Feature Windows shortcut Mac shortcut Files New Ctrl+N Open Ctrl+O Close Ctrl+F4 / Ctrl+W Close All Ctrl+Alt+W Save Ctrl+S Save As Ctrl+Shift+S Creating notes Input Notes N y/ x/ e/ q/ h/ w 1/Up/Down/4/5/6 (on keypad) §/ #/ b (on/off ) 7/8/9 (on keypad) / * Rhythm dot . (period) . Create note A/B/C/D/E/F/G or play note/chord A/B/C/D/E/F/G on MIDI keyboard Create rest 0 (on keypad) Add Interval above 1/Up/Down/4/5/6/7/8/9 (on main keyboard) Add Interval below Shift+1/Up/Down/4/5/6/7/8/9 (on main keyboard) Add Pitch above Shift+A-G Tie (on/off ) Enter (on keypad) Start a new voice N Alt+Up/Down/4 Flexi-time Ctrl+Shift+F Stop Flexi-time Space Flexi-time Options Ctrl+Shift+O Editing notes Re-input Pitches Ctrl+Shift+I Edit pitch A/B/C/D/E/F/G or play note/chord A/B/C/D/E/F/G on MIDI keyboard Edit note value: y/ x/ e/ q/ h/ w; 1/Up/Down/4/5/6 (on keypad) start/stop re-inputting pitches Edit accidental: §/ #/ b (on/off ) 7/8/9 (on keypad) Edit articulation(s): > . – (on/off) / * = Turn into rest(s) Delete / Backspace Turn into individual rest(s) 0 on first Keypad layout Respell Accidental Return (on main keyboard) Cross note/chord/rest to staff above/below Ctrl+Shift+3/2 Standard notehead Shift+Alt+0 (on main keyboard) Change notehead Shift+Alt+Left/Right/Up/Down… (or two digits) Next notehead/bar rest type Shift+= Previous notehead/bar rest type Shift+– Swap voices 1 and 2 Shift+V Transpose Shift+T Arrange Ctrl+Shift+V Creating objects Feature Windows shortcut Create menu Shift+F10 / right-click (with nothing selected) Bar at end Ctrl+B Single bar (in mid-score) Ctrl+Shift+B Other bar (multiple/irregular) Alt+B Clef Q Chord diagram Shift-K Instruments I Key signature K Line L Slur/flipped slur S/Shift+S (then space to extend) Crescendo/diminuendo hairpin H/Shift+H (then space to extend) Rehearsal mark Ctrl+R Symbol Z Time signature T Triplet Ctrl+3 (on main keyboard) Tuplet Ctrl+2–9 (on main keyboard) Creating text Chord symbol Ctrl+K Expression Ctrl+E Lyrics line 1 Ctrl+L Lyrics line 2 Ctrl+Alt+L Technique Ctrl+T Tempo Ctrl+Alt+T Editing text Start editing Return (on main keyboard) / F2 Stop editing Esc Move left/right a character Left/Right Move left/right a word Ctrl+Left/Right Move to start/end of line Home/End Move to start/end of text Ctrl+Home/End Select word double-click Select next/previous character Shift+Left/Right Select to end/beginning of word Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right Select to end/beginning of text Ctrl+Shift+Home/End Select All text Ctrl+A Delete previous/next character Backspace / Delete Delete previous/next word Ctrl+Backspace/Delete Replace selected text type new text New line Return / Enter Bold/italic/underline on/off Ctrl+B/I/U Default font Ctrl+Alt+Space Advance to next note/beat (lyrics/chord symbols/ space figured bass/fingering) Hyphens to next note (lyrics) – (hyphen) Elision (lyrics) _ (underscore) Non-breaking space/non-breaking hyphen ics/chord symbols) Word menu Shift+F10 / right-click f/ m/ n / p/ r/ s/ z (Expression text) Ctrl+F/M/N/P/R/S, Ctrl+Shift+Z cresc. / dim. (Expression text) Ctrl+Shift+C/D y/ x/ e/ q/ h/ w/ §/ #/ b Ctrl+1/Up/Down… (on keypad) à / è / ì / ò / ù Ctrl+Shift+Alt+A/E/I/O/U á / é / í / ó / ú Ctrl+Shift+A/E/I/O/U ä / ë / ï / ö / ü Alt+number from Character map â / ê / î / ô / û Alt+number from Character Map ç / Ç Alt+number from Character map Other special characters Alt+number from Character map “ / ” (smart quotes) Alt+2 / Shift+Alt+2 z] / ‘ / ’ (smart single quotes) Alt+’ / Shift+Alt+’ z[ / … (ellipsis) Alt+0133 (on keypad) © Ctrl+Shift+C | (Lyricist/Title/Copyright) Ctrl+Shift+P $ (Tempo) Ctrl+Shift+4 ($) Ø (Tempo) Ctrl+0 (zero) (in metric modulations) Ctrl+[ / ] Harp pedal diagrams (Technique text) Ctrl+Alt+7/8/9/+ (on keypad) % (chord symbols) Shift+5 (%) º / Ø / ^ (chord symbols) Ctrl+O / Ctrl+Shift+O / Shift+6 ' / ; (chord