Move notes to another beat

[jeroen griep]

could it be able to move notes to another beat

suppose you have one note or agroup of notes or a phrase that you want to put forwards or backwards in time select and drag it too anotherstartpoint holding altkey or something, instead of having to delete it and put it again.

Also if you have a group of for instance 16th with rests inbetween and you want it to be 8th with less rests select the notes and make it 8th notes without also making the rests 8th rests

Thanks

[broetker]

Easy - just use the copy and paste - works the same as shifting. Select the first note or rest in the passage you want to move and shift select the last, then alt click on the beat where you want to paste it. HTH.

could it be able to move notes to another beat

suppose you have one note or agroup of notes or a phrase that you want to put forwards or backwards in time select and drag it too anotherstartpoint holding altkey or something, instead of having to delete it and put it again.

Also if you have a group of for instance 16th with rests inbetween and you want it to be 8th with less rests select the notes and make it 8th notes without also making the rests 8th rests

Thanks

[Zapruder]

Well, it seems the most basic rules of the way Sibelius "thinks" have not sunk in.

"Replace" a passage in time
- Select the passage (Click bar 01, then [Shift+Click] last bar)
- Go to the position where you want to place this passage
- [Alt+Click]
- Done!

Change rhythmic value of notes (not the rests)
- Select the passage (Click bar 01, then [Shift+Click] last bar)
- Go to Edit > Filter > Notes and Chords (now, only the notes are selected)
- On the Keypad, select the desired rhythmic value
- Done!

Let me know if this makes any sense to you.

Be Well, Zap

[Sebasian]

a phrase that you want to put forwards or backwards in time

Learn to use middle-button copy or Alt-Click (or Mac equivalent). Then you just select the phrase and one click puts it where you want it - copies and paste in one action.

If you want to move something and have other things shuffle along to make room for it, it's a bit trickier. I usually insert a blank bar, copy all the bits where I want them, then copy back into place and delete the extra bar. But maybe that's not what you meant.

[thesoundsmith]

Guys, I'm doing all of these things (more or less). But it's still a PITA compared to the ability to just drag the selected notes and have the remaining objects move to the end of the selection (or bar.) Similar to Word's drag-and-drop.

Just because you CAN do something does not mean the method is optimal. Dragging notes really should be in the Sibelius pantheon, it is too useful and too common a need to blow off. IMHO.