Main Menu

"File" - Program and file commands

• "New" - Create new score.
• "Open" - Open a MagicScore file or import a MIDI file.
• "Reopen" - Choose from a list of recently opened files.
• "Close" - Close active window with score.
• "Close all" - Close all windows with scores.
• "Save" - Save the active score to file.
• "Save as" - Save the active score to differently named MagicScore file or export as a MIDI file.
• "Mail To" - Send an email message with the current file attached.
• "Export" - Export the active score as a graphic (GIF, JPEG, BMP).
• "Print" - Print the active score.
• "Preview" - Preview the active score before printing.

"Edit" - Editing commands

• "Undo" - Cancel the last operation.
• "Redo" - Repeat the last operation.
• "Select staff symbols" - Select all notes and symbols in an active part, staff or voice.
• "Select design units" - Select design elements.
• "Cut" - Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard and delete them from the score.
• "Copy" - Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard.
• "Paste" - Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position.
• "Special paste" - Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position of the active staff or voice (use if you need to move notes to another staff or voice).
• "Delete" - Delete selected items from a score.

"Composition" - commands and set-up

• "Composition properties" - Set composition properties.
• "Add section" - Add a section to the active composition.
• "Delete section" - Delete a section from the active composition.
• "Section properties" - Set section properties in the active composition.
• "Add part" - Add a part to the active section.
• "Delete part" - Delete a part from the active section.
• "Part properties" - Set part properties in the active part.
• "Add staff" - Add a staff to the active part.
• "Delete staff" - Delete a staff from the active part.
• "Staff properties" - Set staff properties in the active part.
• "Add voice" - Add a new voice in active staff.
• "Delete voice" - Delete the active voice in the active staff
• "Voice properties" - Set active voice properties in the active staff.

"Format" - Symbol and Staff Management

• "Symbols" - Symbols.
  • "Stem up" - Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to up.
  • "Stem down" - Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to down.
  • "Change stem length" - Change the stem length of selected note(s).
  • "Beam notes" - Beam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
  • "Unbeam notes" - Unbeam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
  • "Split notes to pair" - Split selected notes into a pair of equal duration with each value being half the original.
  • "Join pair of notes" - Combine two selected notes of equal duration into one.
  • "Horizontal align" - Align staff symbols/design elements horizontally with the first symbol selected.
  • "Vertical align" - Align staff symbols/design elements vertically with the first symbol selected.
• "Layout" - Layout.
  • "Space before note" - Change space before the note.
  • "Space after measure" - Change empty space after the measure.
  • "Default space" - Set the space to the default value.
  • "Top offset of staff" - Change top staff offset.
  • "Left offset of staff" - Change left staff offset.
  • "Right offset of staff" - Change right staff offset.
  • "Default offset" - Set the offset to the default value.
  • "Set align measures horizontally" - Set horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
  • "Reset align measures horizontally" - Reset horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
  • "Ser align staves vertically" - Set vertical alignment of staves to sheet.
  • "Set align staves vertically" - Reset vertical alignment of staves to sheet.
  • "Default position" - Set selected staff symbols to the default position.
• "Breaks" - Breaks.
  • "Add staff break" - Add break to next staff.
  • "Delete staff break" - Remove break to next staff.
  • "Add page break" - Add break to next page.
  • "Delete page break" - Remove break to next page.

"Tools" - Commands for playing, recording and zooming.

• "Play" - Start playback from current position in the active score.
• "Stop" - Stop playback or recording.
• "Record" - Start recording from MIDI device at the current position in the active score.
• "Go to begin" - Set the current position of the active score to the beginning of the composition.
• "Go to end" - Set the current position of the active score to the end of the composition.
• "Zoom in" - Zoom in on the active score by 10%.
• "Zoom out " - Zoom out from the active score by 10%.
• "Actual size " - Set scale to 100%.

"Templates" - Commands for management of user symbols, chords, etc.

• "Symbols" - Manage the saving and list of user symbols.
• "Expressions" - Manage the settings and list of user expressions.
• "Chords" - Manage the saving and list of user chords.
• "Drum map" - Set the map for drum note translation.
• "Guitar list" - Manage the list of user guitars.
• "Transpositions" - Manage the list of user transpositions.
• "Instruments" - Manage the list of user instruments.

"Service" - Program options.

• "Settings" - Set devices and record mode