symbols) Ctrl+Shift+A / Ctrl+Alt+O [ ] (for stackable alterations in chord symbols) [ ] [ ] Guitar tab Change fret Left/Right/Up/Down… (or two digits, on main Left/Right/Up/Down… (or two digits, on main keyboard) keyboard) Move left/right through bar Left/Right Left/Right Move Left/Right a string 3/2 3/2 Move to top/bottom string Ctrl+3/2 X3/2 Bend J (then space to extend) J (then space to extend) Pre-bend / slide / notehead in parentheses – / . (period) / 1 on second Keypad layout * /. (period) / 1 on second Keypad layout Quarter-tone sharp (shown as 0.5) = (on main keyboard) = (on main keyboard) Playback & video Play or Stop Space Space Replay Ctrl+Space z-Space Play From Selection P P Rewind/fast-forward (in 0.2 second steps) [ / ] [ / ] Move backward/forward by a single frame Shift-[ / ] x[ / ] Stop Esc Esc / X. All Notes Off Shift+O xO Feature Windows shortcut Mac shortcut Move Playback Line to Start Ctrl+[ X[ Move Playback Line to End Ctrl+] X] Move Playback Line to Selection Y Y Go to Playback Line Shift+Y xY Live Playback Shift+L xL Transform Live Playback Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L xzXL Mixer (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+M M Hit Points Shift+Alt+P xzP Editing objects Undo Ctrl+Z XZ Redo Ctrl+Y XY Undo History Ctrl+Shift+Z xXZ Redo History Ctrl+Shift+Y xXY Cut Ctrl+X XX Copy Ctrl+C XC Copy to where you click Alt+click z-click Copy to where you click, putting copy at default Shift+Alt+click xz-click vertical position Capture Idea Shift-I xI Paste Ctrl+V XV Paste as Cue Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V xzXV Repeat (note/chord/passage/text/line/etc.) R R Delete Backspace / Delete Backspace (0) / Delete Delete Bars Ctrl+Backspace X0 (Backspace) Flip (stem, slur, tuplet, tie, etc.) X X Voice 1/Up/Down/4/All Voices Alt+1/Up/Down/4/5 (on main keyz1/Up/Down/4/5 (on main keyboard) board) Hide/Show Ctrl+Shift+H xXH Color Ctrl+J XJ Re-apply Color Ctrl+Shift+J xXJ Navigation Select first object on page (if nothing selected) Tab Tab Select next/previous object Tab/Shift+Tab Tab/x-Tab Select previous/next note/chord/rest Left/Right Left/Right Select start of previous/next bar Ctrl+Left/Right XLeft/Right Select end/mid-point/whole of line Alt+Left/Right zLeft/Right Select note/rest above/below (in chord or adja-Alt+3/2 z3/2 cent staff) Move score drag Navigator/paper drag Navigator/paper Go Left/Right a screenful Page Left/Right 8/9 or Page Left/Right Go left/right a screenful or page Home/End 4/7 (x4) or Home/End Go Left/Right a little Alt+Page Left/Right z8/9 or zPage Left/Right Go left/right a little Alt+Home/End z4/7 or zHome/End Go to top/bottom of page Ctrl+Page Left/Right X8/9 or X-Page Left/Right Go to first/last page Ctrl+Home/End X4/7 (xX4) or X-Home/ End Go to selection start Shift+Home x4 or xHome Go to selection end Shift+End x7 Go To Bar Ctrl+Alt+G xzG Go To Page Ctrl+Shift+G Zoom in/out Ctrl+=/– or +/– on keypad (or X=/– or +/– on keypad (or click/ lick/right-click with zoom tool) 100% zoom Ctrl+1 Fit to page zoom Ctrl+0 Moving objects Move object(s) (in larger steps; 1 space by default) 3/2/Left/Right (Ctrl+3/2/Left/Right) 3/2/Left/Right (X3/2/Left/Right) Move objects, snapping to good positions while moving Shift-drag x-drag Move staff/staves Left/Right Alt+3/2 (Ctrl+Alt+3/2) z3/2 (zX3/2) or drag (in larger steps; 1 space by default) or drag Move staff/staves Left/Right independently Shift+Alt+3/2 xz3/2 (xzX3/2) (in larger steps; 1 space by default) (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+3/2) or x-drag or Shift+drag Move note/rest/accidental/rhythm dot/end of tie Shift+Alt+Left/Right xzLeft/Right (xzXLeft/Right) (in larger steps; 1 space by default) (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left/Right) Move line (either end) or lyric to next/previous space/Shift+space space/x-space note Multiple