## [Musescore Hotkeys](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts) ### Navigation **Beginning of score:** Home (Mac: Fn+←) Last page of score: End (Mac: Fn+→) [Find/Go to](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/viewing-and-navigation#find) (measure number, [rehearsal mark](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/rehearsal-marks#search), or pXX when XX is a page number): Ctrl+F (Mac: Cmd+F) Next score: Ctrl+Tab Previous score: Shift+Ctrl+Tab Zoom in: Ctrl++ (doesn't work on some systems) (Mac: Cmd++); or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll up Zoom out: Ctrl+- (Mac: Cmd+-); or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) + scroll down Next page: Pg Dn; or Shift + scroll down (Mac: Fn+↓) Previous page: Pg Up; or Shift + scroll up (Mac: Fn+↑) Next measure: Ctrl+→ (Mac: Cmd+→) Previous measure: Ctrl+← (Mac: Cmd+←) Next note: → Previous note: ← Note below (within a chord or on lower staff): Alt+↓ Note above (within a chord or on higher staff): Alt+↑ Top note in chord: Ctrl+Alt+↑ (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead) Bottom note in chord: Ctrl+Alt+↓ (Ubuntu uses this shortcut for Workspaces instead) Next element (accessibility): Alt+→ Previous element (accessibility): Alt+← ### [Note input](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input)[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#note-input) Begin note input mode: N Leave note input mode: N or Esc #### [Duration](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#duration) 1 ... 9 selects a duration. _See also [Note input](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input)._ Half duration of previous note: Q Double duration of previous note: W Decrease duration by one dot: (as of version 2.1) Shift+Q (e.g. a dotted [quarter note](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/glossary#quarter-note) becomes a quarter note; a quarter note becomes a dotted [eighth note](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/glossary#eighth-note)) Increase duration by one dot : (as of version 2.1) Shift+W (e.g. an eighth note becomes a dotted eighth note; a dotted eighth note becomes a quarter note) #### [Voices](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices) To select a voice in note input mode. Voice 1: Ctrl+Alt+1 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+1) Voice 2: Ctrl+Alt+2 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+2) Voice 3: Ctrl+Alt+3 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+3) Voice 4: Ctrl+Alt+4 (Mac: Cmd+Alt+4) #### [Pitch](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#enter-pitch) _Pitches can be entered by their letter name (A-G), or via MIDI keyboard. See [Note input](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input) for full details._ Repeat previous note or chord: R (the repeat can be of a different note value by selecting [duration](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input#duration) beforehand) Repeat selection: R (The [selection](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/selection-modes) will be repeated from the first note position after the end of the selection) Raise pitch by octave: Ctrl+↑ (Mac: Cmd+↑) Lower pitch by octave: Ctrl+↓ (Mac: Cmd+↓) Raise pitch by semi-tone (prefer sharp): ↑ Lower pitch by semi-tone (prefer flat): ↓ Raise pitch diatonically: Alt+Shift+↑ Lower pitch diatonically: Alt+Shift+↓ Change enharmonic spelling in _both_ written _and_ concert pitch views: J Change enharmonic spelling in _current_ view only: Ctrl+J (Mac: Cmd+J) Rest: 0 (zero) #### Interval[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#interval) Add interval above current note: Alt+[Number] ### Layout[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#layout) Flip direction (stem, slur, tie, tuplet bracket, etc.): X Mirror note head: Shift+X Increase [stretch](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/layout-and-formatting#layout-stretch) of measure(s): } Decrease stretch of measure(s): { Line [break](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/breaks-and-spacers) on selected barline: Return Page break on selected barline: Ctrl+Return (Mac: Cmd+Return) ### [Articulations](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/articulations-and-ornaments)[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#articulations) Staccato: Shift+S Tenuto: Shift+N Sforzato (accent): Shift+V Marcato: Shift+O [Grace note](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/grace-notes) (acciaccatura): / Crescendo: < Decrescendo: > ### [Text](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/text) entry[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#text-entry) Staff text: Ctrl+T (Mac:Cmd+T) System text: Ctrl+Shift+T (Mac: Cmd+Shift+T) [Tempo](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tempo) text: Alt+Shift+T Rehearsal Mark: Ctrl+M (Mac: Cmd+M) ### [Lyrics](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/lyrics) entry[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#lyrics-entry) Enter lyrics on a note: Ctrl+L (Mac: Cmd+L) Previous lyric syllable: Shift+Space Next lyric syllable: if the current and the next syllables are separated by a '-': -, else Space Move lyric syllable left by 0.1sp: ← Move lyric syllable right by 0.1sp: → Move lyric syllable left by 1sp: Ctrl+← (Mac: Cmd+←) Move lyric syllable right by 1sp: Ctrl+→ (Mac: Cmd+→) Move lyric syllable left by 0.01sp: Alt+← Move lyric syllable right by 0.01sp: Alt+→ Up to previous stanza: Ctrl+↑ (Mac: Cmd+↑) Down to next stanza: Ctrl+↓ (Mac: Cmd+↓) _For more lyric shortcuts, see [Lyrics](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/lyrics)._ ### Display[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#display) Timeline: F12 (Mac: Fn+F12) Play Panel: F11 (Mac: Fn+F11) Mixer: F10 (Mac: Fn+F10) Palette: F9 (Mac: Fn+F9) Inspector: F8 (Mac: Fn+F8) Piano Keyboard: P Selection filter: F6 Display full screen: Ctrl+U (Mac: none, use View→Full screen instead) ### Miscellaneous[](https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/keyboard-shortcuts#misc) Toggle visibility on selected element(s): V Show Instruments dialog: I Toggle multimeasure rests on or off: M Reset element to default location: Ctrl+R (Mac: Cmd+R)