# All keyboard shortcuts
On macOS, make the following substitutions:
* Replace Ctrl with Cmd (or ⌘)
* Replace Alt with Option (or ⌥)
* Replace Home with Fn+Left
* Replace End with Fn+Right
* Replace PgUp with Fn+Up
* Replace PgDn with Fn+Down
* Add Fn with function keys (F1 to F12)
## Keyboard Map
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## Navigation
### Page navigation
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+= | Cmd+= |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+- | Cmd+- |
| Zoom to 100% | Ctrl+0 | Cmd+0 |
| Go to first element in score | Ctrl+Home | Cmd+Fn+Left |
| Go to last element in score | Ctrl+End | Cmd+Fn+Right |
| Jump to next screen | PgUp | Fn+Up |
| Jump to previous screen | PgDn | Fn+Down |
| Jump to top of first page | Home | Fn+Left |
| Jump to bottom of last page | End | Fn+Right |
| Jump to next page | Ctrl+PgUp | Cmd+Fn+Up |
| Jump to previous page | Ctrl+PgDn | Cmd+Fn+Down |
| Find / Go to | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F |
| Accessibility: get location | Shift+L | Shift+L |
| Show/hide timeline | F12 | Fn+F12 |
### Score navigation
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Select next chord | Right | Right |
| Select previous chord | Left | Left |
| Go to next measure | Ctrl+Right | Cmd+Right |
| Go to previous measure | Ctrl+Left | Cmd+Left |
| Select next element in score | Alt+Right | Option+Right |
| Select previous element in score | Alt+Left | Option+Left |
| Select next in-staff element | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right | Cmd+Option+Shift+Right |
| Select previous in-staff element | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left | Cmd+Option+Shift+Left |
| Select note/rest above | Alt+Up | Option+Up |
| Select note/rest below | Alt+Down | Option+Down |
| Select top note in chord | Ctrl+Alt+Up | Cmd+Option+Up |
| Select bottom note in chord | Ctrl+Alt+Down | Cmd+Option+Down |
## Note input
### General
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Note input: toggle note input mode | N | N |
| Note input: toggle 're-pitch existing notes' mode | Ctrl+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Note input: toggle 'insert' mode | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I |
| Show/hide piano keyboard | P | P |
| Use voice 1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 | Cmd+Option+1 |
| Use voice 2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 | Cmd+Option+2 |
| Use voice 3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 | Cmd+Option+3 |
| Use voice 4 | Ctrl+Alt+4 | Cmd+Option+4 |
### Duration
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Set duration | 1 – 9 | 1 – 9 |
| Set duration: 64th note | 1 | 1 |
| Set duration: 32nd note | 2 | 2 |
| Set duration: 16th note | 3 | 3 |
| Set duration: 8th note | 4 | 4 |
| Set duration: quarter note | 5 | 5 |
| Set duration: half note | 6 | 6 |
| Set duration: whole note | 7 | 7 |
| Set duration: double whole note | 8 | 8 |
| Set duration: longa | 9 | 9 |
| Toggle duration dot | . | . |
| Enter tuplet | Ctrl+2 – Ctrl+9 | Cmd+2 – Cmd+9 |
| Enter tuplet: duplet | Ctrl+2 | Cmd+2 |
| Enter tuplet: triplet | Ctrl+3 | Cmd+3 |
| Enter tuplet: quadruplet | Ctrl+4 | Cmd+4 |
| Enter tuplet: quintuplet | Ctrl+5 | Cmd+5 |
| Enter tuplet: sextuplet | Ctrl+6 | Cmd+6 |
| Enter tuplet: septuplet | Ctrl+7 | Cmd+7 |
| Enter tuplet: octuplet | Ctrl+8 | Cmd+8 |
| Enter tuplet: nonuplet | Ctrl+9 | Cmd+9 |
| Add tied note | T | T |
| Halve selected duration | Q | Q |
| Double selected duration | W | W |
| Halve selected duration (includes dotted values) | Shift+Q | Shift+Q |
| Double select duration (includes dotted values) | Shift+W | Shift+W |
| Insert full measure rest | Ctrl+Shift+Del | Cmd+Shift+Del |
### Pitch
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Enter note | A – G | A – G |
