats
Paste Into	Command - v	Paste data from the pasteboard into the score
Paste Exact	Command - V	Paste an exact copy of the data from the pasteboard into the score
Paste Over	Command-OPT - v	Paste data after removing images at the destination
Insert	Command-CTRL - +	Paste data after shifting music to the right to make room
Delete	Command-CTRL - -	Delete the selected data
Select Page	Command - A	Select the current page
Select Document	Command - a	Select the entire document
Change Staff	Command-OPT - S	Change selected data to current staff
Set Voice	Command-OPT - V	Set selected data to current voice
Jump Back	Command - g	Jump back to previous Entry Cursor position
Previous Page	Command - <	Move to previous page in the score
Next Page	Command - >	Move to next page in the score

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Grid On/Off	Command - G	Turn the NoteAbilityPro grid on or off
Show/Hide All Buttons	Command - \	Show or Hide all Score Layout buttons
Show/Hide Control Pts	Command - D	Show or Hide Control Points
Show/Hide Ruler	Command - R	Show or Hide the NoteAbilityPro page ruler
Clear Tuplet Button	Command - e	Clear the Control panel tuplet buttons
Refresh Page	Command - L	Redraw the current page
Zoom In	Command - =	Increase the page magnification
Zoom Out	Command - -	Decrease the page magnification
Show Colors	Command-CTRL - c	Show the Color Panel
Align Vertical	Command-OPT - <	Align Selected Images Vertically
Align Horizontal	Command-OPT - >	Align Selected Images Horizontally
Change Document Size...	Command-CTRL-OPT - d	Change the dimensions of the current document.
Insert Blank Measure	Command-OPT - m	Insert a blank measure immediately following the current measure
Delete This Measure	Command-OPT - M	Delete the current measure along with all images contained in the measure
Delete This Page	Command-OPT - P	Delete the current page along with all images contained on the page

Music Images Panel...	Command - K	Displays the Music Images panel
Score Structure Panel...	Command - I	Displays the Score Structure panel
Keyboard...	Command - k	Displays the Keyboard panel
Overview...	Command - O	Displays the Overview panel
Toggle Insert <-> Select	Command-OPT - x	Toggles between Insert and Select modes
Toggle Entry Cursor	Command-OPT - z	Toggles the Entry Cursor on and off
Toggle Auto Increment	Command-OPT - w	Toggles the Entry Cursor Auto Increment on and off
Part Extraction...	Command - X	Displays the Part Extraction panel

Flip Stems	Command - f	Flip the stems of selected notes
Hide/Show Stems	Command-OPT - s	Hide or show stems on selected notes and rests
Hide/Show Ledgers	Command-OPT - l	Hide or show ledgers on selected notes
Slur Notes	Command - W	Slur selected notes or groups of shift selected notes
Tie Notes	Command - T	Tie selected notes or chords
Tie Each Group	Command-OPT - T	Tie each selected group of notes
Untie Notes	Command-OPT - u	Remove ties from selected notes
Flip Tie Direction	Command - F	Flip the tie direction of selected notes
Swallow Tie	Command-CTRL - T	Remove tie and adjust note durations
Merge Note Values	Command-OPT - Z	Merge multiple notes and rests into single notes or rests
Build Chord	Command-OPT - c	Build a chord from selected notes
Build Grace Chord	Command-OPT - C	Build a grace chord from selected grace notes
Add Grace Slash	Command-OPT - \	Add a grace slash to selected notes
Remove Grace Slash	Command-OPT - \|	Remove the grace slash from selected notes

Enharmonic Above	Command - +	Change note to the enharmonic equivalent above
Enharmonic Below	Command - _	Change note to the enharmonic equivalent below
Force Accidental	Command - 1	Force the accidental to be visible
Don't Force Accidental	Command-OPT - A	Don't force accidentals on selected notes
Force Sharps and Flats	Command-OPT - #	Force all sharps and flats on selected notes to be visible
Parentheses On/Off	Command - {	Turn Parentheses around accidentals On or Off
Ficta On/Off	Command - 7	Turn Ficta accidentals On or Off
Double Sharp	Command - 2	Change accidental to double sharp
Sharp	Command - 3	Change accidental to sharp
Natural	Command - 4	Change accidental to natural
Flat	Command - 5	Change accidental to flat
Double Flat	Command - 6	Change accidental to double flat
Quarter Flat	Command - 9	Change accidental to quarter flat
Quarter Sharp	Command - 0	Change accidental to quarter sharp

