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Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks

Commands that are new or changed in Allegro 2007 are marked by a bullet ().
FILE MENU EDIT MENU WINDOW MENU VIEW MENU GENERAL ARTICULATION TOOL CHORD TOOL CLEF TOOL EXPRESSION TOOL HAND GRABBER TOOL HYPERSCRIBE TOOL LYRICS TOOL MASS EDIT TOOL MEASURE TOOL PAGE LAYOUT TOOL REPEAT TOOL RESIZE TOOL SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL SMART SHAPE TOOL SPEEDY ENTRY TOOL STAFF TOOL TEXT TOOL TUPLET TOOL ZOOM TOOL PLAYBACK

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FILE MENU
Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-Shift-N Command-N Command-O Command-W Option-Command-W Command-S Option-Command-S Command-P Command-Q

Launch Window
New Open Close Close All Save Save All Print Quit

EDIT MENU
Command Undo Redo Cut Copy Replace Entries Select All Update Layout Update Layout and remove measure groupings CommandZ CommandY CommandX CommandC Command-V Command-A Command\ Commandshift\ Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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WINDOW MENU
Command Show/Hide Main Tool Palette CommandT Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

VIEW MENU
Command Page View Scroll View Home Position End Position Redraw Screen Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command` (accent) Command` (accent) Control-A, or Home key ShiftCommandH, Control D, or End key CommandD Command+ or hold down Command-Shift and click Command- (minus) or hold down Command-Oprion-Shift and click Command4 Command2 Command1 Command7 Command5 Command0 CommandOption-[ CommandOption-] CommandI Command-R Option-Command-layer number (1-4)

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Zoom In Zoom Out

View at 400% View At 200% View At 100% View At 75% View At 50% View At X %

Fit in Window (Page View) Fit Width

Fit in Window (Page View) Show/Hide Rulers Change layers

General Keyboard Shortcuts

Command OK all open dialog boxes Cancel all open dialog boxes Show Master Tool Palette dialog box Redraw Interrupt Apply a Metatool Program a Metatool Program a keyboard equivalent for a tool Switch to a tool youve programmed Select Yes or No in dialog boxes Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-return, or Command-click the OK button Command-esc, or Command-click the Cancel button Command-click anywhere on the screen Command-. (period) Press a number (0-8) or letter and click the score Press shift-number (0-8) or shift-letter OptioncontrolF through optioncontrol' (apostrophe)the center row of keys Control-F through control-' (apostrophe) Type N for no and Y for Yes

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General Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Move to top of page/score Move to bottom of page/score Next or Previous Page Change layers Page Up Page Down Command-PageUp or Command-PageDown Option-Command-layer number Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

ARTICULATION TOOL
Command Display the Articulation Selection dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click on, above, or below a note or rest that doesnt have an articulation attached, or click on a note whose articulation handles are visible, OR drag-enclose a group of notes. Click, or shift-click the handle. Drag the handle (option-drag the handle to move without using dynamic drawing) Select the handle and press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag-enclose a group of notes while holding delete to delete articulations on all the notes.

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Select an articulation Move an articulation Delete an articulation

CHORD TOOL
Command Display positioning arrows Display the Chord Definition dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the staff (but not on a note or rest) Click a note with no chord symbol attached (With Manual Input selected in the Chord Menu), or double-click a chord symbol handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Chord Definition from the contextual menu. Select the handle and press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu With Manual Input selected in the Chord Menu, drag the symbol handle or option-drag the handle to move without using dynamic drawing With MIDI Input selected click a note and play chord on the MIDI keyboard With One- or Two-Staff Analysis selected in the Chord Menu, click on a note in the chord.

Delete a chord symbol Move a chord symbol

Input chord symbols using MIDI keyboard Analyze chord in one or two staves

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CLEF TOOL
Command Display the Change Clef dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click a measure

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EXPRESSION TOOL
Command Display the Expression Selection dialog box Select an expression handle Move selected expressions Move selected expressions without using dynamic drawing Delete selected expressions Resize a shape expression Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Double-click on, above, or below a measure or note that doesnt have an expression attached Click, or shift-click to select multiple handles or press command-A to select all available handles. Drag the selected handles Option-drag the selected handles Press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Double-click an expression handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Score Shape Expression Graphically from the contextual menu. Double-click an expression handle (text expression), or control-click the handle and select Edit Text Expression Definition from the contextual menu. Shift-double-click an expression handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Expression Assignment from the contextual menu.

