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Guide Part Number 9329-65929-00 REV A 01/18 ii Contents Introduction 1 3 Note Input tab 143 The story of Sibelius ............... 3 3.1 Introduction to note input ...... 145 About this Reference Guide ......... 5 3.2 Keypad ..................... 147 Working with the ribbon ............ 9 3.3 Mouse input ................. 151 Undo and Redo .................. 15 3.4 Alphabetic and step-time input . 153 Connecting external MIDI devices . 17 3.5 Keyboard window ............ 161 1 File tab 19 3.6 Guitar tab input .............. 163 1.1 Working with files ............. 21 3.7 Fretboard window ............ 165 1.2 Sharing and emailing files ....... 25 3.8 Guitar notation and tab ........ 167 1.3 Sharing on the web ............ 29 3.9 Triplets and other tuplets ....... 171 1.4 Starting a new score ............ 31 3.10 Transposing ................ 175 1.5 Opening MIDI files ............ 35 3.11 Note input options ............177 1.6 Opening MusicXML files ....... 39 3.12 Input Devices ............... 179 1.7 PhotoScore Lite ............... 43 3.13 Flexi-time .................. 187 1.8 AudioScore Lite ............... 57 3.14 Voices ..................... 193 1.9 Printing ..................... 65 3.15 Arrange ................... 197 1.10 Exporting audio files .......... 73 3.16 Transformations ............. 199 1.11 Exporting video files .......... 75 3.17 HyperControl™ ............. 203 1.12 Exporting graphics ............ 79 4 Notations tab 207 1.13 Exporting MIDI files .......... 81 4.1 Clefs ....................... 209 1.14 Exporting MusicXML files ..... 83 4.2 Key signatures ............... 213 1.15 Exporting to previous versions . 85 4.3 Time signatures .............. 215 1.16 Exporting to Avid Scorch ...... 89 4.4 Barlines .................... 217 1.17 Exporting Scorch web pages .... 95 4.5 Lines ...................... 219 1.18 Exporting PDF files ........... 99 4.6 Hairpins .................... 223 1.19 Preferences ................ 101 4.7 Slurs ....................... 225 1.20 Display settings ............. 103 4.8 Symbols .................... 229 1.21 Keyboard shortcuts .......... 105 4.9 Noteheads .................. 231 2 Home tab 107 4.10 Percussion ................. 235 2.1 Selections and passages ........ 109 4.11 Beam groups ............... 239 2.2 Ideas ....................... 115 4.12 Beam positions .............. 243 2.3 Instruments ................. 121 4.13 Importing graphics ........... 245 2.4Staves...................... 125 4.14 Brackets and braces .......... 247 2.5 Bars and bar rests ............. 127 4.15 Accidentals ................. 249 2.6 Color ...................... 129 4.16 Arpeggios .................. 251 2.7 Filters and Find .............. 131 4.17 Articulations ................ 253 2.8 Hiding objects ............... 133 4.18 Grace notes ................ 255 2.9 Sibelius | Cloud Sharing ....... 135 4.19 Jazz articulations ............ 257 2.10 Plug-ins ................... 137 4.20 Repeat bars ................. 259 4.21 Stems and leger lines ......... 261 4.22 Ties ....................... 263 4.23 Tremolos .................. 265 iii Contents 5 Text tab 267 7 Layout tab 397 5.1 Working with text .............269 7.1 Document Setup ..............399 5.2 Common text styles ............275 7.2 Title pages ...................403 5.3 Figured bass and Roman numerals 281 7.3 Staff spacing .................405 5.4 Instrument names .............283 7.4 Magnetic Layout ..............409 5.5 Typography ..................287 7.5 Auto Breaks ..................413 5.6 Lyrics ......................291 7.6 Breaks ......................415 5.7 Chord symbols ...............297 7.7 Layout and formatting ..........419 5.8 Edit Chord Symbols ...........305 7.8 Attachment ..................423 5.9 Rehearsal marks ..............307 7.9 Working with parts ............425 5.10 Bar numbers ................309 8 Appearance tab 429 5.11 Page numbers ...............311 8.1 Music engraving ..............431 5.12 Wildcards ..................313 8.2 House Style ..................437 6 Play tab 317 8.3 Note spacing .................441 6.1 Working with playback .........319 8.4 Music fonts ..................445 6.2 Playback Devices .............321 10 Review tab 447 6.3Mixer.......................331 10.1 Annotations .................449 6.4 Live Tempo ..................341 10.1 Comments ..................451 6.5 Live Playback ................343 10.2 Highlight ...................453 6.6 Interpretation of your score ......345 10.3 Versions ....................455 6.7 Performance .................349 11 View tab 457 6.8 Repeats .....................353 11.1 Document view ..............459 6.9 Video .......................357 11.2 Zoom ......................463 6.10 Timecode and hit points .......361 11.3 Invisibles ...................465 6.11 Sibelius First Sounds .........363 11.4 Panels .....................467 6.12 MIDI for beginners ...........365 11.5 Window options .............469 6.13 Virtual instruments for beginners 369 6.14 Working with virtual instruments 375 Glossary 471 6.15 ReWire ....................381 Keyboard shortcuts 481 6.16 MIDI messages ..............385 Visual index 489 6.17 SoundWorld ................393 Index 497 iv Introduction