Here are all of Maestro’s keyboard shortcuts, grouped by topic, with columns for Mac and Windows. On Windows, ⌘
generally becomes Ctrl, but many Mac shortcuts have no Windows equivalent: in that case the column shows
“—” and the command is still available from the menu. Shortcuts are also shown next to menu items and for the toolbar
buttons (on the Mac in their tooltips, on Windows in the status bar).
The menus have the same names on the Mac and on Windows.
Files and windows
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| New Score… (setup wizard) |
⌘N |
Ctrl+N |
| New Blank Score |
⌥⌘N |
— |
| Open… |
⌘O |
Ctrl+O |
| Close |
⌘W |
Ctrl+W |
| Save |
⌘S |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As… |
⇧⌘S |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Export PDF… |
⇧⌘P |
— |
| Export MusicXML… |
⇧⌘E |
— |
| Export Audio… |
⌥⇧⌘E |
— |
| Print… |
⌘P |
Ctrl+P |
| Settings… |
⌘, |
Ctrl+, |
| Next / previous document |
— |
Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Minimize window |
⌘M |
— |
| Hide Maestro / Hide Others |
⌘H / ⌥⌘H |
— |
| Quit Maestro |
⌘Q |
— |
Editing and selection
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Undo |
⌘Z |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo |
⇧⌘Z |
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Cut |
⌘X |
Ctrl+X |
| Copy |
⌘C |
Ctrl+C |
| Paste |
⌘V |
Ctrl+V |
| Paste Multiple… |
⌥⌘V |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
| Paste with Filter… |
⇧⌘V |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Copy the selection to the clicked point (with the beat grid) |
⌘-click |
Ctrl+click |
| Copy the selection by dragging it; grid step while dragging |
drag, then 4 8 6 |
drag, then 4 8 6 |
| Select All |
⌘A |
Ctrl+A |
| Selected chord: choose the note above / below |
⌘↑ / ⌘↓ |
Ctrl+↑ / Ctrl+↓ |
| Previous / next note (selects it) |
← / → |
← / → |
| Add the next note to the selection / remove the last one added |
⇧→ / ⇧← |
Shift+→ / Shift+← |
| Selected measures: move the selection to the next / previous measure |
→ / ← |
→ / ← |
| Selected measures: move the selection to the staff below / above |
↓ / ↑ |
↓ / ↑ |
| Selected measures: extend to the next / previous measure |
⇧→ / ⇧← |
Shift+→ / Shift+← |
| Selected measures: extend to the staff below / above |
⇧↓ / ⇧↑ |
Shift+↓ / Shift+↑ |
| Selected measures (or the note at the cursor in Simple Entry): extend to the last / first measure of the piece |
⇧fn→ / ⇧fn← |
Shift+End / Shift+Home |
| Selected measures (or the note at the cursor in Simple Entry): extend to the bottom / top staff |
⇧fn↓ / ⇧fn↑ |
Shift+PgDn / Shift+PgUp |
| Delete the selection |
⌫ or ⌦ |
Backspace or Del |
| Selected notes up / down a step |
↑ / ↓ |
↑ / ↓ |
| Selected measures up / down a step |
⌥↑ / ⌥↓ |
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ |
| Selected notes up / down an octave |
⇧↑ / ⇧↓ |
Shift+↑ / Shift+↓ |
| Selected measures up / down an octave |
⌥⇧↑ / ⌥⇧↓ |
Alt+Shift+↑ / Alt+Shift+↓ |
| Add a second… an octave above the highest note / below the lowest |
F2…F8 / ⇧F2…⇧F8 |
F2…F8 / Shift+F2…Shift+F8 |
| Raise / lower by a semitone |
+ / - |
+ / - |
| Natural |
N |
N |
| Enharmonic spelling (C♯ ↔ D♭) |
9 |
9 |
| Tie (selected notes) |
T or = |
T or = |
| Courtesy accidental: in parentheses → without → removed |
P |
P |
| Break or join the beam |
/ |
/ |
| Note → acciaccatura → appoggiatura → note |
; |
; |
| Automatic Position (for items moved by hand) |
⌥⇧⌘R |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R |
With an item selected (dynamic, text, chord symbol, slur, hairpin…), the arrow keys move it by a quarter of a space,
or by a whole space with ⇧ (Shift on Windows); ⌫ deletes it.
With the mouse
| Action |
Mac |
Windows |
| Extend the selection |
⇧-click |
Shift+click |
| Select the measure in all staves |
⌥-click |
Alt+click |
| Select a single note of a chord |
⌥-click the notehead (or click the selected chord) |
Alt+click the notehead (or click the selected chord) |
| Select the notes in a rectangle (⇧ adds them) |
drag from an empty spot |
drag from an empty spot |
| Switch to Speedy Entry in that measure |
double-click |
double-click |
| Staff spacing in that system only (Staff tool) |
drag with ⌥ |
drag with Alt |
You can also zoom by pinching on the Mac trackpad or a Windows touchpad; on Windows, Ctrl+mouse wheel zooms too.
