Generally, though, you’ll want to use all of Sibelius’s features.Ĭlick Add Feature Set... and name your new feature set whatever you like. You’ll need to add a new feature set, which is basically just a specific set of custom shortcuts, but you could also disable certain features if you so choose (for instance, to use in a classroom setting). To get started, go to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts. Sibelius Adding or changing keyboard shortcuts Dorico’s can be found at Help > Key Commands, which opens an interactive local HTML document in your web browser - it’s quite fun to play with and responds to your keypresses!ĭid you know, though, that, in addition to using the default shortcuts, Sibelius and Dorico allow you to program your own, and even override the default settings if you so choose?.
Some years ago, when I was teaching a Sibelius clinic that covered a wide range of topics, a participant came up to me at the end and told me until that day she didn’t know that you could enter notes using the keypad - something I covered in the first 10 minutes of the clinic and assumed most people already knew how to do. It’s well worth it for you to learn at least some of the most common shortcuts in your favorite program, even if you think that you’re perfectly comfortable clicking away. Keeping your hands on the keyboard to execute a task instead of reaching for the mouse to point and click a menu item or tool (especially a nested one) is the ultimate time-saver. We’ve often extolled the virtues of keyboard shortcuts in using music notation software.