Finale 26 keyboard shortcuts

Finale 26

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- Shortcuts

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Navigation: previous note

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Navigation: next note

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Ctrl +

Navigation: move to first note or rest in measure

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Ctrl +

Navigation: move just beyond last note or rest in measure

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[

Navigation: jump to previous measure

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or ↑  Shift +
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]

Navigation: jump to next measure

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or ↑  Shift +
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↑  Shift +

Navigation: move editing frame down a staff

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↑  Shift +

Navigation: move editing frame up a staff

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'

Navigation: voice 1/2

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↑  Shift + '

Navigation: move to next layer

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Navigation: crossbar down a step

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Navigation: crossbar up a step

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0

Navigation: exit measure and redraw/re-enter measure

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Insert

Toggle insert mode

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or ↑  Shift + Num 0
Hold note and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry with MIDI: enter note
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1

… to 8 then Ctrl + 0: Entry with MIDI: enter rest

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1

… to 8 then Ctrl + 0: Entry with MIDI: change note/rest duration

Hold note and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry with MIDI (insert mode): insert note
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1

… to 8: Entry with MIDI (insert mode): insert rest

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Ctrl + 0

Entry with MIDI (insert mode): insert rest

Position crossbar and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry without MIDI: enter note
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + 1

… to 7: Entry without MIDI: enter rest

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1

… to 8: Entry without MIDI: change note/rest duration

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Ctrl + 0

Entry without MIDI: change note/rest duration

Position crossbar and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry without MIDI (insert mode): insert note
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + 1

… to 7: Entry without MIDI (insert mode): insert rest

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1

… to 8: (and play note) Step-time entry with MIDI (caps lock): enter note

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1

… to 8: (1-8 and play any cluster of three consecutive half-steps) Step-time entry with MIDI (caps lock): enter rest

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Q

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): specify pitch, high C-B

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or W
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or E
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or R
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or T
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or Y
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or U
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A

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): specify pitch, middle C-B

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or S
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or D
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or F
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or G
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or H
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or J
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Step + time

entry without MIDI (caps lock): specify pitch, middle C-B

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Z

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): specify pitch, low C-B

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or X
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or C
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or V
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or B
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or N
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or M
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,

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): raise all pitch keys an octave

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K

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): reset all pitch keys octave

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I

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): lower all pitch keys an octave

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1

… to 8: Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): enter note

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Ctrl + 0

Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): enter note

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + 1

… to 7: Step-time entry without MIDI (caps lock): enter rest

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.

Edit: add augmentation dot

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Ctrl + 2

… to 8: Edit: begin a tuplet (duplet–octuplet)

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Ctrl + 1

Edit: define a tuplet

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;

Edit: change to/from a grace note

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or G
-1
`

Edit: change to/from a slashed flagged grace note (Note: this requires that Always Slash Flagged Grace Notes is deselected in the Document Options - Grace Notes dialog box)

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⤶ Enter

Edit: add a note to a chord at crossbar

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⤶ Enter

Edit: change a rest to a note

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Backspace

Edit: remove note from chord

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Backspace

Edit: change single note to rest

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R

Edit: change entry to rest

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Del

Edit: remove note, rest or chord

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O

Edit: hide/show note or rest

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or H
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X

Edit: double-sharp

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S

Edit: sharp note

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N

Edit: natural note

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F

Edit: flat note

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V

Edit: double-flat

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+

Edit: raise by a half step

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or ↑  Shift + S
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-

Edit: lower by a half step

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or ↑  Shift + F
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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Num +

Edit: raise by a half step (and subsequent notes of this pitch in measure)

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Num -

Edit: lower by a half step (and subsequent notes of this pitch in measure)

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*

Edit: show/hide any accidental

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↑  Shift + A

Edit: show/hide a courtesy accidental

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Ctrl + *

Edit: restore courtesy accidental to optional status

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9

Edit: change single note's pitch enharmonically

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Ctrl + 9

(cursor on first note in measure) Edit: change pitch enharmonically throughout measure

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P

Edit: add or remove accidental parentheses

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L

Edit: flip stem in opposite direction

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Ctrl + L

Edit: restore stem direction to “floating” status

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/

Edit: break/join beam from previous note

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or B
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↑  Shift + B

Edit: restore default beaming

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\

Edit: flatten a beam

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or ↑  Shift + M
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=

Edit: tie/untie to next note

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or T
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Ctrl + =

Edit: tie/untie to previous note

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or ↑  Shift + T
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Ctrl + F

Edit: flip a tie

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Ctrl + ↑  Shift + F

Edit: restore tie direction to automatic

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↑  Shift +
+

Edit: constrain dragging a note/rest (horizontal/vertical)

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*

Edit: return a rest to its default position

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S

Edit: combine rest with or split rest from rests on the same beat in other layers

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Ctrl +

(click any measure that contains music) Display the Edit Frame dialog box (when Speedy Entry cursor is not active)

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Ctrl +

(click OK) OK to all open dialog boxes

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Ctrl +

(click Cancel) Cancel all open dialog boxes

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- then

(press hypen then click the score) "Add Again" Metatool (adds the previously added marking)

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0 - 9 then

(press a number and click the score) Apply a Metatool

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A - Z then

(press a letter and click the score) Apply a Metatool

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↑  Shift + Number

Program a Metatool

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or ↑  Shift + A - Z
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↑  Shift + F2

(… to F12) Program a keyboard equivalent for a tool

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F2

(… to F12) Switch to a tool you’ve programmed

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N

Select No in dialog boxes

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Y

Select Yes in dialog boxes

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Page Up

Move up a full screen (page view)

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Page Down

Move down a full screen (page view)

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Ctrl + Page Up

Move to previous page (page view)


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Program information

Program name: Finale 26 Finale 26 (Productivity)

Finale is a music notation software developed by MakeMusic. It is used by composers, songwriters and arrangers for creating sheet music. Finale can create the score for an entire ensemble (e.g., orchestra, concert band, big band, etc.) as well as for the individual musicians.

Web page: finalemusic.com

How easy to press shortcuts: 72%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (2 updates.) 11/17/2020 6:12:10 PM New program added.
11/17/2020 6:17:22 PM Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 577

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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