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Display the Text Expression Designer dialog box

Display the Measure or Note Expression Assignment dialog box

HAND GRABBER TOOL

Command Temporarily switch to Hand Grabber Tool Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-option (and drag in the score)

HYPERSCRIBE TOOL
Command Indicate where to begin transcription End HyperScribe in the middle of a measure Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click a measure Option-click anywhere on the score

LYRICS TOOL
Command Click Assign lyrics one syllable at a time Click Assign lyrics all at once Display a Word Extension handle Move Syllables Move to the previous or next verse, chorus or section. Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click within the staff lines at the position of the note Option-click within the staff lines at the position of the first note Click within the staff lines at the position of the sustained syllable with Edit Word Extension selected from the Lyric Menu Click within the staff lines at the position of the syllable with Adjust Syllables selected from the Lyric Menu or using Type into Score

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MASS EDIT TOOL

Command Display the Fit Measures dialog box Select a measure or measures Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command- M (with measures selected in Page View) If Select Partial Measures is selected in the Edit Menu, doubleclick a measure; If Select Partial Measures is off, a single click selects a measure; drag-enclose a region Double-click a selected measure to include the entire vertical measure stack (that measure in all staves); If Select Partial Measures is turned on, the first double-click selects a single full measure, and the second double-click selects the measure stack; Shift-click a measure or a beat within a measure While holding down Shift, press or . If Select Partial Measures is turned on, Shift- or Shift- selects the end or beginning of the measure, then to the end or beginning of the score Click to the left of a staff; Shift-click to the left of a staff to extend the selection Drag the region so it is superimposed on the beginning of an unselected region, which elements and whether you are moving or copying are selected in the Mass Edit Menu before you drag; Option-shiftclick the place where the selected elements should be copied or moved to Press delete or Press clear or shift-delete Press command-period (.) Select the measures you want to affect, then press 3 on your computer keyboard. Select the measures you want to affect, then press 4 on your computer keyboard. Select the measures you want to affect, then press any number between 6 and 9 on your computer keyboard.

Extend a selection of measures vertically

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Extend a selection of measure horizontally to end or beginning Select a staff or staves Move or Copy a selected section of music

Delete selected music Move selected measures to the previous or next staff system Erase selected music Cancel a Mass Edit Tool operation Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing command) using the settings in the Music Spacing Options dialog box Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Note Spacing command) using the settings in the Music Spacing Options dialog box Transpose (programmable)

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MEASURE TOOL
Command Display the How many measures? dialog box Add single blank measure to the score Display the Measure Attributes dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Option-click the Measure Tool Double-click the Measure Tool Double-click the top barline handle or measure, or control-click the handle (or upper handle) and select Edit Measure Attributes from the contextual menu. Drag the top barline handle right or left

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Make the Measure wider or narrower

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MEASURE TOOL
Command Display a beat chart Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the second barline (or middle if there are three) handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Beat Chart from the contextual menu. Drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart Shift-drag one of the lower handles in the beat chart

Move a beat horizontally in all staves Move a beat and all subsequent beats horizontally in all staves Add another pair of beat positioning handles Delete a beat chart pair from the beat chart Change a barline Display a handle on every measure number Reset measure number positioning Delete a measure number Move a measure number Force a measure number to appear Force measure numbers on a measure in all staves of a staff system Break a multimeasure rest

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Double-click between two upper handles of a beat chart Click on an upper handle to select it and press delete Control-click the handle and select the desired barline type (Normal, Double, Final, Solid) from the contextual menu. Click the Measure Tool Press clear or shift-delete, or control-click the handle and select Restore Default Position from the contextual menu. Press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag the measure numbers handle Option-click a measure without a measure number Option-shift-click on a measure Control-click the handle and select Break a multimeasure rest from the contextual menu.

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PAGE LAYOUT TOOL

Command Display Page and System margins Resize page, margins or system Move a system Move a system without moving other systems Select handles Select all handles Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the Page Layout Tool Drag a handle in Page View Drag the system in Page View Hold down Option and drag the center of a staff system Drag-enclose to select handles Command-A

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REPEAT TOOL
Command Display the Repeat Selection dialog box Delete a text repeat, repeat barline Move a text repeat Change the size of a repeat barlines bracket Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Double-click a measure without a repeat Click on the handle and press delete, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Select the handle and drag. Drag the repeat bracket handle up or down, left or right

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REPEAT TOOL
Command Display the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box Display the Repeat Assignment dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Double-click a repeat barline handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu. Shift-double-click a text repeat handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Repeat Assignment from the contextual menu.

