Solfa Streams handbook
Keyboard shortcuts
Short, practical help designed for lookup: follow the procedure, then compare the result in your score.
All shortcuts below apply in Engrave mode while focus is not inside a text field. ⌘ appears on macOS; use Ctrl on Windows/Linux.
| Action | Shortcut | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | ⌘/Ctrl+Z | — |
| Redo | ⌘/Ctrl+Shift+Z or ⌘/Ctrl+Y | — |
| Toggle N (rest entry) mode | N | — |
| Exit N mode | Esc | — |
| Next / previous note or rest on staff | Shift+← / Shift+→ | — |
| Diatonic transpose | Alt+↑ / Alt+↓ (note selected) | — |
| Octave transpose | Ctrl+Alt+↑ / ↓ | — |
| Shift notes in time | Ctrl+Shift+← / → | — |
| Hold / dash on rest | − | — |
| Split whole rest into half rests | . | — |
| Split whole or half rest into quarter rests | , | — |
| Copy phrase | ⌘/Ctrl+C | — |
| Paste phrase | ⌘/Ctrl+V | — |
| Repeat selection once | Shift+R | — |
| Add slur | Shift+S (≥2 notes, same staff) | — |
| Remove slur / tuplet / divisi slot | Delete or Backspace | — |
| Open replace note dialog | Ctrl+Shift+N | — |
| Open lyrics | Shift+L | — |
| Open direction text editor | Shift+X | — |
| Open divisi editor | ⌘/Ctrl+Shift+D | — |
| Octave down / up (in N mode) | Ctrl+, / Ctrl+' | — |
| Copy measures | ⌘/Ctrl+C (measure bands only, no note selection) | — |
| Paste measures | ⌘/Ctrl+V (measure bands only) | — |
| Clear selection | Esc (when not in N mode); click background | — |