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To change a rest’s duration

  1. Click the Speedy Entry tool  image\Speedy_Entry_Tool.gif; click the target measure. The editing frame appears.
  2. Click the rest. You can also use the arrow keys to position the cursor.
  3. Press the number key corresponding to the desired new duration. (See the table of number key/rest value equivalents in To add a rest.) The rest changes to the specified duration.

 

 

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