| Enter note A | A | A |
| Enter note B | B | B |
| Enter note C | C | C |
| Enter note D | D | D |
| Enter note E | E | E |
| Enter note F | F | F |
| Enter note G | G | G |
| Add note to chord | Shift+A – Shift+G | Shift+A – Shift+G |
| Add note A to chord | Shift+A | Shift+A |
| Add note B to chord | Shift+B | Shift+B |
| Add note C to chord | Shift+C | Shift+C |
| Add note D to chord | Shift+D | Shift+D |
| Add note E to chord | Shift+E | Shift+E |
| Add note F to chord | Shift+F | Shift+F |
| Add note G to chord | Shift+G | Shift+G |
| Enter interval | Alt+1 – Alt+9 | Option+1 – Option+9 |
| Enter interval: unison | Alt+1 | Option+1 |
| Enter interval: second above | Alt+2 | Option+2 |
| Enter interval: third above | Alt+3 | Option+3 |
| Enter interval: fourth above | Alt+4 | Option+4 |
| Enter interval: fifth above | Alt+5 | Option+5 |
| Enter interval: sixth above | Alt+6 | Option+6 |
| Enter interval: seventh above | Alt+7 | Option+7 |
| Enter interval: octave above | Alt+8 | Option+8 |
| Enter interval: ninth above | Alt+9 | Option+9 |
| Toggle accidental: flat | - | - |
| Toggle accidental: natural | = | = |
| Toggle accidental: sharp | + | + |
| Enter rest | 0 | 0 |
| Add grace note: acciaccatura | / | / |
### Tablature
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Set duration (TAB) | Shift+0 – Shift+9 | Shift+0 – Shift+9 |
| Set duration: 128th note (TAB) | Shift+0 | Shift+0 |
| Set duration: 64th note (TAB) | Shift+1 | Shift+1 |
| Set duration: 32nd note (TAB) | Shift+2 | Shift+2 |
| Set duration: 16th note (TAB) | Shift+3 | Shift+3 |
| Set duration: 8th note (TAB) | Shift+4 | Shift+4 |
| Set duration: quarter note (TAB) | Shift+5 | Shift+5 |
| Set duration: half note (TAB) | Shift+6 | Shift+6 |
| Set duration: whole note (TAB) | Shift+7 | Shift+7 |
| Enter TAB: fret | 0 – 9 | 0 – 9 |
| Enter TAB: fret | A – K | A – K |
| Enter TAB: fret 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enter TAB: fret 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enter TAB: fret 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Enter TAB: fret 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Enter TAB: fret 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Enter TAB: fret 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Enter TAB: fret 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Enter TAB: fret 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Enter TAB: fret 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Enter TAB: fret 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Enter TAB: fret 0 | A | A |
| Enter TAB: fret 1 | B | B |
| Enter TAB: fret 2 | C | C |
| Enter TAB: fret 3 | D | D |
| Enter TAB: fret 4 | E | E |
| Enter TAB: fret 5 | F | F |
| Enter TAB: fret 6 | G | G |
| Enter TAB: fret 7 | H | H |
| Enter TAB: fret 8 | J | J |
| Enter TAB: fret 9 | K | K |
| Go to string above (TAB) | Up | Up |
| Go to string below (TAB) | Down | Down |
| Toggle ghost note | Shift+X | Shift+X |
## Selecting
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Select all | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A |
| Add to selection: previous note/rest | Shift+Left | Shift+Left |
| Add to selection: next note/rest | Shift+Right | Shift+Right |
| Add to selection: staff above | Shift+Up | Shift+Up |
| Add to selection: staff below | Shift+Down | Shift+Down |
| Select to beginning of measure | Ctrl+Shift+Left | Cmd+Shift+Left |
| Select to end of measure | Ctrl+Shift+Right | Cmd+Shift+Right |
| Select to beginning of line | Shift+Home | Shift+Fn+Left |
| Select to end of line | Shift+End | Shift+Fn+Right |
| Select to beginning of score | Ctrl+Shift+Home | Cmd+Shift+Fn+Left |
| Select to end of score | Ctrl+Shift+End | Cmd+Shift+Fn+Right |
