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Now I'm going to show you how to add 
various kinds of dynamic markings,

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articulations and text to your score.

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To place a dynamic, 
you can select a note on the score

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and then click on the desired 
dynamic in the palettes menu.

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Here I'm going to place a piano 
dynamic on the first beat of the first bar

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and then a forte mark on the 
third beat of this second bar.

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Now if I select a note or 
dynamic on the first beat,

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I can apply the crescendo hairpin

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and then drag it 
to the forte dynamic,

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or use the shortcut Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow 
(or Shift+Command+Right Arrow on Mac).

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Once a hairpin is connected to a dynamic, 
you can move the dynamic itself

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and the hairpin will stretch accordingly.

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Many of the most common articulations 
can be added using the "Note Input" bar.

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For example, if you 
select a range of notes,

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you can quickly apply 
marcato or accent marks,

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as well as tenuto and staccato marks.

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In addition, you can select a range of notes 
and place a slur mark over all of them

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using the slur button
(or with the shortcut “S”).

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And you can tie durations 
using this tie button

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(or the handy shortcut “T”).

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Now if you hover over any of 
these buttons, a tooltip will appear

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that describes the shortcut that 
can be used to quickly access them.

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It's worth mentioning that you can also select 
a range of notes across multiple instruments

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and apply an articulation or dynamic 
to all of them at once.

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All other articulations can be found in the 
"Palettes" panel, including arpeggios,

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tremolo marks, trills and fermatas.

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There are also numerous 
instrument-specific markings

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that can be added from 
the palettes menu,

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including up and down 
bow strokes for strings,

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bends for the guitar

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and pedal markings for piano. 
They all work in the same way:

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Just select the place where 
you'd like the marking to be applied

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and then click on the marking in question.

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Some markings will have unique settings 
available in the "Properties" panel.

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For example, if I select 
this fermata marking,

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then if there are playback options available, 
this "Playback" button will be active.

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If I click on that, I can now specify 
how long the fermata should last.

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There are also multiple text-based 
markings available in the palettes menu.

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For example, if I select this range of 
bars and open the "Tempo" palette,

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I can apply this ritenuto marking.

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Another key text element 
in this palette is "Swing",

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which alters the playback 
to produce a swing feel.

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I can find the tempo markings 
from the "Tempo" palette

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and rehearsal marks 
from the "Text" palette.

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Most text items can be modified 
by double-clicking on them.

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If you’d like to enter a 
special music character,

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you can do this by selecting 
the "Properties" panel

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and choosing the 
"Insert special characters" button,

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which triggers a popup that contains 
a range of commonly used symbols.

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If you’d like to enter a bespoke performance 
direction to appear above the stave,

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select a note or bar first, followed by 
the "Add" button in the top bar.

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From there, navigate to the "Text" option 
and choose "Staff Text"

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to begin writing your text instruction.

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Alternatively, you can use the shortcut 
Ctrl + T (or Command + T on Mac).

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Expression text can also be 
added via the "Add" button,

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or by using the shortcut Ctrl + E 
(or Command + E on Mac).

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