Rules for note entry

Cursor Meaning

Met00020.gif This crosshair appears when the cursor is directly
over a staff and indicates that the next action
applies to this staff.

Met00021.gif This crosshair appears when the cursor is above
a staff and indicates that the next action applies
to the staff immediately below the cursor.

Met00022.gif This crosshair appears when the cursor is below
a staff and indicates that the next action applies
to the staff immediately above the cursor.

Met00023.gif This cursor appears whenever you move the mouse
over a symbol that can be moved/edited/etc,
regardless of the currently selected tool.

Met00024.gif This is the basic selection cursor for METRO’s
notation window. When this cursor is active,
you can drag a rectangle around symbols to
select them.


See Also:

Selecting from the Notes palette using the mouse

Selecting from the Notes palette using the keyboard

Entering notes

Entering rests

Entering accidentals