============================== MuseScore 3 keyboard shortcuts ============================== First published at 10/30/2020 on https://defkey.com/musescore-3-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 has 97 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Navigation ---------- Home Go to beginning of the score End Go to end of the score Ctrl + F Find / Go to Ctrl + Tab Next score Shift + Ctrl + Tab Previous score Ctrl + + Zoom in Ctrl + Wheel up Zoom in Ctrl + - Zoom out Ctrl + Wheel down Zoom out Page Down Next page Shift + Wheel down Next page Page Up Previous page Shift + Wheel up Previous page Ctrl + Right arrow Next measure Ctrl + Left arrow Previous measure Right arrow Next note Left arrow Previous note Alt + Down arrow Note below (within a chord or on lower staff) Alt + Up arrow Note below (within a chord or on higher staff) Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow Top note in chord Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow Bottom note in chord Note: In Ubuntu Linux, Ctrl + Alt + Up / Down is used for Workspaces. Alt + Right arrow Next element (accessibilty) Alt + Left arrow Previous element (accessibilty) Note input: Duration -------------------- N Begin note input mode N Leave note input mode Esc Leave note input mode Note input: Duration -------------------- [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 ------------------ Ctrl + Alt + 1 Voice 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Voice 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Voice 3 Ctrl + Alt + 4 Voice 4 Ctrl + Alt + 5 Voice 5 Note input: Pitch ----------------- Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard. R Repeat previous note or chord R Repeat selection Ctrl + Up arrow Raise pitch by octave Ctrl + Down arrow Lower pitch by octave Up arrow Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp) Down arrow Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat) Alt + Shift + Up arrow Raise pitch diatonically Alt + Shift + Down arrow Lower pitch diatonically J Change enharmonic spelling in both written and concert pitch views Ctrl + J Change enharmonic spelling in current view only 0 Rest Note input: Interval -------------------- Alt + [1 - 9] Add interval above current note Layout ------ X 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 Ctrl + Enter Page break on selected barline Articulations ------------- Shift + S Staccato Shift + N Tenuto Shift + V Sforzato (accent) Shift + O Marcato / Grace note (acciaccatura) < Crescendo > Decrescendo Text entry ---------- Ctrl + T Staff text Ctrl + Shift + T System text Alt + Shift + T Tempo text Ctrl + M Rehersal mark Lyrics entry ------------ Ctrl + L Enter lyrics on a note 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 Ctrl + Left arrow Move lyric syllable left by 1sp Ctrl + Right arrow Move lyric syllable right by 1sp Alt + Left arrow Move lyric syllable left by 0.01sp Alt + Right arrow Move lyric syllable right by 0.01sp Ctrl + Up arrow Up to previous stanza Ctrl + Down arrow Down to next stanza Esc Exit lyrics mode Ctrl + Space Space character Ctrl + - Hypen (-) AltGr + - Hypen (-) Ctrl + 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 ------- F12 Timeline F11 Play panel F10 Mixer F9 Palette F8 Inspector P Piano keyboard F6 Selection filter Ctrl + U Display full screen Miscellaneous ------------- V Toggle visibility on selected element(s) I Show Instruments dialog M Toggle multi-measure rests on or off Ctrl + R Reset element to default location Source: musescore.org Last modified on(UTC): Friday, October 30, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.