Order of entry  

In general, you can make the most of your time by creating your documents in the following order. Save your work frequently. The list below is just one possibility; you may find a different order suits your style better.

1. Use the Setup Wizard or a template to define the instruments and basic layout of your piece. If needed, add, delete or edit staves with the Staff Tool.
2. Enter the music using the Simple Entry Tool, Speedy Entry Tool, or HyperScribe.
3. Edit the music with the Simple Entry Tool. Get familiar with the numeric keypad commands, including duration shortcuts and keystrokes for selecting other tools. Remember, you can right-click (Mac -click) any entry to edit it with a context menu, or -click (Mac -click) to select any note and use a modifier keystroke to edit the note. To see a list of keystrokes, from the Simple menu, choose Simple Edit Commands.
4. Using the Playback Controls, listen to your piece to check for mistakes.
5. Put in the lyrics using either Type into Score or Click Assignment.
6. Use the Repeat Tool or one of the Repeat Plug-ins to place any repeats.
7. Add chord symbols and fretboards.
8. Put in all the expression markings: articulations, dynamics, slurs, and so on. Assign your most frequently used markings to Metatools.
9. Verify that the music is spaced correctly; if necessary, use the Music Spacing commands in the Utilities menu.
10. Use the Resize Tool to specify the overall size of the music (by clicking the upper-left corner of the page).
11. Look the piece over in Page View. Fix bad page turns or system breaks, using the Fit Music command under the Utilities menu. Use the Selection Tool to move measures up or down systems as necessary using the up and down arrows.
12. Optimize systems, if necessary, by choosing Optimize Staff Systems from the Page Layout menu.
13. Add rehearsal notes, subtitles, and page numbers with the Text Tool.
14. Use the Page Layout Tool to make final adjustments to your score and parts.

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