selections & passages Select bar click staff (avoiding notes etc.) click staff (avoiding notes etc.) Select bar in all staves Ctrl+click staff X-click staff Select all bars in staff (on one system) double-click staff double-click staff Select all bars in all staves (on one system) Ctrl+double-click staff X-double-click staff Select all bars in staff throughout score triple-click staff triple-click staff Edit > Select > Select Bars Ctrl+Alt+A zXA Select System Passage Shift+Alt+A xzA Extend passage to object Shift+click x-click Extend passage by a note/rest Shift+Left/Right xLeft/Right Extend passage by a bar Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right xXLeft/Right Extend passage by a staff Shift+3/2 x3/2 Select All of score Ctrl+A XA Select all noteheads in chord (Select More) Ctrl+Shift+A or double-click xXA or double-click Select all text on staff in same style (Select More) Ctrl+Shift+A xXA Select objects with marquee Shift+drag on paper X-drag on paper Add/remove object to/from selection Ctrl+click X-click Select Graphic Alt+G zG Select None Esc Esc / X. Filters and Find Advanced Filter Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F Filter Dynamics Shift+Alt+D Filter Voice 1/Up/Down/4 Ctrl+Shift+Alt+1/Up/Down/4 Filter Top/2nd/3rd/Bottom Note or Single Ctrl+Alt+1/Up/Down/B Find Ctrl+F Find Next Ctrl+G Layout Focus on Staves Ctrl+Alt+F Document Setup Ctrl+D Hide Empty Staves Ctrl+Shift+Alt+H Show Empty Staves Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S System Break on/off Shift+Return (on main keyboard) Page Break on/off Ctrl+Return (on main keyboard) Special Page Break Ctrl+Shift+Return (on main keyboard) Lock Format Ctrl+Shift+L Unlock Format Ctrl+Shift+U Make Into System Shift+Alt+M Make Into Page Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M Align in a Row/Column Ctrl+Shift+R/C Reset Note Spacing Ctrl+Shift+N Reset Position Ctrl+Shift+P Reset Design Ctrl+Shift+D Reset to Score Position Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P Reset to Score Design Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D Condense/expand note spacing Shift+Alt+Left/Right Use Multirests (in Auto Layout) on/off Ctrl+Shift+M House Style™ Engraving Rules Ctrl+Shift+E Edit Text Styles Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T View & Window menus Panorama Shift-P Hidden Objects (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+H Object Rulers (show/hide) Shift+Alt+R Staff Rulers (show/hide) Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R Transposing Score Ctrl+Shift+T Navigator (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+N Keypad (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+K Playback (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+Y Mixer (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+M Ideas (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+I Parts (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+R Video (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+V Properties (show/hide) Ctrl+Alt+P Hide/Show Tool Windows Ctrl+Alt+X Switch between full score and part W Next Part Ctrl+Alt+Tab Previous Part Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Tab Full Screen Ctrl+U Go into menu Alt+underlined letter Choose from menu underlined letter Choose from dialog Alt+underlined letter Move to next/previous box in dialog Tab/Shift-Tab Select consecutive items from list Shift+click or drag Select separate items from list Ctrl+click OK (or default button) Return/Enter Cancel Esc Keypad layouts F8–F12 Next Keypad layout + (on keypad) Back to first Keypad layout F8 / Shift-+ — (on keypad) Contextual edit menu Shift+F10 / right-click on selected object Change window Ctrl+Tab Hide application none Minimize window none Miscellaneous Sibelius Reference F1 Print Ctrl+P Preferences Ctrl+comma Quit/Exit Alt+F4 / Ctrl+Q