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Keyboard shortcuts (Quick Keys map)
Using keyboard shortcuts will make editing quick and easy.
We recommend positioning the index finger of your left hand over the "C" key. Naturally, your middle finger will fall on the "X" key, your ring finger on the "Z" key and small finger on the SHIFT button. These key correspond to SmartScore’s basic editing modes:
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ESCProperties Tool
Caps LockLock Active Staff
SpacePlay / Pause
,Rewind
1 - 9Note Values
TTriplet
YGlue / Unglue Selected Voices
UUnify Key, Time, Clef
IBarline (Insert / Delete)
OSelect Tool / Lasso
PDynamic / piano
ABeam Direction Toggle
SStem Direction Toggle
DDot (Insert / Delete)
FChange Half-beam Direction
GDelete Selected Articulations
HSplit Selected Clusters
LSwap Noteheads
ZSingle / Cluster
XDelete Mode
CInsert Mode
VTie (Insert / Delete)
BBeam Selected Notes
Symbol Selection Window F1 - F12
F1Notes
F2Accidentals
F3Rests
F4Dynamics
F5Articulations
F6Tempo
F7Tuplets
F8Text & Tools
F9Key Signatures
F10Time Signatures
F11Clefs
F12Barlines & Repeats
1 - 3#, b, Natural
QQuit SmartScore
YRedo
FInstrument Templates
GGo to Page / Measure
LPart Linking
ZUndo
ClickQuick-Select (Ctrl + Click)
1 - 3#, b, Natural
OnlyNudge Mode
1 - 8Rests
AApply Auto-Spacing
RRubato
HReposition
ZZoom
VVelocities
,Crescendo Hairpin
.Decrescendo Hairpin
Left hand position
Position your left hand on the keyboad as shown. It’s the best advice we can give you for editing. Hold your index finger over the 
key. All your othe fingers are set to select 
and other multi-function keys:
Ctrl + clickQuick-Select
ZCluster (chord) mode
XDelete mode
CInsert mode
NOTE: The most useful of all is …
The most useful of all the keyboard shortcuts is Quick-Select (Ctrl + left click). Clicking on any existing symbol (note, rest, key signature, clef) will select that symbol for inserting or deleting. Your cursor will display the newly-selected symbol insert, change or deleting an existing notation symbol. Click here for more about Quick-Select method.
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