RESIZE TOOL
Command Reduce or enlarge a notehead Reduce or enlarge an entire note or beam group Reduce or enlarge a staff Reduce or enlarge a system Reduce or enlarge a page, or a range of pages Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click on the notehead or control-click and select Resize Notehead from the contextual menu. Click on the note stem or control-click and select Resize Note or Rest from the contextual menu. In Page View, click to the left of the staff or control-click and select Resize Staff from the contextual menu. In Page View, click between any two staves in the system or controlclick and select Resize System from the contextual menu. In Page View, click the upper-left corner of the page or control-click and select Resize Page from the contextual menu.

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SELECTION TOOL
Command Switch to Selection Tool Select an item Select the appropriate tool to edit item Select between overlapping items Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-Shift-A Click on the item With item selected, double-click or press return Click on the item then press plus or minus to cycle through overlapping items

SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL

Command Accidental: Double Flat Accidental: Double Sharp Accidental: Flat Accidental: Sharp Accidental: Half Step Up Accidental: Half Step Down Accidental: Natural Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Add Interval: Unison through octave above Add Interval: Ninth above Add Interval: Second through ninth below Shift-- (minus) Shift-= = Numpad + Numpad N Command-Shift-- (minus) 1-8 Command-Shift 9 Shift 2-9 Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL

Command Add Pitch: A-G Add Pitch: At caret pitch Shift A-G Command-Enter Option-A or Numpad * (and then the articulation metatool or press the keystroke again to choose articulation) Command-Option-Shift-A or Command-Numpad * Option-C Option-K Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

Add/Change Items: Articulation

Articulation-Sticky

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Add/Change Items: Clef Add/Change Items: Key Signature Add/Change Items: Time Signature Add/Change Items: Expression
Change Pitch: Step Down Diatonically Change Pitch: Step Up Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Duration: 64th through Double Whole Duration: 128th note Duration: Augmentation Dot Duration: Tuplet - Create Default

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Option-T X or Option-X Option-Shift- Option-Shift- Option-Numpad 1-8 or Option 1-8 Option-Shift or Option-0 (zero) . (Decimal point in Numpad) or . (Period) 9 or Numpad 9 Option-Numpad 9 or Option-9 (or Shift-click in a measure with the Simple Tuplet Tool chosen) Enter or Return (with Simple Entry Caret active) A-G Numpad 0, 0, Option-Enter, Shift-Enter or Tab / Option-/ Shift-/ Option-E Delete or Shift-Clear Option-G H L Shift-L T or Numpad / Shift-T or Command-Numpad / Control-F

Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined

Enter Note: At Caret Pitch Enter Note: A-G Enter Rest Modify: Beam - Break Modify: Beam - Flat Modify: Beam - Use Default

Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically

Modify: Delete

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Modify: Grace Note

Modify: Show/Hide Modify: Stem - Flip Modify: Stem - Use Default Modify: Tie to Next Note Modify: Tie to Previous Note

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SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL

Command Modify: Move note just entered with caret up diatonically Modify: Move note just entered with caret down diatonically Toggle note to rest (selected note or note just entered with caret) Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear Navigation: Caret - Step Down Navigation: Caret - Step Up Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Navigation: Selection - Down Navigation: Selection - Up Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Navigation: Selection - One Measure Left Navigation: Selection: One Measure Right Navigation: Selection: Select All Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other selections) Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry) Tool: Accidental - Flat Tool: Accidental - Natural Tool: Accidental - Sharp Tool: Augmentation Dot Tool: Eraser Option- Option- R Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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Shift- Shift- Command- Command- Command- Command- Command-A Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection keyboard shortcut Option-shift-click the note or rest Option-- (Minus) Option-[ Option-= Command- Numpad . (decimal point) or Shift-. (Period) Option-Clear or Option-Delete Command-G Numpad 1-8 (or Command-Option-Shift 1-8) Command-Option-Shift 0 Command-Numpad 1-8 Shift- (Accent) or Shift-R Option-R Command-9 or Command-Numpad 9 Option-Numpad / or Command-Shift-T Option 1-9 Command-Enter

Tool: Grace Note

Tool: 64th Note through Double Whole Note Tool: 128th Note Tool: 64th Rest through Double Whole Rest Tool: Repitch Tool: Toggle Note/Rest

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Tool: Tuplet
Tool: Tie TAB-Add Note on String 1-9 TAB-Add Note on String: At Caret Pitch

