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«File» — Program and file commands
«New» — Create new score.
«Open» — Open a MagicScore file or import a MIDI file.- «Reopen» — Choose from a list of recently opened files.
- «Close» — Close active window with score.
- «Close all» — Close all windows with scores.
«Save» — Save the active score to file.
«Save as» — Save the active score to differently named MagicScore file or export as a MIDI file.
«Mail To» — Send an email message with the current file attached.- «Export» — Export the active score as a graphic (GIF, JPEG, BMP).
«Print» — Print the active score.
«Preview» — Preview the active score before printing.
«Edit» — Editing commands
«Undo» — Cancel the last operation.
«Redo» — Repeat the last operation.- «Select staff symbols» — Select all notes and symbols in an active part, staff or voice.
- «Select design units» — Select design elements.
«Cut» — Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard and delete them from the score.
«Copy» — Copy selected notes and symbols to clipboard.
«Paste» — Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position.- «Special paste» — Insert notes and symbols from clipboard into the current position of the active staff or voice (use if you need to move notes to another staff or voice).
«Delete» — Delete selected items from a score.
«Composition» — commands and set-up
- «Composition properties» — Set composition properties.
- «Add section» — Add a section to the active composition.
- «Delete section» — Delete a section from the active composition.
- «Section properties» — Set section properties in the active composition.
- «Add part» — Add a part to the active section.
- «Delete part» — Delete a part from the active section.
- «Part properties» — Set part properties in the active part.
- «Add staff» — Add a staff to the active part.
- «Delete staff» — Delete a staff from the active part.
- «Staff properties» — Set staff properties in the active part.
- «Add voice» — Add a new voice in active staff.
- «Delete voice» — Delete the active voice in the active staff
- «Voice properties» — Set active voice properties in the active staff.
«Format» — Symbol and Staff Management
- «Symbols» — Symbols.
«Stem up» — Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to up.
«Stem down» — Set the stem direction of selected note(s) to down.
«Change stem length» — Change the stem length of selected note(s).
«Beam notes» — Beam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
«Unbeam notes» — Unbeam selected notes of less than 1/4 duration.
«Split notes to pair» — Split selected notes into a pair of equal duration with each value being half the original.
«Join pair of notes» — Combine two selected notes of equal duration into one.
«Horizontal align» — Align staff symbols/design elements horizontally with the first symbol selected.
«Vertical align» — Align staff symbols/design elements vertically with the first symbol selected.
- «Layout» — Layout.
«Space before note» — Change space before the note.
«Space after measure» — Change empty space after the measure.- «Default space» — Set the space to the default value.
«Top offset of staff» — Change top staff offset.
«Left offset of staff» — Change left staff offset.
«Right offset of staff» — Change right staff offset.- «Default offset» — Set the offset to the default value.
«Set align measures horizontally» — Set horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
«Reset align measures horizontally» — Reset horizontal alignment of measures to sheet.
«Ser align staves vertically» — Set vertical alignment of staves to sheet.
«Set align staves vertically» — Reset vertical alignment of staves to sheet.- «Default position» — Set selected staff symbols to the default position.
- «Breaks» — Breaks.
«Add staff break» — Add break to next staff.
«Delete staff break» — Remove break to next staff.
«Add page break» — Add break to next page.
«Delete page break» — Remove break to next page.
«Tools» — Commands for playing, recording and zooming.
«Play» — Start playback from current position in the active score.
«Stop» — Stop playback or recording.
«Record» — Start recording from MIDI device at the current position in the active score.
«Go to begin» — Set the current position of the active score to the beginning of the composition.
«Go to end» — Set the current position of the active score to the end of the composition.
«Zoom in» — Zoom in on the active score by 10%.
«Zoom out » — Zoom out from the active score by 10%.- «Actual size » — Set scale to 100%.
«Templates» — Commands for management of user symbols, chords, etc.
«Symbols» — Manage the saving and list of user symbols.
«Expressions» — Manage the settings and list of user expressions.
«Chords» — Manage the saving and list of user chords.- «Drum map» — Set the map for drum note translation.
«Guitar list» — Manage the list of user guitars.- «Transpositions» — Manage the list of user transpositions.
- «Instruments» — Manage the list of user instruments.
- «Tones» — Manage the list of user tones.
- «Devices» — Create virtual output devices.
«Service» — Program options.
- «Settings» — Set devices and record mode

