Adding and removing measures

Small commands, but fundamental enough that they’re worth knowing before almost anything else on the Bar tab.

Inserting a measure

F8 I inserts a new, empty measure immediately before the current one — or before the selection, if you have a range selected.

Deleting a measure

Ctrl+Delete deletes the current measure, or every measure in the current selection. This is a global shortcut, not scoped to the Bar tab, so it works regardless of which palette is open.

Tips

• See Entering notes for filling a newly inserted measure with notes.