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Selection |
⌘1 |
Ctrl+1 |
| Simple Entry |
⌘2 |
Ctrl+2 |
| Speedy Entry |
⌘3 |
Ctrl+3 |
| Key Signature |
⌘4 |
Ctrl+4 |
| Time Signature |
⌘5 |
Ctrl+5 |
| Clef |
⌘6 |
Ctrl+6 |
| Measure |
⌘7 |
Ctrl+7 |
| Staff |
⌘8 |
Ctrl+8 |
| Articulations |
⌘9 |
Ctrl+9 |
| Layer 1–4 |
⌥⌘1…⌥⌘4 |
Ctrl+Alt+1…Ctrl+Alt+4 |
| Move the selected notes to layer 1–4 |
⌃⌥1…⌃⌥4 |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1…Ctrl+Alt+Shift+4 |
| Back to the Selection tool (when stopped) |
Esc |
Esc |
Speedy Entry
As in Finale, the Speedy Entry tool lets you write without the mouse. See also Entering notes.
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Duration: 1 sixty-fourth, 2 thirty-second, 3 sixteenth, 4 eighth, 5 quarter, 6 half, 7 whole, 8 breve |
1…8 |
1…8 |
| Note (nearest to the cursor) |
A…G |
A…G |
| Cursor up / down |
↑ / ↓ |
↑ / ↓ |
| Cursor up / down an octave |
⇧↑ / ⇧↓ |
Shift+↑ / Shift+↓ |
| Move the note by a step / an octave |
⌥↑ ⌥↓ / ⌥⇧↑ ⌥⇧↓ |
Alt+↑ Alt+↓ / Alt+Shift+↑ Alt+Shift+↓ |
| Add a second… an octave above the highest note / below the lowest |
F2…F8 / ⇧F2…⇧F8 |
F2…F8 / Shift+F2…Shift+F8 |
| Previous / next note |
← / → |
← / → |
| Add or remove the note in the chord |
↩ |
Enter |
| Dot / double dot / none |
. |
. |
| Raise / lower by a semitone |
+ / - |
+ / - |
| Natural |
N |
N |
| Enharmonic spelling (C♯ ↔ D♭) |
9 |
9 |
| Courtesy accidental: in parentheses → without → removed |
P |
P |
| Break or join the beam |
/ |
/ |
| Flip the stem |
L |
L |
| Hide or show the note or rest |
H |
H |
| Insert mode (new notes go before the one under the cursor) |
I |
I |
| Voice 2 under the cursor note / back to voice 1 |
’ |
’ |
| Tie |
=, T or * (on the numeric keypad) |
=, T or * (on the numeric keypad) |
| Rest of the chosen duration (on a note: the note becomes a rest) |
0 |
0 |
| Note ↔ rest |
⌫ or R |
Backspace or R |
| Delete the note |
⌦ |
Del |
| Note (or part of the chord) on staff above / below |
⌃⌘↑ / ⌃⌘↓ |
Ctrl+Shift+↑ / Ctrl+Shift+↓ |
| Acciaccatura / appoggiatura |
; |
; |
| Next / previous staff |
⇥ / ⇧⇥ |
Tab / Shift+Tab |
| Triplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, duplet, quadruplet |
⌥3 ⌥5 ⌥6 ⌥7 ⌥2 ⌥4 |
Alt+3 Alt+5 Alt+6 Alt+7 Alt+2 Alt+4 |
| Other tuplet… |
⌥1 |
Alt+1 |
The tuplet shortcuts also work on selected notes.
Simple Entry
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Choose the duration |
1…8 |
1…8 |
| Dot / double dot / none |
. |
. |
| Enter the note with that name after the selected one |
A…G |
A…G |
| Enter the faded note after the selected one (if not moved, the same note) |
↩ |
Enter |
| Enter rests instead of notes |
0 |
0 |
| Selected note ↔ rest |
R |
R |
| Raise / lower the selected note by a semitone |
+ / - |
+ / - |
| Natural on the selected note |
N |
N |
| Enharmonic spelling of the selected note |
9 |
9 |
| Tie to the next note |
T or = |
T or = |
| Caret onto the note, previous / next note; after the last one, measure on the right |
← / → |
← / → |
| Courtesy accidental: in parentheses → without → removed |
P |
P |
| Break or join the beam |
/ |
/ |
| Faded note up / down a step (an octave with ⇧; with the caret on the note, the note) |
↑ / ↓ |
↑ / ↓ |
| Selected note up / down a step (an octave with ⇧) |
⌥↑ / ⌥↓ |
Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ |
| Delete the selected note |
⌫ or ⌦ |
Backspace or Del |
| Next / previous staff |
⇥ / ⇧⇥ |
Tab / Shift+Tab |
Articulations, dynamics and markings
These apply to the note at the Speedy Entry cursor or to the selected notes. On Windows use Ctrl+Shift
instead of ⌃; staccato is Ctrl+Shift+. (Ctrl+Shift+S is Save As), and marcato and rehearsal
marks are chosen from the Notation menu. On both systems, with the Articulation or Expression tool you can also hold a
key and click the notes: see the next table.
