How to make double dotted notes ?

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esox
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Post by esox » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:07 pm

Just can't find how to create a double dotted note...


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michelp
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Post by michelp » Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:15 pm

In speedy entry, you just type the dot twice.
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:43 pm

If you are using Simple Entry with the mouse, you don't have the option of clicking an icon with a double-dotted note.

When a note is selected, you can double-dot it with the computer keyboard (hit the . key), but you can't double-dot a note with the mouse.

Note entry with mouse-click is mostly for beginners, as it lacks some of the advanced options, like double-dotted notes.

(However, note entry with mouse-click has some special possibilities for power users, like entering a gazillion of dotted eighths, or inserting a note)

I strongly recommend that you give mouse entry a break, and take the time to learn Simple Entry with computer keyboard.
The tutorial document "EntryExercise.MUS" will give you a lot of tricks.

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Post by ciheins » Fri May 15, 2015 6:59 pm

for those of us who are not so good with the other entries (will look at the tutorial when I have time). Remember, you can break them down to their component parts; e.g.: a double dotted quarter note can be a dotted quarter note tied to a 16th note. Just a reminder.

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