## Editing
### General
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Escape | Esc | Esc |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Cmd+Shift+Z |
| Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V |
| Copy/paste: swap with clipboard | Ctrl+Shift+X | Cmd+Shift+X |
| Repeat selection | R | R |
| Insert one measure before selection | Ins | Ins |
| Insert measures before selection | Ctrl+Ins | Cmd+Ins |
| Insert one measure at end of score | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B |
| Insert measures at end of score | Alt+Shift+B | Option+Shift+B |
| Delete | Del | Del |
| Delete selected measures | Ctrl+Del | Cmd+Del |
| Show/hide properties | F8 | Fn+F8 |
| Edit element | F2 | Fn+F2 |
| Move chord/rest left | Shift+Left | Shift+Left |
| Move chord/rest right | Shift+Right | Shift+Right |
### Duration
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Set duration | 1 – 9 | 1 – 9 |
| Enter tuplet | Ctrl+2 – Ctrl+9 | Cmd+2 – Cmd+9 |
| Add tied note | T | T |
| Halve selected duration | Q | Q |
| Double select duration | W | W |
| Halve selected duration (includes dotted values) | Shift+Q | Shift+Q |
| Double selected duration (includes dotted values) | Shift+W | Shift+W |
| Paste half duration | Ctrl+Shift+Q | Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Paste double duration | Ctrl+Shift+W | Ctrl+Shift+W |
| Insert full measure rest | Ctrl+Shift+Del | Cmd+Shift+Del |
### Pitch
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Toggle accidental: flat | - | - |
| Toggle accidental: natural | = | = |
| Toggle accidental: sharp | + | + |
| Move pitch/selection up | Up | Up |
| Move pitch/selection down | Down | Down |
| Move pitch up an octave | Ctrl+Up | Cmd+Up |
| Move pitch down an octave | Ctrl+Down | Cmd+Down |
| Move pitch up diatonically | Alt+Shift+Up | Option+Shift+Up |
| Move pitch down diatonically | Alt+Shift+Down | Option+Shift+Down |
| Change enharmonic spelling (concert and written pitch) | J | J |
| Change enharmonic spelling (current pitch only) | Ctrl+J | Cmd+J |
| Move note to higher string (TAB) | Ctrl+Up | Cmd+Up |
| Move note to lower string (TAB) | Ctrl+Down | Cmd+Down |
| Toggle ghost note (TAB) | Shift+X | Shift+X |
### Notation
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Flip direction | X | X |
| Mirror notehead | Shift+X | Shift+X |
| Use voice 1 | Ctrl+Alt+1 | Cmd+Option+1 |
| Use voice 2 | Ctrl+Alt+2 | Cmd+Option+2 |
| Use voice 3 | Ctrl+Alt+3 | Cmd+Option+3 |
| Use voice 4 | Ctrl+Alt+4 | Cmd+Option+4 |
| Move selected note/rest to staff above | Ctrl+Shift+Up | Cmd+Shift+Up |
| Move selected note/rest to staff below | Ctrl+Shift+Down | Cmd+Shift+Down |
| Toggle multimeasure rest (prior to 4.4) | M | M |
| Toggle multimeasure rest (as of 4.4) | Ctrl+Shift+M | Cmd+Shift+M |
### Manual adjustment
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Move text left | Left | Left |
| Move text right | Right | Right |
| Move text left quickly | Ctrl+Left | Cmd+Left |
| Move text right quickly | Ctrl+Right | Cmd+Right |
| Move selection up | Up | Up |
| Move selection down | Down | Down |
| Move selection up quickly | Ctrl+Up | Cmd+Up |
| Move selection down quickly | Ctrl+Down | Cmd+Down |
## Text
### General
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Add text: system text | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T |
| Add text: staff text | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T |
| Add text: dynamic | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D |
| Add text: expression text | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E |
| Add text: rehearsal mark | Ctrl+M | Cmd+M |
| Add text: tempo marking | Alt+Shift+T | Option+Shift+T |
| Insert special characters | Shift+F2 | Shift+Fn+F2 |
### Formatting
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Format text: bold face | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B |
