MuseScore 3 keyboard shortcuts ‒ DefKey

2	Home	Go to beginning of the score
1	End	Go to end of the score
-1	Ctrl + F	Find / Go to
-1	Ctrl + Tab	Next score
0	↑ Shift + Ctrl + Tab	Previous score
1	Ctrl + +	Zoom in
1	or Ctrl +
0	Ctrl + -	Zoom out
1	or Ctrl +
0	Page Down	Next page
0	or ↑ Shift +
0	Page Up	Previous page
1	or ↑ Shift +
0	Ctrl + →	Next measure
0	Ctrl + ←	Previous measure
1	→	Next note
0	←	Previous note
0	Alt + ↓	Note below (within a chord or on lower staff)
0	Alt + ↑	Note below (within a chord or on higher staff)
0	Ctrl + Alt + ↑	Top note in chord
0	Ctrl + Alt + ↓	Bottom note in chord
Note: In Ubuntu Linux, Ctrl + Alt + Up / Down is used for Workspaces.
0	Alt + →	Next element (accessibilty)
0	Alt + ←	Previous element (accessibilty)

0	N	Begin note input mode
0	N	Leave note input mode
-1	or Esc

2	1 - 9	Select a duration
3	Q	Half duration of previous note
0	W	Double duration of previous note
0	↑ 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)
0	↑ 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)

0	Ctrl + Alt + 1	Voice 1
0	Ctrl + Alt + 2	Voice 2
-1	Ctrl + Alt + 3	Voice 3
0	Ctrl + Alt + 4	Voice 4
0	Ctrl + Alt + 5	Voice 5

Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard.
-1	R	Repeat previous note or chord
0	R	Repeat selection
0	Ctrl + ↑	Raise pitch by octave
0	Ctrl + ↓	Lower pitch by octave
0	↑	Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp)
0	↓	Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat)
0	Alt + ↑ Shift + ↑	Raise pitch diatonically
0	Alt + ↑ Shift + ↓	Lower pitch diatonically
0	J	Change enharmonic spelling in both written and concert pitch views
1	Ctrl + J	Change enharmonic spelling in current view only
1	0	Rest

Alt + 1 - 9

Add interval above current note

0	X	Flip direction (stem, slur, tie, tuplet bracket, etc.)
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0	↑ Shift + X	Mirror note head
0	}	Increase stretch of measure(s)
-1	{	Decrease stretch of measure(s)
0	⤶ Enter	Line break on selected barline
-1	Ctrl + ⤶ Enter	Page break on selected barline

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

1	Ctrl + T	Staff text
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + T	System text
0	Alt + ↑ Shift + T	Tempo text
0	Ctrl + M	Rehersal mark

1	Ctrl + L	Enter lyrics on a note
0	↑ Shift + Space	Previous lyric syllable
0	-	Next lyric syllable (if the current and the next syllables are separated by a "-")
0	Space	Next lyric syllable
0	←	Move lyric syllable left by 0.1sp
0	→	Move lyric syllable right by 0.1sp
0	Ctrl + ←	Move lyric syllable left by 1sp
0	Ctrl + →	Move lyric syllable right by 1sp
0	Alt + ←	Move lyric syllable left by 0.01sp
0	Alt + →	Move lyric syllable right by 0.01sp
0	Ctrl + ↑	Up to previous stanza
0	Ctrl + ↓	Down to next stanza
0	Esc	Exit lyrics mode
0	Ctrl + Space	Space character
0	Ctrl + -	Hypen (-)
0	or AltGr + -
0	Ctrl + ⤶ Enter	Line feed
0	or ⤶ Enter
0	↑ Shift + _	Melisma
A melisma is a syllable or word that extends over two or more notes.
0	F2	Special Characters palette
For more lyrics shortcuts and detailed information, take a look at this page.

-1	F12	Timeline
0	F11	Play panel
0	F10	Mixer
0	F9	Palette
0	F8	Inspector
0	P	Piano keyboard
0	F6	Selection filter
0	Ctrl + U	Display full screen

0	V	Toggle visibility on selected element(s)
0	I	Show Instruments dialog
0	M	Toggle multi-measure rests on or off
0	Ctrl + R	Reset element to default location
Source: musescore.org

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