Sibelius Ultimate Laptop Shortcuts for Mac

File tab

Name Shortcuts
Exit ⌘Q
Close Window ⇧⌘W
New ⌘N
Open ⌘O
Save ⌘S
Print ⌘P
Save As ⇧⌘S
Preferences ⌘,
Sibelius Help ⌘/
Close Tab ⌘W

Home tab

Name Shortcuts
Find ⌘F
Inspector ⇧⌘I
Advanced Filter ⌥⇧⌘F
Cancel/Stop/Select None
Filter Voice 1 ⌥⇧⌘1
Filter Voice 2 ⌥⇧⌘2
Filter Voice 3 ⌥⇧⌘3
Filter Voice 4 ⌥⇧⌘4
Undo ⌘Z
Redo ⌘Y
Delete
Bar at End ⌘B
Undo History ⇧⌘Z
Redo History ⇧⌘Y
Copy ⌘C
Cut ⌘X
Go to Page ⇧⌘G
Select All ⌘A
Transposing Score ⇧⌘T
Single Bar ⇧⌘B
Go to Bar ⌥⌘G
Flip X
Other Bar ⌥B
Instruments and Staves I
Hide or Show ⇧⌘H
Select More ⇧⌘A
Paste ⌘V
Find Next ⌘G
Filter Top Note or Single Notes (For Copying) ⌥⌘1
Filter 2nd Note or Single Notes (For Copying) ⌥⌘2
Filter 3rd Note or Single Notes (For Copying) ⌥⌘3
Filter Bottom Note or Single Notes (For Copying) ⌥⇧⌘B
Filter Dynamics ⌥⇧D
Select System Passage ⌥⇧A
Color ⌘J
Reapply Color ⇧⌘J
Select Graphic ⌥G
Paste as Cue ⌥⇧⌘V
Capture Idea ⇧I
Instrument Change ⌥⇧⌘I
Delete Bar ⌘⌫
Select Bars ⌥⌘A

Note Input tab

Name Shortcuts
Flexi-time Input ⇧⌘F
Move Up Chromatically ⇧⇞
Move Down Chromatically ⇧⇟
Flexi-time Options ⇧⌘O
Transpose ⇧T
Repeat R
Slide notes or rests right ⌥⌘→
Slide notes or rests left ⌥⌘←
Move Up a Staff ⇧⌘↑
Move Down a Staff ⇧⌘↓
Swap Voices 1 and 2 ⇧V
Input Notes N
Arrange ⇧⌘V
Voice 1 ⌥1
Voice 2 ⌥2
Voice 3 ⌥3
Voice 4 ⌥4
Create C C
Create D D
Create E E
Create F F
Create G G
Create A A
Create B B
Add Pitch C ⇧C
Add Pitch D ⇧D
Add Pitch E ⇧E
Add Pitch F ⇧F
Add Pitch G ⇧G
Add Pitch A ⇧A
Add Pitch B ⇧B
Add unison ⇧1
Add interval 2nd above ⇧2
Add interval 3rd above ⇧3
Add interval 4th above ⇧4
Add interval 5th above ⇧5
Add interval 6th above ⇧6
Add interval 7th above ⇧7
Add interval an octave above ⇧8
Add interval 9th above ⇧9
Voice All ⌥5
Turn note into gracenote ;
Re-input Pitches ⌥⇧N

Notations tab

Name Shortcuts
Symbol Z
Time Signature T
Line L
Clef Q
Key Signature K

Text tab

Name Shortcuts
Chord Symbol ⌘K
Rehearsal Mark (consecutive) ⌘R
Edit Text Styles ⌥⇧⌘T
Revoice Chord Diagram ⌥⇧⌘K
Equivalent Chord Text ⇧⌘K

Layout tab

Name Shortcuts
Document Setup ⌘D
Lock Format ⇧⌘L
Unlock Format ⇧⌘U
Make Into Page ⌥⇧⌘M
Hide Empty Staves ⌥⇧⌘H
Show Empty Staves ⌥⇧⌘S
Make Into System ⌥⇧M
System Break/Respell Accidental/Edit Text
Page Break ⌘↵
Use Multirests ⇧⌘M
Focus on Staves ⌥⌘F
Special Page Break ⇧⌘↵

Appearance tab

Name Shortcuts
Engraving Rules ⇧⌘E
Reset Note Spacing ⇧⌘N
Align in a Row ⇧⌘R
Align in a Column ⇧⌘C
Reset Position ⇧⌘P
Reset Design ⇧⌘D
Reset to Score Design ⌥⇧⌘D
Reset to Score Position ⌥⇧⌘P

Play tab

Name Shortcuts
All Notes Off ⇧O
Fast-forward ⌥]
Rewind ⌥[
Scrub Forward ]
Scrub Backward [
Play/Stop or snap line/lyric to next note Space
Mixer M
Live Playback ⌥⇧⌘L
Move Playback Line to Start ⌘[
Move Playback Line to End ⌘]
Hit points ⌥⇧P
Go to Playback Line ⇧Y
Move Playback Line to Selection Y
Replay ⌥Space
Play From Selection P
Move forward a single frame ⇧]
Move backward a single frame ⇧[
Play at half-speed or snap line/lyric to previous note ⇧Space
Loop ⌥P

Parts tab

Name Shortcuts
Switch Between Full Score and Part W
Next Part ⌥⌘`
Previous Part ⌥⇧⌘`

