You can also use the function keys in conjunction with any or all of the modifier keys, for example control + F1.Actually you can use them all together if need be for example, shift + control + option + command + a single letter. You can also combine those modifier keys with a single letter and the shift key, so control + option and a single letter or control + shift and a single letter.You can use single letter keys in combination with any or all of these modifier keys: control, option and command.You can use all the function keys F1-F19 although some of these keys get intercepted by the Mac Operation system.So what are you left with for user defined keystrokes? Also many predefined shortcuts are the command key and a letter, command L for lyrics, command K for chords etc. You could use it for something else but why cause the confusion? Sibelius already uses a lot of the single letter keys for keyboard shortcuts, K for key signature, Q for clef, etc. For example command S is save, in every Apple program. Sibelius will allow you to reprogram almost any default keyboard shortcut but there are some you really shouldn’t. There are a lot of keystroke combinations you can use for keyboard shortcuts and some you can’t or really shouldn’t use. (Note: I’ve only every used Apple computers, so I will be referring to the Mac keyboard but any of these keyboard shortcut setup techniques work equally well on a PC.) What works for me is function, schema, geography and mnemonics. Let’s look at the options you have to keep these keyboard shortcuts not only useful but memorable. But before you charge into setting up all those shortcuts it helps to have a plan. In this post I’ll walk you through setting up your own user defined keyboard shortcuts in Sibelius. In my last blog post, I talked about learning the keyboard shortcuts built into Sibelius and how this can boost your productivity.
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