Mouse and Key Commands

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To modify the commands associated with particular keys, use the Settings dialog (Settings menu, Key Commands tab).

Visual view of most often used keys

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The function of the keys A, S, D and can be changed to work with the Notes track or Sub-sections track by checking the View | 'A,S,D keys navigate Note markers menu item.

Navigation

Action	Mouse Keys
Go to the beginning of track or loop	Home
Go to the end of track	End
Go to previous Section	Q
Go to next Section	E
Go to previous Note/Sub-section	A
Go to next Note/Sub-section	D
Go to previous Bar	Z
Go to next Bar	C
Nudge playhead backward	V
Nudge playhead forward	B

Transport

Action	Mouse Keys
Play/Pause Audio	Spacebar
Play from last position	,
Set play from last position	.

View Area

Action	Mouse Keys
Zoom In/Out with mouse-wheel	mouse-wheel or magic-mouse-swipe-up-down
Zoom In	↑
Zoom Out	↓
Scroll using mouse-wheel	Shift + mouse-wheel
"Grab"/Scroll using mouse	Shift + Ctrl + left-click_drag
Scroll Left	←
Scroll Right	→

Pitches View

Action	Mouse Keys
Scroll Time (horizontal)	mouse-wheel
Zoom Time	Shift + mouse-wheel
Zoom vertically	Ctrl + Shift + mouse-wheel
Zoom vertically	Use slider at the very left of the Pitches view
Scroll vertically	Shift + mouse-drag the vertical piano
"Grab"/Scroll using mouse	Shift + Ctrl + left-click drag
Zoom into a region	Shift + mouse-drag to draw a rectangle over the area to zoom
Reset vertical zoom	double-click the zoom slider

Markers (applies to markers in all tracks)

Action	Mouse Keys
Add Marker	Alt + click at time to insert maker
Add Note Marker at play-head	N
Edit Marker(s) value and color	Double-click marker
Temporarily disable snapping	Shift + while changing start/end time
"Choo-choo" move all markers to right of mouse	Ctrl + Alt/Option + drag-between-markers
Toggle selected state	Shift + click-marker
Select markers between last clicked marker	Shift + click-marker
Copy selected marker(s)	Ctrl/Cmd + C
Cut selected marker(s)	Ctrl/Cmd + X
Deleted selected marker(s)	Ctrl/Cmd + D
Select all markers in track	Ctrl/Cmd + A

Looping

Action	Mouse Keys
Create Loop with mouse	Click and drag in the top-half of the Bars track; Click and drag in the bottom-quarter of the Wave View; press Shift and click and drag in the Wave View
Toggle Loop to Section	W
Toggle Loop to Notes/Sub-section	S
Toggle Loop between Bars	X
Toggle Looping	L
Move loop to the left	F
Move loop to the right	G
Disable Looping with mouse	double-click loop bar
Move start of loop to next/previous Section	Shift + Q / Ctrl + Shift + Q
Move start of loop to next/previous Note marker	Shift + A / Ctrl + Shift + A
Move start of loop to next/previous Bar	Shift + Z / Ctrl + Shift + Z
Move end of loop to next/previous Section	Shift + E / Ctrl + Shift + E
Move end of loop to next/previous Note marker	Shift + D / Ctrl + Shift + D
Move end of loop to next/previous Bar	Shift + C / Ctrl + Shift + C

View Components

Action	Mouse Keys
Show/hide Sections Track	Alt + S
Show/hide Sub-sections Track	Alt + A
Show/hide Chords Track	Alt + C
Show/hide Notes Track	Alt + N
Show/hide Time Signature Track	Alt + T
Show/hide Lyric Track	Alt + Y
Show/hide Ext Controller Track (PRO)	Alt + X
Show/hide Side Panel	Alt + P
Show/hide Bottom Panel	Alt + B
Separate Karaoke Window	Alt + K
Show Wavefrom View	F1
Show Stems View	F2
Show Pitches View (PRO)	F3
Show Song Sheet (PRO)	F4
Show Tools Panel	F5

In Bars Track Edit Mode

Action	Mouse Keys
Move all bar lines	click-and-drag-any-bar line
Move just one bar line	Shift + click-and-drag-any-bar
Move bar and all bar lines to its right	Ctrl + Alt + click-and-drag-any-bar

Other

Action	Mouse Keys
Change playback speed to 1, 0.75, 0.5, 0.25	1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Change playback speed	numeral keys on keypad
Toggle Metronome	M
Toggle Count-in	K
Toggle Piano bar	P
Save Song	Ctrl/Cmd + S
Open Song	Ctrl/Cmd + O
Load Audio File	Ctrl/Cmd + N
Undo	Ctrl/Cmd + Z
Redo	Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z
Show Settings Dialog	Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S