Hotkeys

TablEdit uses the following shortcuts:

 

Editing - Basics

[return](in stave) enter note on current position
[0..49](in tablature) enter note on current position
[ . (decimal)]enter rest of current note duration
[]+[A..J](in tablature) enter note [10..19] on current position
[delete]remove selected item(s) ; if the current measure is empty, delete it.
[+/-](positioned on a note) increase/decrease note value with half tone
[]+[Z]cancel the last editing action
[]+[Y]redo the last canceled editing action
[return](in tablature, on anchor point) open related edit window

 

Editing - Select, delete, copy, find

[]+[A]select entire current module as a block
[]+[E]find and select the items of a given type
[]+[]extend selection block
[]+[C]copy a selected block, note or anchor
[]+[X]cut a selected block, note or anchor
[]+[V]paste a copied or cut block, note or anchor to the cursor position
[ , ]jumps to the previous note
[ ; ]jumps to the next note
[Q]search the module for next occurrence of the of the same element type (chord diagram, cres/dim marker, text, etc.) as that beneath the cursor (in tablature).
[]+[Q]repeat last occurrence search [Q] to the right
[]+[R]repeat last occurrence search [Q] to the left

 

Editing - moving cursor

[]+[Space]toggle automatic cursor advance on/off
[]+[F7]1/8th Note View
[]+[F8]1/16th Note View (default)
[]+[F9]1/32nd Note View
[Ctrl]+[]+[F9]1/64nd Note View
[page up/down]scroll tablature and notation left or right
[tab]move cursor forward (offset: current default note duration)
[Ctrl]+[]once: Go to end of current measure. twice: Go to beginning of following measure
[Ctrl]+[]once: Go to beginning of current measure. twice: Go to end of previous measure
[Ctrl]+[](in notation) move cursor one octave up
[Ctrl]+[](in notation) move cursor one octave down
[Ctrl]+[](in tablature) move cursor to the first string
[Ctrl]+[](in tablature) move cursor to the last string

 

Editing - correction

[]+[ - ]moves everything to the right of the cursor the distance of the current duration to the left
[]+[ + ]moves everything to the right of the cursor the distance of the current duration to the right
[Ctrl]+[+/-]with cursor in tablature: Move a note downwards or upwards across the neck of the instrument. Press [Ctrl]+[+] (to move toward the bass) or [Ctrl]+[-] (to move toward the treble).
[I]quantize notes in the selection
[J]automatically correct duration and note placement errors
[]+[J]transposes the notes on the current position cyclically.

 

Editing - formatting

[+] [-]increase/decrease vertical position (of rest, text, ...)
[A] [Z] [E]stems up, stems down, automatic stem direction.
[X]inhibit note beams from current position
[]+[D]force sharp.
[]+[B]force flat.
[]+[=]back to alteration standard display.
[O]offset note head to the right
[]+[O]offset note head to the left
[K]add a line break
[W]horizontal note spacing
[D]make note invisible in stave
[ | ] ([]+[shift]+[L])control beam position and stem length
[!]remove note stem
[<] [>]horizontal positioning (of fingering, musical symbol, ... )
[§]If accordion, transforms a bass into a chord and vice versa.
[X]Inhibits ligatures from the current position.

 

Display - Layout

[V]toggle dynamics display on/off
[]+[U]first press: hides notes with a dynamic value of pp in the tablature. second press: hides them in the Notation. Third press: Re-activates the standard display.
[]+[X]first press: displays "Dead notes" as X's in the tablature. second press: blocks the display of "Dead notes". third press: re-activates the display of "Dead notes" within a greyed-out border.
[Y]displays a circle around the whole and half notes in tablature.
[]+[Y]systematically displays complete stems for all notes in the tablature (including whole and half notes).
[ _ ]blocks/activates the display of "Ringing Notes".
[Ctrl]+[+/-]with cursor in notation: set position of middle C ; with cursor in tablature: move the note across the strings.
[$]display in tablature the note name instead of the fret number or - if only the notation is visible - the note name within a coloured square.
[&]for stringed instruments: display the treble strings in light gray - for accordion: use Corgeron notation.
[%]activate the Visualinear mode.
[£]first press: activates the four-shape system. second press: activates the seven-shapes system. third press: revert to normal display.
[]+[W]Define the module as a wind instrument

 

Duration

[F4]set current duration to whole note
[F5]set current duration to 1/2 note
[F6]set current duration to 1/4 note
[F7]set current duration to 1/8th note
[F8]set current duration to 1/16th note
[F9]set current duration to 1/32nd note
[Ctrl]+[F9]set current duration to 1/64th note
[*] (asterisk)apply current duration to selected note(s)
[Ctrl]+[ . (decimal)]toggle dotted note mode on/off
[ : ]double dotted note
[ / ]staccato
[Ctrl]+[3]triplet mode
[Ctrl]+[5]quintuplet
[Ctrl]+[7]septuplet
[Ctrl]+[9]nonuplet
[Ctrl]+[0]decuplet
[L]first press: tied note. second press: invert the tie curve. third press: remove tied attribute
[<] [>]decrease/increase duration of selected note(s)

 

Special Effects and Fingerings

[]+[G]open Grace Note dialog
[B]brush
[C]choke
[G]"ghost" note
[H]hammer-on
[M]muted note
[P]pull-off
[S]slide
[R]roll
[]+[R]anticipated roll
[Alt]+[0], [Alt]+[1] ... [Alt]+[4]adds a left hand fingering to the selected note(s).
[N]removes any special effect and fingering from the selected note(s)
[F3]re-applies the last used Special Effect or, if the cursor is placed on an empty position, repeats the last insertion.

 

Playback

[F12]play entire Reading List
[Spacebar]start/stop/resume playback
[F11]play current selection
[F10]play current measure
[Pause]pause playback
[Escape]stop playback
[]forward.
[]rewind.
[Maj+[]to begin.
[]+[K]define MIDI options
[]+[R]open Reading List dialog
[T]open Midi Event dialog
[<]frequency (of "tremolo" or "vibrato" special effect)
[>]speed (of "roll" special effect)
[>]amplitude (of "vibrato" special effect)
[( ] [ )]decrease/increase dynamic level of selected note(s)
[]+[H]note pitch change dialog

 

Windowing

[]+[W]close the window
[]+[?]opens this Help file
[F2]toggle ruler and palettes on/off
[Ctrl]+[]+[F]full screen mode
[]+[>]zoom in
[]+[<]zoom out
[]+[0]zoom actual size
[]+[,]preferences
[]+[B]toggle Fingerboard on/off
[]+[D]open Chord Manager
[]+[T]open Text Manager
[T]open Text Editor
[]+[F]open Strokes and Fingerings dialog

 

Tablature management

[]+[O]open a tablature file on disk
[]+[S]save the current tablature file
[]+[Shift]+[S]protected save (for printing/saving)
[]+[N]create a new tablature file
[]+[P]print tablature
[]+[]+[P]print setup
[]+[I]open Title Information
[]+[Q]quit TablEdit