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To enter directly into a tablature staff (Simple Entry)

  1. Click the Simple Entry tool  image\Simple_Entry_Tool.gif. The Simple menu appears.
  2. Choose Simple > Simple Entry Options > Select Tablature Notes on Entry (if it isn’t already checked).
  3. Click OK.  
  4. Choose a rhythmic value from the Simple Entry Palette.
  5. Click in the tablature staff. You will see a “0” on the line you clicked (or the number of the default lowest fret specified in the Tablature Staff Attributes). It should already be selected.
  6. Type the fret number on the numeric keypad. You can also hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard. Note: The QWERTY keyboard is the letter keys and the numbers above them. The Numeric Keypad is the set of number keys on the right side of a standard desktop keyboard. In addition to entering tablature by clicking, you can also use the Simple Entry Caret.
  7.  Choose Simple > Simple Entry Options. Ensure Use Simple Entry Caret is selected and click OK. The Simple Entry Caret appears in the score. If not, press ENTER.
  8.  Move the caret to the tablature staff. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to move the caret horizontally. Hold down CTRL and press the UP and DOWN ARROWs to move the caret between staves. To activate the caret at a specific location, CTRL+click a fret number to select it and press Enter (or CTRL+click an empty measure). For detailed information on navigation using the Simple Entry Caret, see Simple Entry.
  9. Choose a rhythmic duration. Either click a duration icon in the Simple Entry Palette or hold down CTRL and ALT and type the desired rhythmic duration number on the numeric keypad. Or, hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT and type the duration on the QWERTY keyboard.
  10.  On the QWERTY keyboard, type the string number. For example, on a standard 6-string guitar tab staff, type 1 to move the caret to the top E string.
  11. Type the fret number on the numeric keypad. Hold down CTRL to add a fret number greater than 9 (for example, type CTRL+numpad 2 to add 12). The caret moves to the right in preparation for the next entry.
  12. To add a fret number with the caret, you can also press Enter to add a fret number (0) on the chosen string, and then hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard. Do this if your computer keyboard does not have a numeric keypad.
  13. To change the number of the fret number you just entered, hold down CTRL and type the new number on the numeric keypad. Or, hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard.
  14. To change the duration of the fret number you just entered hold down CTRL and ALT and type the desired rhythmic duration in the QWERTY keyboard.   
  15. To change the string of the fret number you just entered, hold down ALT and press the up and DOWN ARROWs.  
  16. To add another fret number to the previous entry, hold down ALT and type the string number in the QWERTY keyboard. Then, while holding down ALT, type the fret number in the numeric keypad. (Or, hold down CTRL+SHIFT and type the number on your QWERTY keyboard.) For a list of Simple Entry Tablature commands and their associated keystrokes, from the Simple menu, choose Tab Specific Commands.

 

 

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