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 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 |
[W] | horizontal note spacing |
[D] | make note invisible in stave |
[ | ] ([]+[shift]+[L]) | control beam position and stem length |
[<] [>] | 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. |
[£] | first press: activates the four-shape system. second press: activates the seven-shapes system. third press: revert to normal display. |
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 |
[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 |
[]+[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
[Spacebar] | start/stop/resume playback |
[F11] | play current selection |
[F10] | play current measure |
[] | forward. |
[] | rewind. |
[Maj+[] | to begin. |
[]+[K] | define 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 |
[]+[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 |