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Accent |
⌃A |
Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Staccato |
⌃S |
Ctrl+Shift+. |
| Tenuto |
⌃T |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Staccatissimo |
⌃E |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Marcato |
⌃M |
— |
| Fermata |
⌃F |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Dynamic from ppp to fff |
⌃1…⌃8 |
Ctrl+Shift+1…Ctrl+Shift+8 |
| Remove Dynamic |
⌃0 |
Ctrl+Shift+0 |
| Slur |
⌃L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Crescendo |
⌃C |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Diminuendo |
⌃D |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Glissando |
⌃G |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Text… |
⌃X |
Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Rehearsal Mark… |
⌃R |
— |
| Chord Symbol… |
⌃K |
Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Lyrics… |
⌃Y |
Ctrl+Shift+Y |
With the Articulation or Expression tool: hold the key and click the notes (or a measure); released without a
click, it applies to the selected notes.
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Accent, staccato, tenuto, staccatissimo, marcato, fermata |
A S T E M F |
A S T E M F |
| Trill, breath mark, caesura |
R B C |
R B C |
| Upper and lower mordent, turn, inverted turn |
P I G V |
P I G V |
| Dynamic from ppp to fff (Expression tool) |
1…8 |
1…8 |
| Remove dynamic (Expression tool) |
0 |
0 |
Document and layout
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Title and Composer… |
⇧⌘I |
Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Key Signature… |
⌥⌘K |
Ctrl+Alt+K |
| Time Signature… |
⌥⌘T |
Ctrl+Alt+T |
| Add Measures… |
⌥⌘M |
Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Delete Selected Measures |
⌘⌫ |
Ctrl+Del |
| New System from This Measure |
⌥⌘↩ |
— |
| New Page from This Measure |
⌥⇧⌘↩ |
— |
| Extract Parts… |
⌥⌘P |
Ctrl+Alt+P |
View
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Page View ↔ Scroll View |
⌘E |
Ctrl+E |
| Concert Pitch |
⇧⌘K |
— |
| Multimeasure Rests |
⇧⌘M |
— |
| Next Part |
⌥⌘] |
— |
| Previous Part |
⌥⌘[ |
— |
| Zoom In |
⌘+ |
Ctrl++ |
| Zoom Out |
⌘- |
Ctrl+- |
| Actual Size (100%) |
⌘0 |
Ctrl+0 |
| Inspector |
⌥⌘I |
Ctrl+I |
| Read position (screen reader) |
⌃P |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Read measure (screen reader) |
⌃U |
Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Read all staves (screen reader) |
⌃H |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
| Read score information (screen reader) |
⌃Q |
Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Go to measure… |
⌃J |
Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Mixer |
⌃⇧M |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Virtual Instruments |
⌥⌘J |
Ctrl+Alt+J |
| Navigator |
⌥⌘G |
Ctrl+Alt+G |
| Playback Bar |
⌥⌘B |
— |
| Hide / show the toolbar |
⌥⇧⌘T |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T |
Playback
| Command |
Mac |
Windows |
| Play / stop |
Space |
Space |
| Play (from the menu) |
⌥⌘R |
— |
| Pause and resume |
⇧Space |
Shift+Space |
| Listen to the notes under the mouse (hold) |
⌥Space |
Ctrl+Space |
| Stop (recording too) |
Esc |
Esc |
| Rewind |
⇧⌥⌘← |
Ctrl+Home |
| Previous Measure |
⌥⌘← |
Ctrl+← |
| Next Measure |
⌥⌘→ |
Ctrl+→ |
| Loop Selection |
⌥⌘L |
— |
| Tap Tempo |
⌃⌥T |
— |
| Tuner |
⌃⌘T |
— |
| Record from MIDI Keyboard |
⌃⌥R |
Ctrl+R |
| Record from Microphone |
⌃⌥⇧R |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
In the playback bar, after clicking a value (measure, elapsed time, ♩ = …, percentage), Enter confirms and
Esc cancels. See Playback and audio.
Dialogs, inspector and print preview
- In dialogs, Enter confirms and Esc cancels.
- On Windows, in the inspector fields Enter confirms the value and Esc discards it.
- On Windows, you page through the print preview with the arrow keys, PgUp and PgDn,
Home and End; Enter or Ctrl+P prints, Esc closes.