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SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL

Command TAB-Add Note at Caret String TAB-Change Pitch: Increment Fret Number TAB-Change Pitch: Decrement Fret Number TAB-Change String: Down One TAB-Change String: Up One TAB-Change to Fret Number: 0-9 TAB-Duration: 64th through Double Whole TAB-Duration: 128th Note TAB-Duration: Augmentation Dot TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create Default TAB-Duration:Tuplet - Create User Defined TAB-Enter Note on Fret 0-9 or A-K TAB-Enter Note on Fret 10-19 or L-U TAB-Enter Rest TAB-Modify: Delete TAB-Modify: Grace Note TAB-Modify:Show/Hide TAB-Modify: Tie to Next Note TAB-Modify: Tie to Previous Note TAB-Modify: Toggle Note/Rest TAB-Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear TAB-Navigation: Move caret to string 1-9 TAB-Navigation: String Up TAB-Navigation: String Down TAB-Tool: Augmentation Dot TAB-Tool: Eraser Enter = or Numpad + - or Numpad Option- Option- Option-Shift 0-9 or Option-Numpad 0-9 (type two numbers quickly for two digit numbers) Shift 1-8 Option-Shift (Accent) . (period) or Numpad . (decimal point) Option-0 or Command-Option 9 or Command-Option-Numpad 9 Shift-0 Numpad 0-9 or A-K Command-numpad 0-9 or L-Q Tab or Shift-Enter or Option-Enter Delete or Shift-Clear Command-G Option-H T or Numpad / Shift-T or Command-Numpad / R Clear 1-9 Command-Numpad . (decimal) or Shift-. (period) Option-Clear or Option-Delete Command-G Command-Option-Shift 1-8 or Command-Option-Numpad 1-8 Shift-R or Shift- (Accent) Command-Shift-T or Option-Numpad / Option-R 0 or Command-Option-Numpad 0 Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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TAB-Tool: Grace Note

TAB-Tool: Note - 64th through Double Whole TAB-Tool: Repitch TAB-Tool: Tie TAB-Tool: Toggle Note/Rest TAB-Tool: Tuplet

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SIMPLE ENTRY LAPTOP SET

Laptop users: To use this set, from the Simple Menu, choose Simple Entry Options and then click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts. In the

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Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, from the Name popup menu, choose Laptop Shortcut Table. Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click = N Command-Shift--(minus) F2 through F8 Command-Shift-F9 Shift-F2 through F9 Shift-F9 Shift-A through G Command-Enter (accent) or Option-A Option-A or Command-Shift-A Option-C Option-K Option-T Option-X (or X) Option-Down Arrow

Accidental: Half Step Up Accidental: Half Step Down Accidental: Natural Accidental: Show/Hide courtesy accidental Add Interval: 2nd through octave above Add Interval: Ninth above Add Interval: Second through ninth below
Add Interval: Ninth below

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Add Pitch: A-G Add Pitch: At caret pitch Add/Change Items: Articulation Add/Change Items: Articulation-Sticky Add/Change Items: Clef Add/Change Items: Key Signature Add/Change Items: Time Signature Add/Change Items: Expression Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Down Diatonically Change Pitch (caret or selected note): Step Up Diatonically

Option-Up Arrow

Change Pitch: Octave Down Diatonically Change Pitch: Octave Up Diatonically Duration: 128th through Double Whole Duration: Augmentation Dot Duration: Tuplet - Create Default Duration: Tuplet - Create User-Defined Enter Note: At Caret Pitch Enter Note: A-G Enter Rest Modify: Beam - Break Modify: Beam - Flat

Option-Shift-Down arrow Option-Shift-Up Arrow Option-0 through 8 . (period) 9 Option-9 Return A through G Option-Return (or Shift-Return or Tab) / Option-/

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Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Shift-/ Option-E Delete Option-G H L Shift-L T Shift-T Command-Shift-F R

Modify: Beam - Use Default Modify: Change Pitch Enharmonically Modify: Delete Modify: Grace Note Modify: Show/Hide Modify: Stem - Flip Modify: Stem - Use Default Modify: Tie to Next Note Modify: Tie to Previous Note Modify: Flip Tie Toggle note to rest (selected note or note just
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Navigation: Caret/Selection - Clear Navigation: Caret - Step Down Navigation: Caret - Step Up Navigation: Caret - Octave Down Navigation: Caret - Octave Up Navigation: Selection - Down Navigation: Selection - Up Navigation: Selection - One Entry Left Navigation: Selection - One Entry Right Navigation: Selection: Select All Navigation: Switch Tool (and clear other selections) Selection: Select a note within a chord without clearing previous selection (in entry) Tool: Accidental - Flat Tool: Accidental - Natural Tool: Accidental - Sharp Tool: Augmentation Dot Tool: Eraser Tool: Grace Note Tool: 128th Note through Double Whole Note

