User manual

417
The MIDI editors
Changing the length of notes
As described earlier (see “Getting the score displayed
correctly” on page 413), the displayed length of a note is
not necessarily the actual note length, but also depends
on the Notes and Rests values for Display Quantize in the
Staff Settings dialog. This is important to remember when
you change the length of a note, since it can lead to con
-
fusing results.
There are several ways to change the length of a note in
the Score Editor:
By using the note value icons on the extended toolbar
Using the extended toolbar is another quick way to set a
number of notes to the same length:
1. Select the notes you want to change.
2. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and click on one of the
note icons on the extended toolbar.
All the selected notes are now given the length of the clicked note.
By using the info line
You can also edit length values numerically on the info
line, just like in the Key and Drum Editors (see “Editing on
the info line” on page 386).
Splitting and gluing notes
• If you have two notes strung together by a tie and click
on the “tied” note head with the Scissors tool, the note will
be divided into two, with the respective length of the
“main” and the tied note.
• Conversely, if you click on a note with the Glue Tube
tool it will be joined to the next note with the same pitch.
Enharmonic Shift
The buttons to the right on the extended toolbar allow you
to shift the display of selected notes so that for example
an F# (F sharp) is instead shown as a Gb (G flat) and vice
versa:
1. Select the note(s) you want to affect.
2. Click on one of the buttons to display the selected
note(s) a certain way.
The “off” button resets the notes to original display. The other five op-
tions are double flats, flats, No (no accidentals shown, regardless of
pitch), sharps and double sharps.
Flip Stems
Normally the direction of the note stems is automatically
selected according to the note pitches, but you can
change this manually if you like:
1. Select the notes for which you want to change (flip)
the stem direction.
2. Pull down the MIDI menu and select Flip Stems from
the Scores submenu.
Working with text
You can use the Text tool to add comments, articulation or
instrumentation advice and other text strings anywhere in
the score:
Adding a text string
1. On the toolbar, select the Text tool.
2. Click anywhere in the score.
A blinking cursor appears, indicating that you can enter text.
3. Enter the text and press [Return].
Editing text
To edit an already added text string, double-click it with
the Arrow tool. This opens the text for editing, and you can
use the arrow keys to move the cursor, delete characters
with the [Delete] or [Backspace] keys and type new text as
usual. Finish by pressing [Return].