- Click the Speedy Entry tool  
; click the target measure. 
 The editing frame appears. 
            - Click the note. You can also use the 
 arrow keys to move the cursor.
 
            - Press BACKSPACE 
 (or press SHIFT+DELETE). The note becomes a rest of the same duration. 
 
 
        
        Note. To change a 
 chord to a rest, place the cursor on the stem of the chord.