Backspace Down Arrow Up Arrow Shift-Down Arrow Shift-Up Arrow Command-Down Arrow Command-Up Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Command-A Double-click tool or quickly repeat tool selection keyboard shortcut Option-shift-click the note or rest

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Option-- (minus) Option-N Option-= Shift-. Option-Backspace Command-G Ctrl-Alt-Shift 0 through 8 (or with no selection, 0 through 8)

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Command Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-R or Shift- (accent) Option-R Command-Shift-T

Tool: Repitch Tool: Toggle Note/Rest Tool: Tie

SMART SHAPE TOOL

Command Flip a selected Slur Change a selected Slur back to Automatic Display handles on all smart shapes Edit or Delete a Smart Shape Command-A Drag an endpoint handle Drag a center curve handle Shift-drag a center curve handle Drag an inner curve handle Option-drag an inner curve handle Option-double-click and drag Add a slur Add a crescendo Add a decrescendo Add a dashed curve Add a trill Add a trill extension Add an 8va or 8vb marking Add a 15ma or 15mb marking Add a double-ended bracket Add a dashed double-ended bracket Add a bracket Add a dashed bracket Add a line Add a dashed line Add a glissando Add a guitar bend Add a bend hat Add a TAB slide Add a glissando without text Command- F Command-Shift- F Click the Smart Shape Tool Click the handle of the Smart Shape Select all Smart Shapes on the page Change the slurs ending or starting note Change the slurs arc height Change the slurs arc height and angle Change the slurs arc and inset asymmetrically Change the slurs arc and inset symmetrically Create an 8va or 15ma below the staff or 8vb or 15mb above the staff S < > V T E 8 1 ] Z [ Y L D G B 6 X F Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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SMART SHAPE TOOL

Command Add a artificial harmonic (A.H.) Add a natural harmonic (N.H.) Add a palm mute (P.M.) Add a hammer-on (H) Add a release (R) Add a bend (B) Add a hammer-on (H) for use above tie or slur Add a pull-off (P) for use above tie or slur Add a release (R) for use above tie or slur Add a bend (B) for use above tie or slur A N M H R U 2 3 4 5 Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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SPEEDY ENTRY TOOL

Command Remove note, rest or chord Hide/show note or rest Add or remove accidental parentheses Jump to previous measure Jump to next measure Flip stem in opposite direction Restore stem direction to floating status Change to/from a grace note Change to/from a slashed flagged grace note Voice 1/2 Switch layers upward (from 4 to 1) Switch layers downward (from 1 to 4) Move editing frame down a staff Move editing frame up a staff Add or change note (64thdouble whole note) Add or change 128th note Insert 64th notewhole note Insert double whole note (without MIDI) Add 64th restwhole rest (with MIDI) Add rest (with or without MIDI) Add double whole rest (with MIDI) Add 128th rest (with MIDI) delete letter O or H P [ (left square bracket) or shift- ] (right square bracket) or shift- L Option-L ; (semicolon) or G ` (accent) or ; (semicolon) or G ' (apostrophe) shift shift return shiftreturn 18 option-0 (zero) shift-1 through shift-7 (with MIDI, while playing note) shift8 (on numeric keypad only) shift-1 through shift-7 without pressing note shiftoption-1-7 shift-8 (on numeric keypad only) shiftoption-0 (zero) Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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SPEEDY ENTRY TOOL

Command Add a rest (with Hands-Free MIDI) Constrain dragging a note (horizontal/vertical) Begin a tuplet (dupletoctuplet) Define a tuplet Raise by a half step Lower by a half step Raise by a half step (for entire measure) Lower by a half step (for entire measure) Flat note Sharp note Natural note Double-sharp Double-flat Previous note Next note Move to first note or rest in measure Move just beyond last note or rest in measure Down a step Up a step Remove note from chord Change single note to rest Tie/untie to next note Tie/untie to previous note Flip a tie Restore tie direction to automatic Break/join beam from previous note Restore default beaming Flatten a beam Show/hide any accidental Show/hide a courtesy accidental Restore courtesy accidental to optional status Return a rest to its default position Exit measure and redraw/re-enter measure Flip a note to its enharmonic equivalent Flip enharmonic throughout measure Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click play any three note cluster shift-drag option-2 through option-8 option-1 + (plus) or shift-S (minus) or shift-F option- + (plus) option- (minus) F S N X V option- option- clear or shift-delete clear or shift-delete or R = (equals) or T option = (equals) or shift-T command-F command-shift-F / (backslash) or B Shift-B \ (forward slash) or M (asterisk) A option-(asterisk) (asterisk) 0 (zero) 9 option-9 (cursor on first note in measure)

