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MuseScore 3 (macOS) keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 11/3/2020 on
https://defkey.com/musescore-3-macos-shortcuts

MuseScore is a scorewriting software with a wide support of file formats
and input methods. MuseScore is released as a free and open-source software
under GNU General Public License.

MuseScore 3 (macOS) has 80 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Navigation
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Fn + Left arrow         Go to beginning of the score
Fn + Right arrow        Go to end of the score
Cmd + F                 Find / Go to
Ctrl + Tab              Next score
Shift + Ctrl + Tab      Previous score
Cmd + +                 Zoom in
Cmd + Wheel up          Zoom in
Cmd + -                 Zoom out
Cmd + Wheel down        Zoom out
Fn + Down arrow         Next page
Fn + Down arrow         Next page
Fn + Up arrow           Previous page
Fn + Up arrow           Previous page
Cmd + Right arrow       Next measure
Cmd + Left arrow        Previous measure
Right arrow             Next note
Left arrow              Previous note


Note input: Duration
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N                       Begin note input mode
N                       Leave note input mode
Esc                     Leave note input mode


Note input: Duration
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[1 - 9]                 Select a duration
Q                       Half duration of previous note
W                       Double duration of previous note
Shift + Q               Decrease duration by one dot

(e.g. a dotted quarter note becomes a quarter note; a quarter note becomes
a dotted eighth note)

Shift + W               Increase duration by one dot

(e.g. an eighth note becomes a dotted eighth note; a dotted eighth note
becomes a quarter note)



Note input: Voices
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Cmd + Option + 1        Voice 1
Cmd + Option + 2        Voice 2
Cmd + Option + 3        Voice 3
Cmd + Option + 4        Voice 4
Cmd + Option + 5        Voice 5


Note input: Pitch
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Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard.

R                       Repeat previous note or chord
R                       Repeat selection
Cmd + Up arrow          Raise pitch by octave
Cmd + Down arrow        Lower pitch by octave
Up arrow                Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp)
Down arrow              Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat)
J                       Change enharmonic spelling in both written and concert pitch views
Cmd + J                 Change enharmonic spelling in current view only
0                       Rest


Note input: Interval
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Alt + [1 - 9]           Add interval above current note


Layout
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Z                       Flip direction (stem, slur, tie, tuplet bracket, etc.)
Shift + X               Mirror note head
}                       Increase stretch of measure(s)
{                       Decrease stretch of measure(s)
Enter                   Line break on selected barline
Cmd + Enter             Page break on selected barline


Articulations
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Shift + S               Staccato
Shift + N               Tenuto
Shift + V               Sforzato (accent)
Shift + O               Marcato
/                       Grace note (acciaccatura)
<                       Crescendo
>                       Decrescendo


Text entry
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Cmd + T                 Staff text
Cmd + Shift + T         System text
Cmd + M                 Rehersal mark


Lyrics entry
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Shift + Space           Previous lyric syllable
-                       Next lyric syllable (if the current and the next syllables are separated by
a "-")
Space                   Next lyric syllable
Left arrow              Move lyric syllable left by 0.1sp
Right arrow             Move lyric syllable right by 0.1sp
Esc                     Exit lyrics mode
Option + Space          Space character
Option + -              Hypen (-)
AltGr + -               Hypen (-)
Alt + Enter             Line feed
Enter                   Line feed
Shift + _               Melisma

A melisma is a syllable or word that extends over two or more notes.

F2                      Special Characters palette

For more lyrics shortcuts and detailed information, take a look at this
page.



Display
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F12                     Timeline
F11                     Play panel
F10                     Mixer
F9                      Palette
F8                      Inspector
P                       Piano keyboard
F6                      Selection filter


Miscellaneous
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V                       Toggle visibility on selected element(s)
I                       Show Instruments dialog
M                       Toggle multi-measure rests on or off
Cmd + R                 Reset element to default location

Source: musescore.org


Last modified on (UTC): Friday, September 24, 2021
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