Review tab

Name Shortcuts
Comment ⌥⇧C

View tab

Name Shortcuts
Timeline ⌥⌘N
Full Screen ⌘U
Keypad ⌥⌘K
Hidden Objects ⌥⇧H
Staff Rulers ⌥⇧⌘R
Object Rulers ⌥⇧R
Zoom Out ⌘-
Zoom In ⌘+
Fretboard ⌥⌘E
Video ⌥⌘V
Transport ⌥⌘Y
Hide Tool Windows ⌥⌘X
Ideas ⌥⌘I
Panorama ⇧P
Compare ⌥⌘C
Keyboard ⌥⌘B
Select Previous Tab ⌃⇧⇥
Select Next Tab ⌃⇥
Minimize Window ⌘M

Text Styles

Name Shortcuts
Expression ⌘E
Lyrics line 1 ⌘L
Lyrics line 2 ⌥⌘L
Technique ⌘T
Tempo ⌥⌘T

Line Styles

Name Shortcuts
Crescendo H
Diminuendo ⇧H
Guitar Bend J
Slur above S

Moving

Name Shortcuts
Move stave up (relative) / Select part of object above ⌥↑
Move stave down (relative) / Select part of object below ⌥↓
Move object up a lot ⌘↑
Move object down a lot ⌘↓
Decrease spacing ⌥⇧←
Increase spacing ⌥⇧→
Move object left a lot / Select start of bar ⌘←
Decrease spacing a lot ⌥⇧⌘←
Move object right a lot / Select start of next bar ⌘→
Increase spacing a lot ⌥⇧⌘→
Move staff up (absolute) / Select note in previous voice ⌥⇧↑
Move staff down (absolute) / Select note in next voice ⌥⇧↓
Move staff up a lot (absolute) ⌥⇧⌘↑
Move staff down a lot (absolute) ⌥⇧⌘↓
Move staff up a lot (relative) / Select note in staff above ⌥⌘↑
Move staff down a lot (relative) / Select note in staff below ⌥⌘↓

Navigation

Name Shortcuts
Move up a screenful
Move down a screenful
Move left a screenful/page
Move right a screenful/page
Move to first page ⌘↖
Move to last page ⇧⌘↖
Move to top of page ⌘⇞
Move to bottom of page ⌘⇟
Go to selection start ⇧↖
Go to selection end ⇧↘
Page up a small amount ⌥⇞
Page down a small amount ⌥⇟
Move screen left a small amount ⌥↖
Move screen right a small amount ⌥↘

Zoom

Name Shortcuts
Zoom 100% ⌘1
Zoom to fit page ⌘0

Noteheads

Name Shortcuts
Notehead 0 ⌥⇧0
Notehead 1 ⌥⇧1
Notehead 2 ⌥⇧2
Notehead 3 ⌥⇧3
Notehead 4 ⌥⇧4
Notehead 5 ⌥⇧5
Notehead 6 ⌥⇧6
Notehead 7 ⌥⇧7
Notehead 8 ⌥⇧8
Notehead 9 ⌥⇧9
Next notehead/bar rest type ⇧=
Previous notehead/bar rest type ⇧-

Selection

Name Shortcuts
End line ⇧L
Override pitch before duration ⌥⇧L
Hide or show accidentals ⌃⌥H
End slur ⇧S
Extend selection left ⇧←
Extend selection right ⇧→
Extend selection to start of bar ⇧⌘←
Extend selection to end of bar ⇧⌘→
Extend selection up ⇧↑
Extend selection down ⇧↓
Move object up
Move object down
Move object left / Select previous note
Move object right / Select next note
Select next object
Select previous object ⇧⇥
Select next part of object ⌥→
Select previous part of object ⌥←

Tuplets

Name Shortcuts
Duplet ⌘2
Triplet ⌘3
Quadruplet ⌘4
Quintuplet ⌘5
Sextuplet ⌘6
Septuplet ⌘7
Octopus ⌘8
Nonuplet ⌘9
Toggle sticky tuplet ⌥⇧K

Keypad (all)

Name Shortcuts
'/' (Windows) or '=' (Mac) on keypad /
'*' (Windows) or '/' (Mac) on keypad *
'-' (Windows) or '*' (Mac) on keypad -
7 on keypad ⌥Q
8 on keypad ⌥W
9 on keypad ⌥E
'-' (Mac only) on keypad -
4 on keypad ⌥A
5 on keypad ⌥S
6 on keypad ⌥D
'+' on keypad ⌥F
1 on keypad ⌥Z
2 on keypad ⌥X
3 on keypad ⌥C
Enter on keypad ⌥V
0 on keypad 0
'.' on keypad .
Common notes F7
More notes F8
Beams/tremolos F9
Articulations F10
Jazz Articulations F11
Accidentals F12

Keypad (more notes)

Name Shortcuts
Acciaccatura /

Keypad (accidentals)

Name Shortcuts
Quarter sharp =

Keyboard Window

Name Shortcuts
C A
C# W
D S
Eb E
E D
F F
F# T
G G
Ab Y
A H
Bb U
B J
C above K
Octave Down Z
Octave Up X
QWERTY Mode ⌥⇧Q

Other

Name Shortcuts
Minimize/Expand Ribbon ⌘F1
Activate Find in ribbon ⌃0
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