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SPEEDY ENTRY TOOL

Command Add a dot Add a note to a chord Change a rest to a note Specify a pitch, high CB (without MIDI) Specify a pitch, middle CB (without MIDI) Specify a pitch, low CB (without MIDI) Raise all pitch keys an octave Lower all pitch keys an octave Restore all pitch keys to normal register Increase the value of a fret number Decrease the value of a fret number . (period) enter enter Q-W-E-R-T-Y-U (with Caps Lock) A-S-D-F-G-H-J (with Caps Lock) Z-X-C-V-B-N-M (with Caps Lock) , (comma) (with Caps Lock) I (letter I) (with Caps Lock) K (with Caps Lock) + Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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STAFF TOOL
Command Display the Staff Menu and handles Select a staff (or staves). Add the staff to the selection. If a staff is already selected, remove the staff from the selection. Display the Staff Attributes dialog box. Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the Staff Tool Click a staff or a staff handle, or drag-enclose staff handles Shift-click a staff or a staff handle Double-click a staff or a staff handle, or double-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Staff Attributes from the contextual menu. Double-click in the score (in Scroll View) Shift-double-click below a staff in the score (in Scroll View) Double-click a group handle, or double-click a bracket handle, or control-click the group or bracket handle and select Edit Group Attributes from the contextual menu. Control-click the staff handle and select Add Group and Bracket from the contextual menu. Press delete for selected staves, or control-click the handle and select Delete Staves from the contextual menu. Press shift-delete for selected staves, or control-click the handle and select Delete Staves and Reposition from the contextual menu. Drag a staff or a staff handle in Page View. Note: If two handles appear on a staff, drag the top handle

Add a staff without repositioning the lower staves to make room for the new staff. Insert a staff between staves, repositioning the lower staves to make room for the new staff. Display the Group Attributes dialog box.

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Delete the selected staves without repositioning the remaining staves. Delete the selected staves and reposition the remaining staves. Adjust the staffs position in every staff system in Page View and the position of the staff in Scroll View. When the top staff is adjusted, Allegro adjusts the distance between staves, as well as staff systems. Adjust the staffs position only in the current staff system (drag the top handle to adjust the position of the staff in all staff systems in Page View). Select a group (or groups).

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Drag the staffs lower handle in Page View. Note: If a staff system has been optimized using the Page Layout Tool, two handles will appear on each staff in the optimized staff system. Click a group handle, or drag-enclose group handles

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STAFF TOOL
Command Add the group to the selection. If a group is already selected, remove the group from the selection. Remove the selected group definitions. Select a staff name (or names). Add the staff name to the selection. If a staff name is already selected, remove the staff name from the selection. Edit a full or abbreviated staff name using the Edit Text window. Revert the position of the full or abbreviated staff name to its default position. Adjust the position of the selected staff name. Select a bracket (or brackets). Add the bracket to the selection. If a bracket is already selected, remove the bracket from the selection. Remove the selected brackets. Revert the selected brackets to their default length. Make a bracket taller or shorter. Move a bracket closer to or away from bracketed staves. Select a clef for the staff. Remove Alternate Notation from selected region. Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Shift-click a group handle Press delete for selected groups, or control-click the handle and select Delete Group from the contextual menu. Click a staff name handle, or drag-enclose staff name handles Shift-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle

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Option-click a full or abbreviated staff name handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Full Staff Name or Edit Abbreviated Staff Name from the contextual menu Press clear or shift-delete for a selected staff name handle Drag a full or abbreviated staff name handle Click a bracket handle, or drag-enclose several bracket handles Shift-click a bracket handle Press delete for selected brackets, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Press clear or shift-delete for selected brackets Drag a bracket handle vertically Drag a bracket handle horizontally Control-click the staff handle and select Select Clef from the contextual menu. Clear

