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Once you have created a new project, you can [br]begin entering notation using the "Note Input" bar.

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The simplest way to start [br]is to click on a duration first

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and then hover over the score [br]and click to place it.

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This enters you into "Note Input" mode.

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If you want to exit this mode so you [br]can select other elements on the score,

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you can either de-select the "Note Input" [br]button or simply press Escape.

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You can now select notes on [br]the score and edit them,

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changing the duration, adding accidentals,[br]augmenting the duration,

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or adding common articulations, [br]like accents or staccato marks.

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This "Slur" button allows you to add a slur [br]over a selected range of notes.

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You can also use the very handy [br]shortcut "S" to do this.

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This "Tie" button allows you to [br]tie two durations together.

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And you can change between voices here.

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Then there's the "Tuplet" button.

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To use this, you’ll need to select a duration, [br]and then click on the "Tuplet" button

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to choose the type you want.

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You can also select the duration and [br]use the shortcut Ctrl 3 on Windows

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(or Command 3 on a Mac). The number you [br]choose determines the division of the tuplet.

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This "Add" button allows you to quickly access [br]multiple other kinds of elements,

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like titles or lyrics.

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Lastly, this "Settings" button lets you choose[br]the options you'd like to be displayed

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in this bar by default.

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For example, you can choose to display [br]an option for a 3rd and a 4th voice.

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You can use shortcuts to quickly [br]specify durations as you are writing.

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By default, MuseScore uses a linear system[br]assigned to the numbers on your keyboard.

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

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You can quickly specify pitches like this:

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A, B, C, D, and so on.

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If you hold the Shift key while [br]adding a new pitch,

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it will stack it on an existing [br]note to create a chord.

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You can press Up and Down [br]to alter the pitch of a selected note,

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and if you hold Control or Command [br]while doing this, you can alter the octave.

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There are many more [br]shortcuts that you can learn

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by going our online handbook [br]or searching our forum.

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If you want to change an existing shortcut, [br]you can do so in the preferences,

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which, on a Mac can be found by clicking [br]on this "MuseScore" menu item.

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For PC or Linux users, [br]you'll find it in the "Edit" menu.

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The next most important interface [br]in MuseScore is the palettes panel.

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This is where you can find any type of element [br]that you would like to add to your score.

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For example, if you wanted to add a dynamic,

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the best way to do this would be to select [br]the note where you'd like it to be placed,

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then click on the dynamic to [br]see it appear on your score.

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Alternatively, you can drag it directly [br]from the palettes menu onto the score.

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If you don't need a palette in this default list,

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you can select it and press the [br]backspace or delete button to hide it.

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All hidden palettes can be accessed by [br]clicking on the "Add palettes" button here.

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Clicking on one of these "Add" buttons will [br]promote a palette so it is shown in the main list.

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The last core interface you'll need for [br]score writing is the "Properties" panel

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(which used to be called the "Inspector" [br]in previous versions of MuseScore).

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The "Properties" panel displays useful options [br]for anything you can place on your score.

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For example, if you select a note,

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you can use the "Properties" panel [br]to quickly alter the notehead

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or the beaming properties.

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If I select a hairpin, I can add a [br]"niente" marking quickly.

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If you select a measure, there's a useful option [br]to quickly delete it or add new measures.

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You can toggle the visibility of [br]any item on your score

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and you quickly change notation [br]to be cue sized too.

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If you select multiple elements [br]at the same time,

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the "Properties" panel will [br]smartly package its options

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so that you can still access [br]any setting you need.

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Apart from that, the "Properties" panel [br]has plenty of useful default options

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when nothing is selected.

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You can quickly toggle the visibility [br]of markings that won't be printed,

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like frames around text boxes [br]or invisible items.

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You can also hide or show empty staves

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and you can access your page [br]and style settings too.

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This is a really basic overview of [br]the key concepts for score writing.

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For more detailed tutorials,

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check out some of our later [br]chapters on our YouTube channel,

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or look through our online handbook, [br]which is linked in the description below.