# MuseScore Studio Handbook ## English (US) - [MuseScore Studio Handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/readme.md) - [About the handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/about-the-handbook.md) - [Editing the handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/about-the-handbook/editing-the-handbook.md) - [Style guide](https://handbook.musescore.org/about-the-handbook/style-guide.md) - [Using GitBook](https://handbook.musescore.org/about-the-handbook/using-gitbook.md) - [License](https://handbook.musescore.org/about-the-handbook/license.md) - [Download and installation](https://handbook.musescore.org/introduction/download-and-installation.md) - [Create your first score](https://handbook.musescore.org/introduction/create-your-first-score.md) - [Upgrading from earlier versions](https://handbook.musescore.org/introduction/upgrading-from-earlier-versions.md) - [Accessibility](https://handbook.musescore.org/navigation/accessibility.md) - [The user interface](https://handbook.musescore.org/navigation/the-user-interface.md) - [Navigating your score](https://handbook.musescore.org/navigation/navigating-your-score.md) - [Timeline](https://handbook.musescore.org/navigation/timeline.md) - [Braille](https://handbook.musescore.org/navigation/braille.md) - [Setting up your score](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/setting-up-your-score.md) - [Entering notes and rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/entering-notes-and-rests.md) - [Working with multiple voices](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/working-with-multiple-voices.md) - [Input by duration mode](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/input-by-duration-mode.md) - [Alternative note input methods](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/alternative-note-input-methods.md) - [Adding and removing measures](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/adding-and-removing-measures.md) - [Selecting elements](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/selecting-elements.md) - [Editing notes and rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/editing-notes-and-rests.md) - [Copy and paste](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/copy-and-paste.md) - [Using the palettes](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/using-the-palettes.md) - [Properties panel](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/properties-panel.md) - [Adjusting elements directly](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/adjusting-elements-directly.md) - [Parts](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/parts.md) - [Default keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/basics/default-keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Instruments, staves, and systems](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems.md) - [Instruments and system markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/instruments-and-system-markings.md) - [Showing staves only where needed](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/showing-staves-only-where-needed.md) - [Implode and explode](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/implode-and-explode.md) - [Mid-score instrument changes](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/mid-score-instrument-changes.md) - [Staff type change](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/staff-type-change.md) - [Staff/Part properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/staff-part-properties.md) - [Brackets](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/brackets.md) - [Rhythm, meter, and measures](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures.md) - [Time signatures](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/time-signatures.md) - [Stems and flags](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/stems-and-flags.md) - [Beams](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/beams.md) - [Regroup rhythms](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/regroup-rhythms.md) - [Tuplets](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/tuplets.md) - [Barlines](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/barlines.md) - [Measure numbering](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-numbering.md) - [Measure and multimeasure rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-and-multimeasure-rests.md) - [Pickup and non-metered measures](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/pickup-and-non-metered-measures.md) - [Measure properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-properties.md) - [Pitch](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch.md) - [Clefs](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/clefs.md) - [Key signatures](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/key-signatures.md) - [Transposition](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/transposition.md) - [Octave lines](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/octave-lines.md) - [Noteheads](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/noteheads.md) - [Ambitus](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/ambitus.md) - [Respell pitches](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/pitch/respell-pitches.md) - [Expressive markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings.md) - [Articulations](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/articulations.md) - [Dynamics and hairpins](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/dynamics-and-hairpins.md) - [Slurs and ties](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/slurs-and-ties.md) - [Laissez vibrer ties](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/laissez-vibrer-ties.md) - [Breaths and pauses](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/breaths-and-pauses.md) - [Ornaments](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/ornaments.md) - [Arpeggios and glissandos](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/arpeggios-and-glissandos.md) - [Grace notes](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/grace-notes.md) - [Tremolos and rolls](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/tremolos-and-rolls.md) - [Other lines](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/other-lines.md) - [Other symbols](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/expressive-markings/other-symbols.md) - [Repeats](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats.md) - [Repeat signs](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/repeat-signs.md) - [Voltas](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/voltas.md) - [Jumps and markers](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/jumps-and-markers.md) - [Items across repeats and jumps](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/items-across-repeats-and-jumps.md) - [Changes and courtesies at repeats and jumps](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/changes-and-courtesies-at-repeats-and-jumps.md) - [Measure and multimeasure repeats](https://handbook.musescore.org/notation/repeats/measure-and-multimeasure-repeats.md) - [Keyboard](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/keyboard.md) - [Pedal](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/pedal.md) - [Cross-staff notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/cross-staff-notation.md) - [Accordion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/accordion-notation.md) - [Guitar](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar.md) - [Fretboard