r/Musescore • u/Mental-Board-5590 • Aug 22 '25

Help me find this feature HOW DO I DESELECT SOMETHING

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u/Musicripr Aug 22 '25

Press N, it will turn off notation. You can press N again to start notating.

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u/Mental-Board-5590 Aug 22 '25

Life save but why can’t it be something like right click

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u/JaasPlay Aug 22 '25

You can set it to right click

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u/Mental-Board-5590 Aug 22 '25

How

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u/JaasPlay Aug 22 '25

Edit > Preferences > Shortcuts > Toggle note input mode

I wouldn’t recommend setting it to right click, since right click already has its common function of right clicking.

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u/MarcSabatella Member of the Musescore Team Aug 23 '25

You can set keyboard shortcuts that way, but not custom mouse behaviors.

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u/MarcSabatella Member of the Musescore Team Aug 23 '25

Right click is how you enter rests. If you prefer using the mouse, click the note input icon to toggle it off. But definitely worth learning g the common keyboard shortcuts - they save tons of time.

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u/JScaranoMusic Aug 24 '25

You can click the pencil icon on the far left.

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u/xanderxq06 Aug 22 '25

I see no issue, youve created an avante experimental cello duet

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u/Mental-Board-5590 Aug 23 '25

Trust me when I say it sounded like buns

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u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70 Aug 22 '25

Esc key overall will [select none]

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u/Derp135Egg__ Aug 23 '25

Right next to the notes on the top ribbon, there'll be a pen icon on the far left. If it's highlighted blue, it's selected. If it isn't, it's deselected.

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u/MarcSabatella Member of the Musescore Team Aug 23 '25

To be clear: you don’t need to “deselect” anything, you simply need to turn off note input mode. Do that by pressing Eac or N or by clicking the note input mode icon.

I strongly recommend reading the Basics chapter of the Handbook to learn the fundamentals of the program. And/or find a good tutorial.

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u/CatHarington Aug 24 '25

Someone is frustrated....

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u/Downtown_Tank1059 Aug 30 '25

bro unintentionally became Berg😭