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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. Optional: If you want to input notes with articulations onto multiple staves at once, extend
the caret to those staves.
3. 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.
4.
Optional: Enter the notes or chords you want with your selected articulations.
RESULT
The selected articulations are added to the selected notes. They are positioned between
noteheads or stems and tuplet brackets, so they are closer to the notes than tuplet brackets
or tuplet numbers/ratios.
During note input, the selected articulations are added to all notes that are input until the
articulations are deactivated.
NOTE
Some combinations of articulations on the same notes are not possible. For example, you cannot
have both staccato and staccatissimo marks on the same notes, as both articulations indicate
that notes are played shorter.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
You can enable independent voice playback for individual instruments, for example, if you have
slurs in one voice and staccatos in another voice.
RELATED LINKS
Articulations on page 547
Note input on page 157
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 161
Enabling independent voice playback on page 460
Key commands for articulations
In addition to clicking them in the Notes panel, you can input common articulations by pressing
key commands on your computer keyboard.
You can use the following key commands to input articulations with the keyboard:
Type of articulation
Key command
Accent: [
Marcato: '
Stressed: {
Write mode
Notations input
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