Input methods for playing techniques

Inputting playing techniques with the popover

You can input playing techniques with the keyboard by entering the playing technique you want into the playing techniques popover.

When you start entering a playing technique into the playing techniques popover, a menu appears that shows valid playing techniques containing the letters or words you enter. You can choose one of these playing techniques to input.

You can open the playing techniques popover in Write mode in any of the following ways:

• Press Shift-P.

• Choose Write > Create Playing Technique.

You can do this based either on the range of selected notes, or during step input.

The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.

Figure: Playing techniques popover with an example entry

Figure: Playing Techniques button in the Notations toolbox

Inputting playing techniques with the panel

Playing techniques for all instruments can be found in the Playing Techniques panel on the right of the window in Write mode.

You can open the Playing Techniques panel by clicking Playing Techniques in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window in Write mode.

Each section in the Playing Techniques panel contains playing technique texts and playing technique symbols appropriate for that instrument family. The Playing Techniques panel contains the following sections:

• Common

• Wind

• Brass

• Unpitched Percussion

• Pitched Percussion

• Keyboard

• Choral

• Strings

• Other

You can hide/show the panel whose icon is currently selected in the Notations toolbox in any of the following ways:

• Press Ctrl/Cmd-9.

• Click its disclosure arrow.

• Choose Window > Show Right Panel.