Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

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Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

2003-03-01 02:57 pm

I often use "Automatic beam", but it is a bit time-consuming activating it from "Tools". Is there a keyboard-shortcut to this command?
Kind regards
Steffen Appelquist

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #1 – 2003-03-01 03:50 pm

I believe Alt/T then A should do it.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #2 – 2003-03-01 04:05 pm

Despite it is a shortcut with TWO keypress, it is much easier than using the mouse. Thank you for the hint!
Steffen Appelquist

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #3 – 2003-03-02 03:09 pm

You're welcome. Many menu items can be reached without using the mouse. Once you have opened a menu, pay attention to verbage after the option you want or to the character which is underlined. Alt/T opens the Tools menu and then A gives Automatic Beam. Likewise starting with Alt/F would open the File menu, etc.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #4 – 2003-03-04 02:24 pm

Can't confirm this at the moment as I'm at work, but isn't it Ctrl+B (after you have selected the notes to be beamed, of course)?

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #5 – 2003-03-04 08:23 pm

Ctrl+B does only the notes you've selected.
The other method will do the whole staff.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #6 – 2003-03-05 12:11 am

Unfortunately, I've never found a situation where automatic beam works properly. There's always some notes you want to beam in a "unofficial" way. That means you either have to pick out the bit you want to beam into a separate stave, apply automatic beam, then paste it back again, or else use Ctrl+B one bar at a time. Now if only Ctrl+B would work on all beamable notes in the current selection...!

Re: Keyboard shortcut to "Automatic beam"

Reply #7 – 2003-03-05 03:23 pm

I use automatic beam for the trivial situations which are left over after doing beaming over several beats if necessary. Auto beaming is also dependent on the time signature so, if you want to beam eights in groups of 4 while in 4/4 time, insert a 2/2 before doing the beaming, then remove it.