Musescore: Keyboard shortcuts.

Navigation

Begining of score : Home

Last page of score : End
Zoom in: Ctrl + of Ctrl scroll (mouse
wheel)
Zoom out: Ctrl of Ctrl scroll (mouse
wheel)
Next page : Pg Dn
Previous page : Pg Up
Next note :
Previous note :

Note entry
Begin and/or stop entry mode : N
Duration :

1 : 64th (semidemisemiquaver)
2 : 32nd (demisemiquaver)
3 : 16th (semiquaver)
4 : eighth (quaver)
5 : quarter (crotchet)
6 : half (minim)
7 : whole (semibreve)
8 : double whole (breve)
9 : Longa
0 : rest
. : changes the selected duration into
a dotted note/rest
Ctrl number: tuplets (5 Ctrl 3 = triplet of
a quarter)

Notes:

Chords
Add a note : Shift Note
Add an interval above the note: Alt
number
Changing the pitch of a note
Increase an octave : Ctrl
Decrease an octave : Ctrl
Increase the pitch of a note by a
semitone (sharps) :
Decrease the pitch of a note by a
semitone (flats) :

Text entry
Staff text : Ctrl T

System text : Ctrl Shift T

Tempo text : Ctrl Alt T
Chord name : Ctrl K
Rehearsal Mark : Ctrl M
Song text : Ctrl L
o Next note : - of Space
o Previous syllable : Shift Space

Direction

Change direction (slur, bracket) X

Mirror note head : Shift X

Articulations

Slur: S
Tie: + (in note entry mode)
Crescendo: H (for the selection)
Decrescendo: Shift H (for the
selection)

Measure operations

Add 1 measure at the end : Ctrl B

Add measures at the end : Ctrl Shift B
Insert 1 measure : Ins
Insert measures : Ctrl Ins
Selected measure
o Delete notes : Delete
o Delete measure : Ctrl Delete

Edit mode

: moves handle 1 space left

: moves handle 1 space right
: moves handle up 1 space
: moves handle down 1 space
Ctrl / / / : moves 0,1 space
Shift / : moves handle to previous
/ next note
Tab : go to next handle

Show pallets
Instruments : I
Keys : Y

Key signatures : K
Time signatures : T
Symbols : Z
Dynamics : L