Modifications

Shifting notes and rests

You can shift notes and rests vertically and horizontally. Be sure NtEd is in edit mode (see The 3 modes). Again: You can achieve this mode temporarily by pressing the Ctrl key. Click a note or rest with left button. The note or rest is selected. A selected chord or rest appeares in red color. Shift and hold the left button. The selected note or rest moves accordingly. If you shift a note vertically the note changes the line. If you shift the note or rest horizontally before or after another note or rest the note or rest changes its position.

Furthermore: If there is a selected note you can move the note by Up/Down cursor key. The Left/Right key changes the selection.

The horizontal move is especially useful in cases where you want to achieve this:

shift example 1

but the situation is:

shift example 2

By moving the note before the rest or the rest behind the note the symbols exchange their positions.

Inserting ties

NtEd assumes you want to insert ties after you have inserted a series of notes. So, never press the tie button () during note insertion. Press it after you have inserted a series of notes. Then select all note pairs to be tied with left mouse button.

Note

Do not forget to turn off the tie button ()! Because this button has high priority and blocks other functions.

Modifying length, accidentals dots and ties

Be sure NtEd is in edit mode (see The 3 modes). Again: You can achieve this mode temporarily by pressing the Ctrl key. Click a note or rest with left button. The note or rest is selected. A selected chord or rest appeares in red color. The buttons reflect the state of the note or rest. You can change the state of the note or rest by toggeling the appropriate buttons. This includes:

  • changing the length

  • changing the note head type

  • insert/remove accidentals/dots

  • removing ties

Undo/Redo and View

NtEd has an unlimited undo history. You can always undo a previous command by pressing the undo button () or pressing Ctrl+Z. To redo an undo press the redo button () or press Ctrl+Y. To increase the view press the zoom in button () or press Ctrl++. To decrease the view press the zoom in button () or press Ctrl+-.