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
| Action | Keyboard binding |
|---|---|
| Enter note | ![]() |
| Enter durations | See the section called “Entering durations” |
| Add/remove accidental | Numpad +, Numpad - |
| Delete last note | Backspace |
| Cautionary accidental | Shift+Numpad * |
| Start/end chord | Shift+, / Shift+. |
| Move cursor | Left, Right |
| Insert custom text | Shift+Escape |
| Turn off piano | Escape |
| Change note to lower/upper enharmonic | Numpad /, Numpad * |
| Piano octave down/up | Page Down/Page Up |
| Relative octave down/up | Shift+Page Down/Shift+Page Up |
| Temporary octave down/up | Left Shift/right Shift |
| Rest | Ctrl+Space |
| Skip | Shift+Space |
| Multimeasure rest | Ctrl+Shift+Space (multiplied duration inserted using custom text action) |
| Space | Space |
| Insert bar check | Shift+\ |
| Start/end beam | [ / ] |
| Start/end slur | Shift+- / Shift+= |
| Start/end phrasing slur | Ctrl+Shift+- / Ctrl+Shift+= |
| Tie | - |
| Tuplet 2/3, 3/2, custom, stop | Ctrl+Numpad 3, Ctrl+Numpad 2, Ctrl+Numpad 4, Ctrl+Numpad 1 |