diagrams](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/fretboard-diagrams.md) - [Guitar techniques](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/guitar-techniques.md) - [Creating a tablature staff](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/creating-a-tablature-staff.md) - [Entering and editing tablature notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/entering-and-editing-tablature-notation.md) - [Customizing a tablature staff](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/customizing-a-tablature-staff.md) - [Applying capos](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/applying-capos.md) - [Alternate string tunings](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/alternate-string-tunings.md) - [Guitar bends & dives](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/guitar-bends.md) - [Fretboard diagram legend](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/guitar/fretboard-diagram-legend.md) - [Harp](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/harp.md) - [Percussion](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/percussion.md) - [Inputting percussion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/percussion/inputting-percussion-notation.md) - [Customizing the percussion panel](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/percussion/customizing-the-percussion-panel.md) - [Percussion kit customization](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/percussion/percussion-kit-customization.md) - [Other percussion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/idiomatic-notation/percussion/other-percussion-notation.md) - [Mensural notation and Mensurstrich](https://handbook.musescore.org/alternative-notation/mensural-notation-and-mensurstrich.md) - [Slash notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/alternative-notation/slash-notation.md) - [Custom staff types](https://handbook.musescore.org/alternative-notation/custom-staff-types.md) - [Entering and editing text](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/entering-and-editing-text.md) - [Formatting text](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/formatting-text.md) - [Staff, system, and expression text](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/staff-system-and-expression-text.md) - [Tempo markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/tempo-markings.md) - [Lyrics](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/lyrics.md) - [Fingering](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/fingering.md) - [Chord symbols](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/chord-symbols.md) - [Figured bass](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/figured-bass.md) - [Rehearsal marks](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/rehearsal-marks.md) - [Header and footer](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/header-and-footer.md) - [Text blocks](https://handbook.musescore.org/text/text-blocks.md) - [Page layout concepts](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/page-layout-concepts.md) - [Positioning of elements](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/positioning-of-elements.md) - [Score size and spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/score-size-and-spacing.md) - [Systems and horizontal spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/systems-and-horizontal-spacing.md) - [Pages and vertical spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/pages-and-vertical-spacing.md) - [Using frames for additional content](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/using-frames-for-additional-content.md) - [Working with images](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/working-with-images.md) - [Using sections for multiple movements or songs](https://handbook.musescore.org/formatting/using-sections-for-multiple-movements-or-songs.md) - [Opening and saving scores](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/opening-and-saving-scores.md) - [File export](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/file-export.md) - [Working with MusicXML files](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/working-with-musicxml-files.md) - [Backup and recovered files](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/backup-and-recovered-files.md) - [Project properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/project-properties.md) - [Publish to MuseScore.com](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/publish-to-musescore.com.md) - [Share on Audio.com](https://handbook.musescore.org/file-management/share-on-audio.com.md) - [Playback controls](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/playback-controls.md) - [Mixer](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/mixer.md) - [SoundFonts](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/soundfonts.md) - [MuseSounds](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/musesounds.md) - [Online sounds](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/musesounds/online-sounds.md) - [Sound flags](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/sound-flags.md) - [Swing playback](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/swing-playback.md) - [Working with MIDI](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/working-with-midi.md) - [Working with VST and VSTi](https://handbook.musescore.org/sound-and-playback/working-with-vst-and-vsti.md) - [Exporting video](https://handbook.musescore.org/video/exporting-video.md) - [Installing FFmpeg](https://handbook.musescore.org/video/installing-ffmpeg.md) - [Language](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/language.md) - [Appearance](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/appearance.md) - [Toolbars and windows](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/toolbars-and-windows.md) - [Templates and styles](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/templates-and-styles.md) - [Palettes](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/palettes.md) - [Workspaces](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/workspaces.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Preferences](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/preferences.md) - [Plugins](https://handbook.musescore.org/customization/plugins.md) - [Getting help](https://handbook.musescore.org/support/getting-help.md) - [Revert to factory settings](https://handbook.musescore.org/support/revert-to-factory-settings.md) - [Troubleshooting](https://handbook.musescore.org/support/troubleshooting.md) - [Command line usage](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/command-line-usage.md) - [All keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/all-keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Changes for MDL percussion](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/changes-for-mdl-percussion.md) - [Upgrade from MuseScore 3.x](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/upgrade-from-musescore-3.x.md) - [Glossary](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/glossary.md) - [Music fonts](https://handbook.musescore.org/appendix/music-fonts.md) ## English (UK) - [MuseScore Studio Handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/readme.md) - [About the handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/about-the-handbook.md) - [Editing the handbook](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/about-the-handbook/editing-the-handbook.md) - [Style guide](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/about-the-handbook/style-guide.md) - [Using GitBook](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/about-the-handbook/using-gitbook.md) - [Licence](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/about-the-handbook/license.md) - [Download and installation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/introduction/download-and-installation.md) - [Create your first score](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/introduction/create-your-first-score.md) - [Upgrading from earlier versions](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/introduction/upgrading-from-earlier-versions.md) - [Accessibility](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/navigation/accessibility.md) - [The user interface](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/navigation/the-user-interface.md) - [Navigating your score](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/navigation/navigating-your-score.md) - [Timeline](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/navigation/timeline.md) - [Braille](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/navigation/braille.md) - [Setting up your score](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/setting-up-your-score.md) - [Entering notes and rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/entering-notes-and-rests.md) - [Working with multiple voices](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/working-with-multiple-voices.md) - [Input by duration mode](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/input-by-duration-mode.md) - [Alternative note input methods](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/alternative-note-input-methods.md) - [Adding and removing bars](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/adding-and-removing-measures.md) - [Selecting elements](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/selecting-elements.md) - [Editing notes and rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/editing-notes-and-rests.md) - [Copy and paste](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/copy-and-paste.md) - [Using the palettes](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/using-the-palettes.md) - [Properties panel](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/properties-panel.md) - [Adjusting elements directly](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/adjusting-elements-directly.md) - [Parts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/parts.md) - [Default keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/basics/default-keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Instruments, staves, and systems](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems.md) - [Instruments and system markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/instruments-and-system-markings.md) - [Showing staves only where needed](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/showing-staves-only-where-needed.md) - [Implode and explode](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/implode-and-explode.md) - [Mid-score instrument changes](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/mid-score-instrument-changes.md) - [Stave type change](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/staff-type-change.md) - [Stave/Part properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/staff-part-properties.md) - [Brackets](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/instruments-staves-and-systems/brackets.md) - [Rhythm, meter, and bars](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures.md) - [Time signatures](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/time-signatures.md) - [Stems and flags](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/stems-and-flags.md) - [Beams](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/beams.md) - [Regroup rhythms](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/regroup-rhythms.md) - [Tuplets](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/tuplets.md) - [Barlines](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/barlines.md) - [Bar numbering](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-numbering.md) - [Bar and multibar rests](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-and-multimeasure-rests.md) - [Anacrusis and non-metered bars](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/pickup-and-non-metered-measures.md) - [Bar properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/rhythm-meter-and-measures/measure-properties.md) - [Pitch](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch.md) - [Clefs](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/clefs.md) - [Key signatures](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/key-signatures.md) - [Transposition](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/transposition.md) - [Octave lines](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/octave-lines.md) - [Noteheads](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/noteheads.md) - [Ambitus](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/ambitus.md) - [Respell pitches](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/pitch/respell-pitches.md) - [Expressive markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings.md) - [Articulations](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/articulations.md) - [Dynamics and hairpins](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/dynamics-and-hairpins.md) - [Slurs and ties](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/slurs-and-ties.md) - [Laissez vibrer ties](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/laissez-vibrer-ties.md) - [Breaths and pauses](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/breaths-and-pauses.md) - [Ornaments](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/ornaments.md) - [Arpeggios and glissandos](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/arpeggios-and-glissandos.md) - [Grace notes](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/grace-notes.md) - [Tremolos and rolls](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/tremolos-and-rolls.md) - [Other lines](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/other-lines.md) - [Other symbols](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/expressive-markings/other-symbols.md) - [Repeats](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats.md) - [Repeat signs](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/repeat-signs.md) - [Voltas](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/voltas.md) - [Jumps and markers](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/jumps-and-markers.md) - [Items across repeats and jumps](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/items-across-repeats-and-jumps.md) - [Changes and courtesies at repeats and jumps](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/changes-and-courtesies-at-repeats-and-jumps.md) - [Bar and multibar repeats](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/notation/repeats/measure-and-multimeasure-repeats.md) - [Keyboard](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/keyboard.md) - [Pedal](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/pedal.md) - [Cross-stave notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/cross-staff-notation.md) - [Accordion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/keyboard/accordion-notation.md) - [Guitar](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar.md) - [Fretboard diagrams](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/fretboard-diagrams.md) - [Guitar techniques](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/guitar-techniques.md) - [Creating a tablature stave](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/creating-a-tablature-staff.md) - [Entering and editing tablature notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/entering-and-editing-tablature-notation.md) - [Customising a tablature stave](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/customizing-a-tablature-staff.md) - [Applying capos](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/applying-capos.md) - [Alternate string tunings](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/alternate-string-tunings.md) - [Guitar bends](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/guitar-bends.md) - [Fretboard diagram legend](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/guitar/fretboard-diagram-legend.md) - [Harp](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/harp.md) - [Percussion](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/percussion.md) - [Inputting percussion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/percussion/inputting-percussion-notation.md) - [Customising the percussion panel](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/percussion/customizing-the-percussion-panel.md) - [Percussion kit customisation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/percussion/percussion-kit-customization.md) - [Other percussion notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/idiomatic-notation/percussion/other-percussion-notation.md) - [Mensural notation and Mensurstrich](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/alternative-notation/mensural-notation-and-mensurstrich.md) - [Slash notation](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/alternative-notation/slash-notation.md) - [Custom stave types](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/alternative-notation/custom-staff-types.md) - [Entering and editing text](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/entering-and-editing-text.md) - [Formatting text](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/formatting-text.md) - [Stave, system, and expression text](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/staff-system-and-expression-text.md) - [Tempo markings](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/tempo-markings.md) - [Lyrics](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/lyrics.md) - [Fingering](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/fingering.md) - [Chord symbols](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/chord-symbols.md) - [Figured bass](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/figured-bass.md) - [Rehearsal marks](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/rehearsal-marks.md) - [Header and footer](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/header-and-footer.md) - [Text blocks](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/text/text-blocks.md) - [Page layout concepts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/page-layout-concepts.md) - [Positioning of elements](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/positioning-of-elements.md) - [Score size and spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/score-size-and-spacing.md) - [Systems and horizontal spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/systems-and-horizontal-spacing.md) - [Pages and vertical spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/pages-and-vertical-spacing.md) - [Using frames for additional content](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/using-frames-for-additional-content.md) - [Working with images](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/working-with-images.md) - [Using sections for multiple movements or songs](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/formatting/using-sections-for-multiple-movements-or-songs.md) - [Opening and saving scores](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/opening-and-saving-scores.md) - [File export](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/file-export.md) - [Working with MusicXML files](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/working-with-musicxml-files.md) - [Backup and recovered files](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/backup-and-recovered-files.md) - [Project properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/project-properties.md) - [Publish to MuseScore.com](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/publish-to-musescore.com.md) - [Share on Audio.com](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/file-management/share-on-audio.com.md) - [Playback controls](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/playback-controls.md) - [Mixer](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/mixer.md) - [SoundFonts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/soundfonts.md) - [MuseSounds](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/musesounds.md) - [Online sounds](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/musesounds/online-sounds.md) - [Sound flags](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/sound-flags.md) - [Swing playback](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/swing-playback.md) - [Working with MIDI](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/working-with-midi.md) - [Working with VST and VSTi](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/sound-and-playback/working-with-vst-and-vsti.md) - [Language](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/language.md) - [Appearance](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/appearance.md) - [Toolbars and windows](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/toolbars-and-windows.md) - [Templates and styles](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/templates-and-styles.md) - [Palettes](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/palettes.md) - [Workspaces](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/workspaces.md) - [Keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Preferences](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/preferences.md) - [Plugins](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/customization/plugins.md) - [Getting help](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/support/getting-help.md) - [Revert to factory settings](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/support/revert-to-factory-settings.md) - [Troubleshooting](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/support/troubleshooting.md) - [Command line usage](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/appendix/command-line-usage.md) - [All keyboard shortcuts](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/appendix/all-keyboard-shortcuts.md) - [Changes for MDL percussion](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/appendix/changes-for-mdl-percussion.md) - [Upgrade from MuseScore 3.x](https://handbook.musescore.org/en_gb/appendix/upgrade-from-musescore-3.x.md) - 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