Keyboard Shortcuts for OSX Not Working

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Keyboard Shortcuts for OSX Not Working

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Hi Quentin,

I'm currently doing Rhythmic Dictation exercises with 4 bars including quarter notes and eighth notes, and it would be great if the keyboard shortcuts were working. As it's very time consuming to constantly mouse back and fourth between quarter notes and eighth notes.

The manual states that the numeric numbers 3 and 4 are the keyboard shortcuts for quarter and eighth notes, but I can't get them (or any other shortcut for that matter) to work.

Am I missing something?
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Re: Keyboard Shortcuts for OSX Not Working

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Hi,

The shortcuts mentioned in the manual refer to the numbers featured on a numeric pad, not to those located in the upper row of the keyboard. If you don't have a num pad, you can also cycle through the note values by right-clicking (ctrl+click).

As for the other shortcuts on Mac, I assume those you can't get to work are the F keys. On Mac, F keys are used by holding the Fn key at the bottom left of your keyboard.
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Thanks, Quentin! That certainly helps! :)
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Great! I'm glad it made things easier for you :)
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