Rehearsal Mark: Ctrl+ M (Mac: Cmd+ M) Lyrics entryĮnter lyrics on a note: Ctrl+ L (Mac: Cmd+ L) System text: Ctrl+ Shift+ T (Mac: Cmd+ Shift+ T) Page break on selected barline: Ctrl+ Return (Mac: Cmd+ Return) Articulations Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat): ↓Ĭhange enharmonic spelling in both written and concert pitch views: JĬhange enharmonic spelling in current view only: Ctrl+ J (Mac: Cmd+ J)Īdd interval above current note: Alt+ Layoutįlip direction (stem, slur, tie, tuplet bracket, etc.): X Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp): ↑ Lower pitch by octave: Ctrl+ ↓ (Mac: Cmd+ ↓)

Raise pitch by octave: Ctrl+ ↑ (Mac: Cmd+ ↑) Repeat selection: R (The selection will be repeated from the first note position after the end of the selection) Repeat previous note or chord: R (the repeat can be of a different note value by selecting duration beforehand) Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard. Voice 4: Ctrl+ Alt+ 4 (Mac: Cmd+ Alt+ 4) Pitch an eighth note becomes a dotted eighth note a dotted eighth note becomes a quarter note) Voices Increase duration by one dot : (as of version 2.1) Shift+ W (e.g. a dotted quarter note becomes a quarter note a quarter note becomes a dotted eighth note) See also Note input.ĭecrease duration by one dot: (as of version 2.1) Shift+ Q (e.g. Previous element (accessibility): Alt+ ← Note inputġ. Top note in chord: Ctrl+ Alt+ ↑ (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead)īottom note in chord: Ctrl+ Alt+ ↓ (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead) Note above (within a chord or on higher staff): Alt+ ↑ Note below (within a chord or on lower staff): Alt+ ↓ Previous page: Pg Up or Shift + scroll up (Mac: Fn+ ↑) Next page: Pg Dn or Shift + scroll down (Mac: Fn+ ↓) Zoom out: Ctrl+ - (Mac: Cmd+ -) or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll down Zoom in: Ctrl+ + (doesn't work on some systems) (Mac: Cmd+ +) or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll up Navigationįind/Go to (measure number, rehearsal mark, or pXX when XX is a page number): Ctrl+ F (Mac: Cmd+ F)

Below is a list of some of the initial shortcut settings. Most keyboard shortcuts can be customized via the menu: select Edit→ Preferences.→ Shortcuts (Mac: MuseScore→ Preferences.→ Shortcuts).

Musescore keyboard shortcuts