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You can change the default setting for whether mouse input is activated/deactivated by
activating/deactivating Enable note input using the mouse on the General page in
Preferences.
EXAMPLE
Select when deactivated Select when activated
RELATED LINKS
Preferences dialog on page 55
Notations input
You can input many types of notations, both during step input and by adding them to existing
notes.
Inputting articulations
You can input notes with articulations during step input and you can add articulations to notes
after they have been input.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
Start note input.
Select the existing notes to which you want to add articulations.
2. Select the articulations you want to input in any of the following ways:
Press the key commands for the articulations you want.
Click the articulations you want in the Notes panel.
3. Optional: Enter the notes or chords you want with your selected articulations.
RESULT
The selected articulations are added to the selected notes.
During step input, the selected articulations are added to all notes that are input until the
articulations are deactivated.
NOTE
You cannot add some combinations of articulations to the same notes. For example, you cannot
have both staccato and staccatissimo marks on the same notes, as both articulations indicate
that notes are played shorter.
RELATED LINKS
Articulations on page 374
Note input on page 131
Key commands for articulations on page 164
Write mode
Notations input
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