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2. Select the appropriate secondary voice by pressing V until the voice direction indicator
shows the correct voice.
3. Open the bars and barlines popover in any of the following ways:
● Press Shift-B.
● Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.
4. Enter rest into the popover to add a bar rest.
5. Press Return to close the popover.
6. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Right Arrow to advance the caret to the start of the next bar after the bar
rest.
RESULT
Bar rests are input at the caret position. If the caret position is within a bar that contains notes
for the selected voice, these notes are replaced by the bar rest.
NOTE
Alternatively, you can click Insert Bar Rest in the Insert Bar Rest section of the Bars and
Barlines panel to input bar rests during step input.
RELATED LINKS
Bars on page 379
Rests on page 630
Inputting notes into multiple voices on page 138
Caret on page 131
Hiding/Showing bar rests in empty bars on page 636
Inputting barlines with the popover
You can input barlines using the bars and barlines popover, both during step input and by
adding them to existing music. You can also change the type of existing barlines.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select an existing note or rest immediately to the right of where you want to input a
barline.
● Select an existing barline you want to change.
2. Open the bars and barlines popover in any of the following ways:
●
Press Shift-B.
●
Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.
3. Enter the barline you want into the popover.
For example, enter || for a double barline.
4. Input the barline and close the popover in one of the following ways:
●
Press Return to input a barline on all staves.
●
Press Alt-Return to input a barline on a single staff.
NOTE
You can only input barlines onto single staves that already have an independent
time signature.
Write mode
Notations input
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