Keyboard shortcuts

Most keyboard shortcuts can be customized via the menu: select Edit -> Preferences... -> Shortcuts (Mac: MuseScore -> Preferences... -> Shortcuts). Below is a list of some of the initial shortcut settings.

Beginning of score: Home (Mac: Fn+Left) Last page of score: End (Mac: Fn+Right) Find/Go to (measure number, rehearsal mark, or pXX when XX is a page number): Ctrl+F (Mac: Cmd+F)

Next score: Ctrl+Tab Previous score: Shift+Ctrl+Tab

Zoom in: Ctrl++ (doesn't work on some systems) (Mac: Cmd++); or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll up Zoom out: Ctrl+- (Mac: Cmd+-); or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll down

Next page: Pg Dn; or Shift + scroll down (Mac: Fn+Down) Previous page: Pg Up; or Shift + scroll up (Mac: Fn+Up)

Next measure: Ctrl+Right (Mac: Cmd+Right) Previous measure: Ctrl+Left (Mac: Cmd+Left)

Next note: Right Previous note: Left

Note below (within a chord or on lower staff): Alt+Down Note above (within a chord or on higher staff): Alt+Up

Top note in chord: Ctrl+Alt+Up (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead) Bottom note in chord: Ctrl+Alt+Down (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead)

Next element (accessibility): Alt+Right Previous element (accessibility): Alt+Left

Note input

Begin note input mode: N Leave note input mode: N or Esc

Duration

1 ... 9 selects a duration. See also Note input.

Half duration of previous note: Q Double duration of previous note: W Decrease duration by one dot: (as of version 2.1) Shift+Q (e.g. a dotted quarter note becomes a quarter note; a quarter note becomes a dotted eighth note) Increase duration by one dot : (as of version 2.1) Shift+W (e.g. an eighth note becomes a dotted eighth note; a dotted eighth note becomes a quarter note)

Voices

To select a voice in note input mode.

Voice 1: Ctrl+Alt+1 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+1) Voice 2: Ctrl+Alt+2 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+2) Voice 3: Ctrl+Alt+3 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+3) Voice 4: Ctrl+Alt+4 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+4)

Pitch

Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard. See Note input for full details.

Repeat previous note or chord: R (the repeat can be of a different note value by selecting duration beforehand)

Repeat selection: R (The selection will be repeated from the first note position after the end of the selection)

Raise pitch by octave: Ctrl+Up (Mac: Cmd+Up) Lower pitch by octave: Ctrl+Down (Mac: Cmd+Down)

Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp): Up Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat): Down Raise pitch diatonically: Alt+Shift+Up Lower pitch diatonically: Alt+Shift+Down

Change enharmonic spelling in both written and concert pitch views: J Change enharmonic spelling in current view only: Ctrl+J (Mac: Cmd+J)

Rest: 0 (zero)

Interval

Add interval above current note: Alt+[Number]

Layout

Flip direction (stem, slur, tie, tuplet bracket, etc.): X Mirror note head: Shift+X Increase stretch of measure(s): } Decrease stretch of measure(s): { Line break on selected barline: Return Page break on selected barline: Ctrl+Return (Mac: Cmd+Return)

Articulations

Staccato: Shift+S Tenuto: Shift+N Sforzato (accent): Shift+V Marcato: Shift+O Grace note (acciaccatura): / Crescendo: < Decrescendo: >

Text entry

Staff text: Ctrl+T (Mac:Cmd+T) System text: Ctrl+Shift+T (Mac: Cmd+Shift+T) Tempo text: Alt+Shift+T Rehearsal Mark: Ctrl+M (Mac: Cmd+M)

Lyrics entry

Enter lyrics on a note: Ctrl+L (Mac: Cmd+L) Previous lyric syllable: Shift+Space Next lyric syllable: if the current and the next syllables are separated by a '-': -, else Space Move lyric syllable left by 0.1sp: Left Move lyric syllable right by 0.1sp: Right Move lyric syllable left by 1sp: Ctrl+Left (Mac: Cmd+Left) Move lyric syllable right by 1sp: Ctrl+Right (Mac: Cmd+Right) Move lyric syllable left by 0.01sp: Alt+Left Move lyric syllable right by 0.01sp: Alt+Right

Up to previous stanza: Ctrl+Up (Mac: Cmd+Up) Down to next stanza: Ctrl+Down (Mac: Cmd+Down)

For more lyric shortcuts, see Lyrics.

Display

Timeline: F12 (Mac: Fn+F12) Play Panel: F11 (Mac: Fn+F11) Mixer: F10 (Mac: Fn+F10) Palette: F9 (Mac: Fn+F9) Inspector: F8 (Mac: Fn+F8) Piano Keyboard: P Selection filter: F6 Display full screen: Ctrl+U (Mac: none, use View -> Full screen instead)

Miscellaneous

Toggle visibility on selected element(s): V Show Instruments dialog: I Toggle multimeasure rests on or off: M Reset element to default location: Ctrl+R (Mac: Cmd+R)

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