The default keyboard bindings of the virtual piano

The following table enumerates all the default bindings that are available in the virtual piano.

Table 6.1. Default keyboard bindings in the virtual piano

ActionKeyboard binding
Enter note
Enter durationsSee the section called “Entering durations”
Add/remove accidentalNumpad +, Numpad -
Delete last noteBackspace
Cautionary accidentalShift+Numpad *
Start/end chordShift+, / Shift+.
Move cursorLeft, Right
Insert custom textShift+Escape
Turn off pianoEscape
Change note to lower/upper enharmonicNumpad /, Numpad *
Piano octave down/upPage Down/Page Up
Relative octave down/upShift+Page Down/Shift+Page Up
Temporary octave down/upLeft Shift/right Shift
RestCtrl+Space
SkipShift+Space
Multimeasure restCtrl+Shift+Space (multiplied duration inserted using custom text action)
SpaceSpace
Insert bar checkShift+\
Start/end beam[ / ]
Start/end slurShift+- / Shift+=
Start/end phrasing slurCtrl+Shift+- / Ctrl+Shift+=
Tie-
Tuplet 2/3, 3/2, custom, stopCtrl+Numpad 3, Ctrl+Numpad 2, Ctrl+Numpad 4, Ctrl+Numpad 1