1=== The Quick Insert Panel === 2 3With the tools in the Quick Insert Panel you can add various music elements 4to the current note or selected music. 5 6The *Direction* chooser specifies if articulations, dynamics or slurs 7appear in a neutral position (e.g. determined by stem direction), or above 8or below the staff by prepending a `-`, `^` or `_` character. 9 10Click on a tab to select a tool. You can cycle through the tools with Ctrl 11(or {command}) and the mouse wheel. 12All buttons in the Quick Insert Panel have configurable keyboard shortcuts; 13you can change them by right-clicking a button. 14 15 16== Articulations == 17 18These musical symbols can be added to a note or rest or a selected range 19of music. 20If you add them to a selection, rests will be skipped. 21If there is no text selected, the cursor will automatically move to the next 22pitch, rest, skip or chord. 23 24If *Allow shorthands* is checked, Frescobaldi will use short signs 25for articulations if they exist 26(e.g. `-.` instead of `-\staccato`). 27 28 29== Dynamics == 30 31Dynamics can also be added to a note or rest. 32If you select a range of music, you can add spanners which will automatically 33terminate at the last note, rest or chord in the selection. 34If you then click a sign, it will replace the terminator. 35 36 37== Spanners == 38 39This tool lets you add arpeggio, glissandos and other spanners like slurs, 40phrasing slurs, manual beams or trills. 41 42Arpeggios and glissandos apply to the current note; 43they need no music to be selected. 44The slurs, beams or trill apply to the current note and the next one 45if no music is selected, 46or to the first and the last note or chord in the selection. 47 48 49== Bar Lines == 50 51Here you can insert bar lines or various breathing signs. 52 53 54 55#VARS 56command html ⌘ 57