Overture 4 Quick Reference

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Tool Bar Notes Noteheads Expressions

Dynamics
Eraser Cursor Scrub Cursor Ornaments Guitar Barlines
Hand Cursor Staves

Arrow Zoom Cursor Groups Tablature Text Transcription Quantize

Scale Cursor Articulations Jazz Clefs Amount
Graphics

Transport Window Play from Beginning

Stop
Play from Measure Record button

Thru Patch
Rewind button
Thru Device
Punch In

Punch Out

Punch In Point Punch Out Point Punch Record Count Off Bars
Bar-Beat-Unit Bar-Beat-Unit

Step Input Window

Type area

Size area
Note Size
pop-up menu

Duration area

Velocity area

Tracks Window
Mute Solo Set a transposition Specify the bank of patch Select a patch Number of
Track name playback Playback level (in semitones) names for the track voices per track

Click triangle to
show/hide all voices

Drag to
reorder Tracks Specify the MIDI channel
Set a volume level
Set a stem
Double-click to Set a pan level Specify output device direction for each voice
open the Track for playing the track
Setup dialog box
Track navigation on score page Control-click device to specify
instrument and settings from library
 Overture 4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Macintosh users: Replace Control-key with Command-key. Other are shown in (Italic)

With Arrow Cursor Selected Chord Entry

Single click Make active measure A-G Chord root

Double click
Shift-click
Control (Cmd)-click
Control (Cmd)-click handles
Alt (Cmd)-drag hairpin
Double-click clef
Alt (Option)-drag
Control (Option)-drag element
Control (Option)-shift-drag
Alt (Option)-drag staff
Control (Cmd)-drag staff
Alt-shift (Option Shift)
Double-click element
Double-click text
Tool Selection
0 Breve note
1 Whole note
2 Half note
3 Triplet toggle
4 Quarter note
5 32nd note
6 16th note
8 8th note
. Augmentation dot toggle
C Cursor tool toggle
E Eraser tool
F Accidental flat
G Grace note
N Accidental natural
P Open note palette
R Rest of selected value
S Accidental sharp
↑←→↓ Nudge score elements
Control [ (Cmd [) Zoom in
Control ] (Cmd ]) Zoom out
Ornament/Articulation Button Selected
Selects all elements in a measure Shift A-G Chord bass
Select range S Sharp
Discontiguous selection W Flat
Locks measures - No justify [ Move chord selector to the left
Move one of hairpin stems individually ] Move chord selector to the right
Open Setup Track dialog box
Zoom to fit area
Create copy of that element on the score
Constrains direction when copied
Same spacing to all remaining systems on page
Same spacing to all remaining systems in score
Select hand tool for scrolling
Opens editing dialog box
Edit text
Step Entry
(Duration selected as in tool selection mode.)
A-G Note selection
= or R Rest/note toggle
Space Enter rest
↓ or - Lower current pitch 1/2 step
↑ or + Raise current pitch 1/2 step
← Step backwards through a score without deleting notes
→ Step forwards through a score without deleting notes
o Raise current and future pitch range one octave
Shift-O lower current and future pitch range one octve
; Tie together the previous two notes
Enter (letter pad) Enter a note or rest, then step forward
Enter (number pad) Enter a note or rest, but don’t step forward
(Use for entering chords)
Delete Step backward through a score, deleting previous note
With Note(s) Selected
↑ Transpose note up one step
↓ Transpose note down one step
← Nudge note to left
→ Nudge note to right
R Turns note into rest
Control (Cmd)1 - 8 Move Note to Voice 1-8

Alt (Option) Put element above note(s)

Control (Cmd) Put element below note(s) Voice Selection
Dynamics button Selected Control (Cmd) 0 View All Voices
Control (Cmd) Adds dynamic to all staves Control (Cmd) 1 - 8 View Voices 1-8 Individually
 Overture 4 Palettes
Ornaments Barlines Text
Insert Trill Section Insert Inverted Insert Inverted Insert Double Insert Open Repeat Insert Close Insert System
Short Mordent Long Mordent Barline Repeat Text Insert Rehearsal
Insert Trill 2 Mark
Insert Short Insert Bar
Insert Trill 1 Mordent Insert Standard Insert Fine Text
Insert Turn Barline
Insert Dotted Insert Final
Barline Ending
Insert Finger 5
Insert Finger 0-4 Insert Single Insert First Endings
Measure Repeat Insert Page Insert Lyric
Insert Sharp, Flat and Text
Insert Double Measure Repeat Text
Natural Accidentals for Trill

Staves Clefs Jazz

Insert Alto Staff Insert Percussive Insert Moveable C-Clef Insert Modern slide, pick scrape,
Insert Tenor Staff Insert Bass Clef gliss up
Insert Bass Staff Piccolo Clef fall off
Staff lift rip, wah wah
Insert Treble Insert Tablature Insert Treble Clef slide, pick
Staff Staff scrape,
Insert Modern gliss down flip
Insert Piano Cross-Staff Tenor Clef
Staff Barlines spill, stab, smear
Insert 8va Bossa Clef Insert Modern fall off
Insert Piano & Group With Brace Baritone Clef
Melody Staff Insert Neutral Clef 2 bend
Group With Bracket
Group as System Insert Neutral Clef 1 doit wow wow,
plop shake, grow, lip
Groups trill, wide lip trill
insert wavy group as
new tuplet Notes
dotted slur glissando Notes Tuplet
insert straight reapply tuplet
tie slur
glissando to group

Augmentation Dot
dotted tie
Rests Double
ottava sign (up bracket Augmentation Dot
one octave)
brace
ottava sign (down half pedal harp pedal Triple
sign sign Accidentals Grace Note Augmentation Dot
one octave)
full pedal sign parenthesized
notes Noteheads
Closed Rhythm Closed Slash
Rhythmic Slash Open Rhythm Open Slash
Tablature Invisible Head Percussion Closed Do
Open Do

Standard Head Closed Re

Open Re Open Ti
Closed Mi Closed Ti
Dynamics Open Mi Closed Fa Closed Sol Closed La
Open La
Open Fa Open Sol

Graphics line
rounded oval curve
rectangle wedge

Heavier Attack/ Inverted Sforzando rectangle

Articulations line beginning and
Full Duration with Staccato
Heavy Attack/ Sforzando with Inverted symbol tool ending attributes
Full Duration Arpeggio Staccato Sforzando Staccatissimo
Sforzando Staccato solid, dashed, or dotted opaque or transparent
Marcato Artificial
with Staccato li thi k pre-bend/
Harmonic
Marcato Tenuto
Guitar release over time
Down Bow Natural Harmonic finger markings string numbers
Up Bow
Inv. Up Bow Tremolo 4
barre at fret
Plus Heel-to-Toe numbers
Fermata Pause Toe-to-Heel continue until
Tremolo 3
Tremolo 1 Heel Pedal
Inv. Fermata
Up Pedal Tremolo 2 Toe Pedal pre-bend bend up/ vibrato pop-up
Inv. Down Bow bend up bend up/ tremolo
Down Pedal Grand Pause release
pre-bend release release over time
Overture 4 Menu Reference
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(PC Only) (Cmd)

(Cmd)

(Cmd)

(PC Only)