Working with Symbols

Adding note symbols

Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+N hotkey).

• Move the mouse cursor on the staff over the note to which the symbol should be added and press the left mouse button.
• Add notes. In this case the note will be added with the corresponding symbol attached.

Adding staff symbols

Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+S hotkey).
Press the "Piano" .. "Crescendo" .. "Trill" .. button.
Move the mouse cursor over the staff position where the symbol should be added and press the left mouse button.

Adding expression

Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+S hotkey).
To change the expression's display font, press the "Font" button and set the font parameters in the opened dialog.
Press the button of the expression. Move the mouse cursor over the staff position where the expression should be added and press the left mouse button.

Adding grace notes

Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+N hotkey).
Press the "Grace Notes" button. (If you need to set grace notes properties, press the arrow on the button.) Move the mouse cursor to the position that needs the grace notes, and press the left mouse button. Use the same method to add more grace notes as needed.

Adding ties and slurs (liga)

Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+N hot keys).
First select one of the "Slur"("Liga"), buttons so that your cursor is ready to tie the notes together.
Move the cursor over the first note to tie and press the left mouse button. Then either.

• release the mouse button and click the second note to tie, or
• do not release the button, move the cursor to second note to tie, and release it

Changing symbol positions

Select the symbol(s).

• Change the symbol(s) position using the Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right keys.
• Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+M hotkey).
  Change the symbol(s) position using the "Move left", "Move right" buttons.

Changing symbol sizes

Select symbol(s).

• Change the symbol(s) size using the Alt+Left, Alt+Right, Alt+Up, Alt+Down keys.
• Activate the tools panel (using the mouse or the Alt+M hotkey).
  Change the symbol(s) size using the "Size increase", "Size decrease" buttons.

Saving symbols

Select a design element in the music staff.

• Select the main menu item "Templates" | "Symbols" | "Save". Set the symbol's properties in the dialog that appears. (The symbol will be added to the program's templates list.)
• Select the main menu item "Templates" | "Symbols" | "Save as". Set the symbol's properties in the dialog that appears. (The symbol will be saved as a file.) =
  • Press the right mouse button on the selected design element on the staff and select "Save symbol" from the context menu.
  • Activate the panel by using the mouse or the Alt+S hotkey.
    Press the "Save" button. Set the symbol's properties in the dialog that appears. (The symbol will be added to the program's templates list.)

Adding symbols to the templates list

• Activate the panel by using the mouse or the Alt+S hotkey.
  Press the "All symbols" button. In the dialog that appears press the "Add" button. Select the file of the symbol to be added.
• Select the main menu item "Templates" | "Symbols" | "Add" Select the file of the symbol to be added.

Removing a chord from templates list

• Activate the tools panel using the mouse or the Alt+M hotkey.
  Press the "All symbols" button. Press the "Remove" button. Remove the chord from the opened list.
• Select the main menu item "Templates" | "Symbols" | "Symbol list". Remove the chord from the opened list.