| Format text: italic | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I |
| Format text: underline | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U |
| Insert flat | Ctrl+Shift+B | Cmd+Shift+B |
| Insert natural | Ctrl+Shift+H | Cmd+Shift+H |
| Insert sharp | Ctrl+Shift+# | Cmd+Shift+# |
| Insert dynamics p | Ctrl+Shift+P | Cmd+Shift+P |
| Insert dynamics m | Ctrl+Shift+M | Cmd+Shift+M |
| Insert dynamics f | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F |
| Insert dynamics n | Ctrl+Shift+N | Cmd+Shift+N |
| Insert dynamics r | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R |
| Insert dynamics s | Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S |
| Insert dynamics z | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Cmd+Shift+Z |
### Lyrics
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Add text: lyrics | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L |
| Go to next syllable | Space | Space |
| Go to previous syllable | Shift+Space | Shift+Space |
| Lyrics: enter hyphen | - | - |
| Lyrics: enter melisma | \_ | \_ |
| Add lyric verse | Return | Return |
| Go to next lyric verse | Down | Down |
| Go to previous lyric verse | Up | Up |
### Chord symbols, Roman numeral analysis, Nashville numbers, figured bass
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add text: chord symbol | Ctrl+K | Cmd+K |
| Add text: figured bass | Ctrl+G | Cmd+G |
| Next text element | Space | Space |
| Previous text element | Shift+Space | Shift+Space |
| Advance cursor: next beat | ; | ; |
| Advance cursor: previous beat | Shift+; | Shift+; |
| Advance cursor: duration | Ctrl+1 – Ctrl+9 | Cmd+1 – Cmd+9 |
## Other score elements
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| Show/hide palettes | F9 | Fn+F9 |
| Search palettes | Ctrl+F9 | Cmd+Fn+F9 |
| Open master palette | Shift+F9 | Shift+Fn+F9 |
| Add slur | S | S |
| Add articulation: accent | Shift+V | Shift+V |
| Add articulation: marcato | Shift+O | Shift+O |
| Add articulation: staccato | Shift+S | Shift+S |
| Add articulation: tenuto | Shift+N | Shift+N |
| Add hairpin: crescendo | < | < |
| Add hairpin: decrescendo | > | > |
| Add parentheses to element | ( | ( |
## Score setup and formatting
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Add/remove instruments | I | I |
| Open instruments dialog | F7 | Fn+F7 |
| Toggle visibility of elements | V | V |
| Decrease layout stretch | { | { |
| Increase layout stretch | } | } |
| Add/remove system break | Return | Return |
| Add/remove page break | Ctrl+Return | Cmd+Return |
| Reset shapes and positions | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R |
## File Operations
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| New | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N |
| Open | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O |
| Close | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W |
| Save | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S |
| Save as | Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S |
| Print | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q |
## User interface
### Playback
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| --------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------- |
| Play | Space | Space |
| Show/hide mixer | F10 | Fn+F10 |
### Accessibility
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Next UI group | Tab | Tab |
| Previous UI group | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab |
| Next UI pane/window | F6 | Fn+F6 |
| Previous UI pane/window | Shift+F6 | Shift+Fn+F6 |
### Other
| Action | Windows/Linux | macOS |
| -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Multiinstances | Ctrl+F3 | Cmd+Fn+F3 |
| Full screen | F11 | Fn+F11 |
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