Selecting Items
The prerequisite for any editing action is to select the notes, rests or markers to which the planned editing action will apply.
The selection can consist of a single element, a block comprising several contiguous elements, or several non-contiguous elements.
To select a single element (simple selection)
Click on it in the tablature or staff or move the cursor with the arrow keys [
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] until it is positioned on the element. At this point the status bar displays information about the selected element.
To select a block of elements (extended selection)
There are several methods:
 | The first method is to move your mouse pointer to the point where you want to begin the block and then keep the left mouse button held down while "dragging" the pointer to desired ending point for the block. Moving the pointer to the far right (or left if you're creating a block in the other direction) will automatically scroll the score in that direction until you reach its end. |
| The second method is to use the keyboard by holding down the [ ] key and moving the cursor with the arrow keys [///]. |
| The third method requires that you place the cursor at the starting point for the block and then use the scroll bar at the lower right of the window to scroll to the desired end measure for the block and, finally, shift-clicking on the exact point (string) at which the end of the block is to be located. |
The selected block can be expanded in all directions from the keyboard. []+[] will extend the selection to the right one step at a time. Conversely, []+[] will extend it to the left. The size of the step is determined by the current viewing mode. In the same way, []+[/] will expand the block upwards or downwards across the strings one string at a time. Adding [Ctrl] to the above shortcuts (e.g. [Ctrl]+[]+[]) expands a horizontal block an entire measure at a time or a vertical block to the top or bottom string, respectively.
To select several discontinuous elements (multiple selection)
After selecting the first item or block, release the mouse button, press the [Ctrl].key and continue making selections as above. The multiple selection is cancelled as soon as you click without pressing the [Ctrl] key.
When you click again on an already selected item, it is removed from the selection. Therefore, to select many elements but not all, start by selecting a block (extended selection) and then remove the elements you do not want to change. Remember to hold down the [Ctrl] key when deselecting or you will have to start the selection again.
To isolate elements of a certain type, use the Find and select feature.
Raccourcis utiles
 | To select the whole tablature or the whole staff, use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl]+[A] or double-click anywhere while holding down the [] key. This is useful, for instance, if you want to raise the dynamic values of all the notes in a tablature in order to raise the volume level to its absolute maximum. In this case, you would first press [Ctrl]+[A] in order to create the block followed by []+[ ) ] to increase the dynamic level of the notes (or []+[ ( ] to reduce it) one step at a time. |
| To select an entire bar, double click anywhere in the bar except on a note. |
| To select whole bars to be copied or cut, make sure that the bars are included in the selection even partially and that the upper left corner of the selection is empty, then type [Ctrl]+[Insert] (copy) or []+[Delete] (cut). Then move the cursor to the first destination bar and press []+[Insert]. |