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Latest revision as of 11:03, 9 February 2023

When you open a music-file, MusiCAD shows it on the main screen.

The button (or <F12>)toggles between notation bar (line view) and main screen (page view).
Clicking on a measure takes you to the notation bar to edit.
Clicking on the header will bring up the title data.
Clicking on the margins displays the page layout.
Ctrl-click to add or remove annotations in that spot.
Right-clicking brings up the context menu to the main screen:

In addition to the main screen, MusiCAD has other ways to view your music.

edit mode: The usual way to make changes and input music
MusiCAD file format: The 'underwater screen' the music as it is saved in text format.
piano roll view: music in midi view

Shortcut keys

A number of fixed shortcut keys can be used in the main screen:

Hotkey	Description
<`F1`>	Help
<`F2`>	Layout templates
<`F3`>	Score overview
<`F4`>	Recalculate and rewrite a screen page.
<`F5`>	Switch between full width and full page view (see also zoom).
<`F6`>	Layout
<`F7`>	titles
<`F8`>	Preferences
<`F9`>	Toolbox
<`F10`>
<`F11`>	Switch between full screen (without menus, toolbar etc) and normal view
<`F12`>	Toggle between Edit and Normal View
<`PageUp`>	Scroll to previous screen
<`PageDown`>	Scroll to next screen
<`space`>	Play
<`ctrl-space`>	mixer
<`ctrl-N`>	Create new melody
<`ctrl-O`>	Request another melody
<`ctrl-P`>	Print melody
<`ctrl-Q`>	Piano roll view for melody
<`ctrl-S`>	Save current melody
<`ctrl-T`>	Show or hide playlist when playlist is visible
<`ctrl-U`>	Text rendering of melody in MusiCAD notation
<`ctrl-Z`>	Undo last action

In addition, a number of keys have template files associated with them.

You can also assign custom templates to the available template shortcuts.

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 * The button {{Btn|edit}} (or {{key|F12}})toggles between notation bar (line view) and main screen (page view).
 * Clicking on a measure takes you to the [[notation bar]] to edit.
-* Clicking on the header will bring up the [[title data]].
+* Clicking on the header will bring up the [[Titles_dialog|title data]].
-* Clicking on the margins displays the [[page layout.]]
+* Clicking on the margins displays the [[page layout]].
-* Ctrl-click to add or remove [[notes|annotations]] in that spot.
+* Ctrl-click to add or remove [[Annotations dialog|annotations]] in that spot.
 * Right-clicking brings up the context menu to the main screen:
-[[File:contextmenu-hoofdscherm1.jpg|contextmenu-,ain screen]]
+[[File:Main-contextmenu.png|contextmenu-main screen]]
 In addition to the main screen, MusiCAD has other ways to view your music.
+*[[edit mode]]: The usual way to make changes and input music
+*[[Musicad file|MusiCAD file format]]: The '[[Musicad file|underwater screen]]' the music as it is saved in [[Syntax|text format]].
+* [[piano roll|piano roll view]]: music in midi view
-* [[edit mode|notation bar]]: Here you can make changes, input music
+==Shortcut keys==
-* [[text display mode|text display]]: The '[[underwater screen|underwater screen]]' the music as it is saved in text format.
-* [[piano roll view|piano roll view]]: music in midi view
-== Shortcut keys ==
 A number of fixed [[shortcut keys]] can be used in the main screen:
 {| class="wikitable"
-! Hotkey
+!Hotkey
-! Description
+!Description
 |-
 | {{key|F1}}
-| [[Help]].
+| [[Help]]
 |-
 | {{key|F2}}
-| [[Layout Templates]].
+| [[Layout template]]s
 |-
 | {{key|F3}}
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 |-
 | {{key|F8}}
-| [[Music Playback|Music Playback Settings]]
+| [[Preferences]]
 |-
 | {{key|F9}}
-| [[tools|Tools]]
+| [[Toolbox]]
 |-
 | {{key|F10}}
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 |-
 | {{key|F12}}
-| Toggle between [[Edit Mode|Edit]] and Normal View
+| Toggle between [[Edit mode|Edit]] and Normal View
 |-
 | {{key|PageUp}}
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 |-
 | {{key|ctrl-Q}}
-| [[Piano Roll Play|Piano Roll Play]] for melody
+| [[Piano roll]] view for melody
 |-
 | {{key|ctrl-S}}
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 In addition, a number of keys have [[templates|template files]] associated with them.
-You can also assign custom templates to the available [[template shortcuts]].
+You can also assign custom templates to the available [[Shortcuts dialog|template shortcuts]].
 ==See also ==
-* [[touch screen|Touch screen]]
+*[[touch screen|Touch screen]]
-* [[notation bar|notation bar]]
+*[[notation bar|notation bar]]
-* [[Main menu]]
+*[[Main menu]]
 [[nl:Hoofdscherm]]