Sibelius Tips - Revision history

Craig at 14:00, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T14:00:44Z

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	Also check out the [[Sibelius Keyboard Shortcuts]] page.		Also check out the [[Sibelius Keyboard Shortcuts]] page.

			== Laptop Command Mappings ==

			* Sibelius likes to use the numeric keypad for many computer keyboard commands. However, laptops don't have a numeric keypad, or it is very cumbersome to activate it to overlay the regular keyboard. To use laptop-friendly commands in Sibelius, go to the menu option <b>File→Preferences→Menus and Shortcuts</b> and then select "<b>Notebook (laptop) shortcuts</b>" in the top selection box in the preference window.

	== Click-dragging ==		== Click-dragging ==

Craig: /* Creating */

2010-10-21T05:40:02Z

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	* Right click on a blank area of the page to bring up a list of things which can be created.		* Right click on a blank area of the page to bring up a list of things which can be created.
	* Number every measure on screen (toggle): View→Staff Names and Bar Numbers.		* Number every measure on screen (toggle): View→Staff Names and Bar Numbers.

			== Copying ==

			* To copy a range of measures and paste in another range of meausres:
			# {{keypress\|Click}} on the first measure to copy. A single blue box should surround the measure.
			# {{keypress\|Shift\|Click}} on the last measure. The single blue box should now surround a range of measures.
			# Press {{keypress\|Alt\|Click}} on Windows, or {{keypress\|Option\|Click}} on mac to paste the music starting in the measure which you click.

Craig: /* Deleting */

2010-10-21T05:36:30Z

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	* Highlight a note and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to turn it into a rest.		* Highlight a note and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to turn it into a rest.
	* Highlight a rest and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to hide it.		* Highlight a rest and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to hide it.
			* To delete a measure: press {{keypress\|Ctrl}}/{{keypress\|{{Command}}}} and click on a measure. A double box will surround it. Press {{keypress\|Delete}} to get rid of that measure. To delete more measures, {{keypress\|Shft\|Click}} on a second measure, and then press {{keypress\|Delete}}. If you delete the first measure of a score, the title and composer information will also disappear.

	== Creating ==		== Creating ==

Craig: /* Creating */

2010-10-21T05:20:48Z

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	* To create a key signature type {{keypress\|k}}, choose the key you want, and then click in the measure that you want to start that key signature.		* To create a key signature type {{keypress\|k}}, choose the key you want, and then click in the measure that you want to start that key signature.
	* Right click on a blank area of the page to bring up a list of things which can be created.		* Right click on a blank area of the page to bring up a list of things which can be created.
			* Number every measure on screen (toggle): View→Staff Names and Bar Numbers.

Craig: /* Click-dragging */

2010-10-21T04:54:03Z

Click-dragging

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	* Move a staff to a different position by click dragging on staff lines.		* Move a staff to a different position by click dragging on staff lines.
	* Change the width of a measure by click-dragging on the ending barline of a measure.		* Change the width of a measure by click-dragging on the ending barline of a measure.

			== Deleting ==

			* Highlight a note and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to turn it into a rest.
			* Highlight a rest and then press {{keypress\|Delete}} to hide it.

			== Creating ==

			* To create a key signature type {{keypress\|k}}, choose the key you want, and then click in the measure that you want to start that key signature.
			* Right click on a blank area of the page to bring up a list of things which can be created.

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2010-10-21T04:25:06Z

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Also check out the [[Sibelius Keyboard Shortcuts]] page.

== Click-dragging ==

* Move a page around by click-dragging in a white region on a page.
* Move a staff to a different position by click dragging on staff lines.
* Change the width of a measure by click-dragging on the ending barline of a measure.