Keyboard shortcuts

Fender Notion includes cross-platform keyboard shortcuts.

  • Numbers 1-9 are not just for note durations – they can directly choose any options of a selected tool
    • e.g. Type [C] for clef, and then [2] for Bass Clef
    • e.g. Type [<] for hairpin and then [4] for ‘decresc…’
  • [Esc] takes you back to the Select Tool, and clears your cursor
  • A legacy set of Notion duration shortcuts (e.g. [E] for eighth note) is included in Application Menu>Options>Edit>Letters for Duration
  • For Mac, in the below shortcuts substitute [Ctrl] for [Cmd] and [Opt] for [Alt].

Keyboard Shortcuts - Durations

Default

Alternative
(Options Menu>
Letters for Duration)

Duration
(Toggle key for rest)

1

  

Double whole note / rest

2

w

Whole note / rest

3

h

Half note / rest

4

q

Quarter note / rest

5

e

Eighth note / rest

6

s

Sixteenth note / rest

7

t

32nd note / rest

8

 

64th note / rest

9

  

128th note / rest

.

  

Augmentation dot / dots

T

Alt + t 

Tie

Alt + 2-9

  

Tuplet Entry

Alt + 1

  

Clear Tuplet Entry


Keyboard Shortcuts – ALL

Esc

Selection Tool

1 to 9

Tool Options
(inc. Note / Rest Durations, long to short)

Alt + Left/Right Cursor

Select previous/next tool

A

Arpeggios

B

Toggle flats

C

Clefs

D

Duplicate

E (or Alt + E if using duration letters)

Enharmonic

F

Toggle Fortes

G

Toggle Grace / Ghost

H (or Alt + H if using duration letters)

Tremolos (Slashes)

I

Barlines

J

Tempo Tool

K

Key Signature

L

Lyric

M

Time Signature

O

Octave

P

Toggle Pianos

R

Tempo Change

S (or Alt + S if using duration letters)

Slur

T (or Alt + T if using duration letters)

Tie

W (or Alt + W if using duration letters)

Fingering

X

Toggle Noteheads

Shift + B

Beam Tool

Shift + C

Chord

Shift + D

Pauses

Shift + F

Mezzo Forte

Shift + G

Bends

Shift + H

Tremolos (Beams)

Shift + I

Instrument Change

Shift + J

Jump Marks

Shift + K

Text Box

Shift + L

Gliss Port.

Shift + M

Metronome

Shift + N

Guitar Technique

Shift + O

String Techniques

Shift + P

Mezzo Piano

Shift + Q

Plucking

Shift + R

Rehearsal Mark

Shift + S

Swing

Shift + T

Trills

Shift + U

Jazz Bends

Shift + V

Vibrato

Shift + W

Whammy Bar

Shift + X

Cross Staff

Shift + Y

Slides

Shift + Z

Arco Pizz.

Ctrl + A

Select All

Ctrl + Shift + A

Select Part

Ctrl + B

Repeat last chord
(in Step Time)

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + D

Deselect All

Ctrl + E

Export

Ctrl + Shift + F

Flip Attachment

Ctrl + G

Score Setup

Ctrl + H

Harp Diagram

Ctrl + L

Layout / View Menu

Ctrl + Shift + L

Show Layout Handles

Ctrl + M

Mixer

Ctrl + N

New

Ctrl + O

Open

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + Q

Quit

Ctrl + R

Step Record

Ctrl + Shift + R

Real-time Record

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + Shift + S

Save As

Ctrl + T

Make Tuplet

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + Shift + V

Paste Insert

Ctrl + W

Close

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + Y / Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo

Ctrl + Z

Undo

0

Naturals

#

Sharps

-

Tenuto

^

Accents

.

Augmentation Dots / Staccato

<

Crescendos

>

Diminuendos

Ctrl + 1

Voice 1

Ctrl + 2

Voice 2

Ctrl + 3

Voice 3

Ctrl + 4

Voice 4

Ctrl + .

Add augmentation dot to selected notes

Del

Delete

Backspace

Delete

Shift + Backspace

Toggle Notes and Rests

Cursor arrows

Navigate by note

Ctrl + Backspace

Clear Articulations

Ctrl + Cursor arrows

Navigate by measure

Cursor up/down when note(s) selected

Transpose note(s) diatonically

Ctrl + cursor up/down when note(s) selected

Transpose note(s) chromatically

Shift + cursor up/down when note(s) selected

Transpose note(s) by an octave

Alt + drag notes up/down

Changes accidental only

Alt + Home
(or Alt+Fn+left arrow)

Home Page

Ctrl + +

Zoom in

Ctrl + -

Zoom out

[F5]

Toggle score and selected part

[F6]

Continuous View

[F7]

Toggle Page Views

[F8]

Screen View

[Space]

Start/Stop

,

Return to Zero

:

Repeat Ending

%

Toggle Measure Repeats

*

Toggle Pedal Marks