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TEXT TOOL
Command Left Justify text in a text block Right Justify text in a text block Center Justify text in a text block Bold Italic Underline Hidden Increase Point Size by one Decrease Point Size by one Page Number Text Insert Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command- [ (left square bracket) Command- ] (right square bracket) Command- ' (apostrophe) Command-Shift- B Command-Shift- I Command-Shift- U Command-Shift- H Command-Shift- . (period) Command-Shift- , (comma) Command-Shift- P

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TEXT TOOL
Command Sharp sign Text Insert Flat sign Text Insert Natural sign Text Insert Align Text block to the Left Center Text block Horizontally Align Text block to the Right Display the Frame Attributes dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-Shift- S Command-Shift- F Command-Shift- N Command-Shift- [ (left square bracket) Command-Shift- ' (apostrophe) Command-Shift- ] (right square bracket) Command-T or shift-double-click a text block handle, or controlclick the handle and select Edit Frame Attributes from the contextual menu. Click the Text Tool Click the Text Tool Click a text block handle or drag-enclose text block handles, shiftclick a text block handle Double-click in the score Double-click and drag in the score Double-click a text block handle, or control-click the handle and select Edit Text from the contextual menu. Press delete for one or more selected text blocks, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Drag a selected text block handle

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Display the Text Menu Display handles on text blocks Select a text block or text blocks Create an unbounded frame that expands as you enter text Create a bounded, fixed-size frame for text Edit the text block Delete the selected text blocks Adjust the text blocks position in the score

TUPLET TOOL
Command Display positioning handles Position tuplet Delete tuplet Display the Tuplet Definition dialog box Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Click the first note of a tuplet Drag a positioning handle Press delete for selected tuplet, or control-click the handle and select Delete from the contextual menu. Double-click a positioning handle or the first note in a group that you want to define as tuplets, or control-click the handle and select Edit Tuplet Definition from the contextual menu. Double-click the Tuplet Tool

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Display the Default Tuplet Visual Definition dialog box

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ZOOM TOOL
Command Zoom in (enlarge 2x, if tool is selected) Zoom out (reduce by 1/2, if tool is selected) Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: enlarge Click the score Option-click the score Commandshift-click Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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ZOOM TOOL
Command Temporary switch to Zoom Tool: reduce Fill the screen with the selected area Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click Command-optionshift-click Drag-enclose an area

PLAYBACK
Command Begin/Pause playing (Playback Controls open) Begin playing (Playback Controls closed) from the measure clicked Begin playing from the clicked measure in the clicked staff only Begin playing from the clicked measure in all staves Begin playing from measure one in all staves Begin playing from measure 1 for the clicked staff Scrub onscreen music - all staves Scrub onscreen music - clicked staff only Spacebar Spacebarclick in staff Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Click

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Shift-spacebarclick in staff Spacebarclick in between staves Spacebarclick to the left of a staff system Spacebar-shift-click to the left of staff Option-spacebar (and drag across music) Option-Shift-spacebar (and drag across music)

Metatools
Macros, or keyboard equivalents for mouse, menu, and dialog box actions, can dramatically increase your efficiency in working with Allegro. One kind of macro is already built into Allegro: Metatools. These macros are always programmed to the number keys and the letter keys on your computer keyboard. By using a metatool to place an expression marking into the score, for example, you can bypass three dialog boxes and several mouse clicks. See the individual tool for instructions for programming Metatools. TOOLS WITH METATOOLS
Articulation Tool Expression Tool Tuplet Tool Time Signature Tool Clef Tool Chord Tool Mass Edit Tool Key Signature Tool Staff Tool Repeat Tool

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To program an Articulation Metatool

Click the Articulation Tool. Press shift and a letter or number key. Allegro displays the Articulation Selection dialog box; double-click the marking you want to correspond to the letter or number you pressed.

To use an Articulation Metatool

Click the Articulation Tool. While pressing the number or letter key to which the desired marking was programmed, click on, above, or below a note or rest. If you have notes in both Voice 1 and

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Voice 2, click above the staff for Voice 1 or below the staff for Voice 2 to place the articulation. The marking appears at the place you clicked. You can also press a metatool key and drag-enclose the desired notes to apply the articulation to those notes.

To program an Expression Metatool

Click the Expression Tool. Press shift and a letter or number key. Allegro displays the Expression Selection dialog box; double-click the Expression you want to correspond to the letter or number TOC you pressed.

