Main menu

«File» – Program and file commands

•  «New» – Create new score.
•  «Open» – Open a MagicScore file or import a MIDI file.
• «Reopen» – Choose from a list of recently opened files.
• «Close» – Close active window with score.
• «Close all» – Close all windows with scores.
•  «Save» – Save the active score to file.
•  «Save as» – Save the active score to differently named MagicScore file or export as a MIDI file.
•  «Mail To» – Send an email message with the current file attached.
• «Export» – Export the active score as a graphic (GIF, JPEG, BMP).
•  «Print» – Print the active score.
•  «Preview» – Preview the active score before printing.

«Edit» – Editing commands

•  «Undo» – Cancel the last operation.
•  «Redo» – Repeat the last operation.
• «Select staff symbols» – Select all notes and symbols in an active part, staff or voice.
• «Select design units» – Select design elements.
•  «Cut» – Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard and delete them from the score.
•  «Copy» – Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard.
•  «Paste» – Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position.
• «Special paste» – Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position of the active staff or voice (use if you need to move notes to another staff or voice).
•  «Delete» – Delete selected items from a score.

«Composition» – commands and set-up

• «Composition properties» – Set composition properties.
• «Add section» – Add a section to the active composition.
• «Delete section» – Delete a section from the active composition.
• «Section properties» – Set section properties in the active composition.
• «Add part» – Add a part to the active section.
• «Delete part» – Delete a part from the active section.
• «Part properties» – Set part properties in the active part.
• «Add staff» – Add a staff to the active part.
• «Delete staff» – Delete a staff from the active part.
• «Staff properties» – Set staff properties in the active part.
• «Add voice» – Add a new voice in active staff.
• «Delete voice» – Delete the active voice in the active staff
• «Voice properties» – Set active voice properties in the active staff.

«Format» – Symbol and Staff Management

• «Symbols» – Symbols.
  • «Stem up» – Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to up.
  • «Stem down» – Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to down.
  • «Change stem length» – Change the stem length of selected note(s).
  • «Beam notes» – Beam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
  • «Unbeam notes» – Unbeam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
  • «Split notes to pair» – Split selected notes into a pair of equal duration with each value being half the original.
  • «Join pair of notes» – Combine two selected notes of equal duration into one.
  • «Horizontal align» – Align staff symbols/design elements horizontally with the first symbol selected.
  • «Vertical align» – Align staff symbols/design elements vertically with the first symbol selected.
• «Layout» – Layout.
  • «Space before note» – Change space before the note.
  • «Space after measure» – Change empty space after the measure.
  • «Default space» – Set the space to the default value.
  • «Top offset of staff» – Change top staff offset.
  • «Left offset of staff» – Change left staff offset.
  • «Right offset of staff» – Change right staff offset.
  • «Default offset» – Set the offset to the default value.
  • «Set align measures horizontally» – Set horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
  • «Reset align measures horizontally» – Reset horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
  • «Ser align staves vertically» – Set vertical alignment of staves to sheet.
  • «Set align staves vertically» – Reset vertical alignment of staves to sheet.
  • «Default position» – Set selected staff symbols to the default position.
• «Breaks» – Breaks.
  • «Add staff break» – Add break to next staff.
  • «Delete staff break» – Remove break to next staff.
  • «Add page break» – Add break to next page.
  • «Delete page break» – Remove break to next page.

«Tools» – Commands for playing, recording and zooming.

•  «Play» – Start playback from current position in the active score.
•  «Stop» – Stop playback or recording.
•  «Record» – Start recording from MIDI device at the current position in the active score.
•  «Go to begin» – Set the current position of the active score to the beginning of the composition.
•  «Go to end» – Set the current position of the active score to the end of the composition.
•  «Zoom in» – Zoom in on the active score by 10%.
•  «Zoom out » – Zoom out from the active score by 10%.
• «Actual size » – Set scale to 100%.

«Templates» – Commands for management of user symbols, chords, etc.

•  «Symbols» – Manage the saving and list of user symbols.
•  «Expressions» – Manage the settings and list of user expressions.
•  «Chords» – Manage the saving and list of user chords.
• «Drum map» – Set the map for drum note translation.
•  «Guitar list» – Manage the list of user guitars.
• «Transpositions» – Manage the list of user transpositions.
• «Instruments» – Manage the list of user instruments.
• «Tones» – Manage the list of user tones.
• «Devices» – Create virtual output devices.

«Service» – Program options.

• «Settings» – Set devices and record mode