Show/Hide Tuplets	Command - ]	Show or hide the selected tuplet
Show/Hide Bracket	Command - [	Show or hide the tuplet bracket
Show/Hide Ratio	Command-OPT - ]	Show or hide the tupet ratio (eg. 3:2)
Straighten Tuplets	Command-OPT - [	Align the tuplet to the beam angle
Flip Tuplet Direction	Command-OPT - f	Flip the tuplet above or below notes
Form Tuplet	Command-OPT - t	Form a tuplet on selected notes

Beam Notes	Command - b	Form the selected notes into a beam group
Beam On Beat	Command-OPT - b	Form beams according to beat groupings in measures
Beam Each Group	Command - B	Form each shift-selected group of notes into a beam
Unbeam Notes	Command - H	Remove beams from selected notes
Straighten Beam	Command - \|	Make beam horizontally straight

Insert Single Rest	Command - r	Insert a rest of current duration
Insert Rests In Selection	Command-OPT - r	Fill rests in selected score area
Build Measure Rests	Command-OPT - R	Build multiple measure rests in selected score area

Mensurstrich On/Off	Command - 8	Turn mensurstrich barlines on or off in current measure
Tick Barlines On/Off	Command-CTRL - 9	Turn tick barlines on or off in current measure
Hide/Show Barline	Command-OPT - 1	Hide or show the barline in the current measure

Make Text Global	Command-OPT - g	Mark selected text/images as global for inclusion in parts
Make Header	Command-OPT - h	Mark text as Header text so that it appears on each page
Remove Header	Command-OPT - H	Unmark text as Header text so that it no longer appears on each page
Annotation On/Off	Command-OPT - A	Turn text annotation on or off
Make Font Smaller	Command-CTRL - ,	Make selected text boxes 1 point size smaller
Make Font Larger	Command-CTRL - .	Make selected text boxes 1 point size larger

Show Fonts	Command - t	Show the Font panel
Italic	Command-CTRL - b	Change selected text to Bold
Italic	Command-CTRL - i	Change selected text to Italic
Underline	Command - u	Change selected text to be underlined
Bigger	Command-OPT - =	Increase the font size of selected text
Smaller	Command-OPT - -	Decrease the font size of selected text

Hide/Show System Dividers	Command-OPT - /	Hide or show system dividers on current page
Add Cautionary Time Sigs	Command-OPT - %	Show cautionary time signatures on current page

Track Setup

Command-CTRL-OPT - t

Show the Track Setup panel

Close Window	Command - w	Close the front window
Minimize Window	Command - m	Minimize the front window

Play From Cursor	Command-CTRL - 3	Play the score from the Entry Cursor measure
Pause/Restart	Command-CTRL - 4	Pause playback or restart when paused
Reset Tempo	Command-CTRL - 5	Reset the tempo after adjustments from the Transport Controls
Tempo Jump Up	Command-CTRL - 6	Increase playback tempo by 10 beats per minute
Tempo Jump Down	Command-CTRL - 7	Decrease playback tempo by 10 beats per minute

NoteAbilityPro Help...	Command - ?	Display on-line help files
Image List...	Command - d	Display a list of NoteAbilityPro images

Other Keyboard shortcuts

Option Key:

While dragging a Control Point, the entire image is moved if the Option Key is held down
While the Option Key is held down, the cursor is changed to the Select Image tool so that editing can be performed without having to switch tools.

Command Key:

While the Command Key is held down, pressing the mouse button will move the Entry Cursor to the location of the mouse cursor.

Option & Command Keys

When the Option and Command keys are held down together the cursor changes to a pencil and Quickscrawl gestures can be drawn on the screen and interpreted as music images.

Control Key:

When the Control Key is held down and you click the mouse on the score window a pop-up menu appears and makes some of the most common editing operations available. This can also be done by using a left-button click on a two button mouse.

Shift Key:

When using the Selection tool, holding down the Shift Key allows multiple selection areas to be drawn.

Return Key:

Changes to the Insert Image tool (except when you using one of the text tools.)