To use an Expression Metatool

Click the Expression Tool. While pressing the letter or number key corresponding to the Metatool Index you programmed, click on, above, or below a note or rest. If you have notes in both Voice 1 and Voice 2, click above the staff for Voice 1 or below for Voice 2 to place the articulation. The expression appears at the place you clicked. Important note: If you use a Metatool to place a Shape Expression into the score, you create a duplicate of that shape. This gives you an important advantage when youre placing several of the same Shape Expression into a score, because it means that you can reshape or resize each copy individually. If you didnt use a Metatool to place Shape Expressions into the scoreand placed them instead by selecting them from the selection box directlyyou would reshape every occurrence of a shape when you adjusted any one of them. Metatools: Measure-attached Metatools: Note-attached Metatools: Context-Sensitive. Choose one of these items to determine where expressions placed with metatools will be placed. Context-Sensitive will use the position in the score where you clicked to determine whether the expression is attached to the note or the measure.

To program a Tuplet Metatool

Click the Tuplet Tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter key. Allegro displays the Tuplet Definition dialog box; create the tuplet you want to correspond to the number or letter key you pressed. Click OK.

To use a Tuplet Metatool

Click the Tuplet Tool. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a note (or, if the note is in Voice 2, click below the staff). Allegro automatically TOC transforms the note you clicked and subsequent notes into the tuplet grouping you predefined, complete with a bracket or slur (if you specified one) with the positioning you specified.

To program a Time Signature Metatool

Click the Time Signature Tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter key. Allegro displays the Time Signature dialog box; create the time signature you want to correspond to the number or letter you pressed. Click OK (or press return).

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To use a Time Signature Metatool

Click the Time Signature Tool. Select a region of music. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a measure. Allegro changes the meter over the region you have selected.

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To use a Clef Metatool

Click the Clef Tool. While pressing the number corresponding to the Clef you desire. Click before the first note of a piece to change the first clef displayed. Click before the first note of a measure to change the first clef for that measure and the remainder of the piece. Click between notes in a measure to set a mid-measure clef for the remainder of the measure and the remainder of the piece.

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To program a Chord Metatool

Click the Chord Tool. Press shift and a letter or number key. Allegro displays the Chord Definition dialog box; create the chord symbol you want to correspond to the letter or number you pressed (see CHORD DEFINITION DIALOG BOX). Click OK.
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To use a Chord Metatool

Click the Chord Tool. While pressing the letter or number key corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a note or rest. The chord symbol appears immediately, transposed according to the key signature if necessary.

To program a Mass Edit Tool Transposition Metatool

Click the Mass Edit Tool. Press shift and a number key (6-9). Allegro displays the Transposition dialog box; set the transposition you want to program. Click OK.

To use a Mass Edit Tool Metatool

To use a Mass Edit Tool Metatool, select the measures you want to affect. Then, press the appropriate number key on your computer keyboard. The Mass Edit Tool Metatools are defined as follows:
Metatool 3 4 6-9 Predefined effects Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing command) using the settings in the Music Spacing Options dialog box Respace notes, lyrics, and accidentals (Apply Note Spacing command) using the settings in the Music Spacing Options dialog box Transpose (programmable)

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To program a Key Signature Metatool

Click the Key Signature Tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter. Allegro displays the Key Signature dialog box; choose the key signature you want to correspond to the number or letter you Index pressed. Click OK (or press return).

To use a Key Signature Metatool

Click the Key Signature Tool. Select a region. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a measure. Allegro changes the key signature over the range or measures you selected.

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To program a Staff Style Metatool

Click the Staff Tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter. Allegro displays the Apply Alternate Notation dialog box; choose the alternate notation style you want to correspond to the number or letter you pressed. Click OK (or press return).

To use a Staff Style Metatool

Click the Staff Tool. Select a region. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a measure. Allegro applies the alternate notation over the range or measures you selected.
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To program a Repeat Metatool

Click the Repeat Tool. Press shift and a letter or number key. Allegro displays the Repeat Selec- Index tion dialog box; double-click the repeat barline or the text repeat you want to correspond to the letter or number you pressed (or, if the text repeat you want doesnt appear in the list, click Create and design it at this point). Click OK.

To use a Repeat Metatool

Click the Repeat Tool. While pressing the letter or number key corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, click a measure. If the Metatool was programmed to insert a repeat barline, Allegro displays the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box, where you can specify the playback effects of the barline (unless it was the purely graphic Forward Repeat barline). If the Metatool was programmed to insert a text repeat, Allegro displays the Repeat Assignment dialog box, where you can specify the playback effects of the text repeat.

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