#### MuseScore -- Index -- Enter Notes

Notes are entered in `Note entry mode` . First select a note or rest as start position for note entry. When entering notes you are always replacing existing notes or rests. So the duration of a measure does not change.

``N`` | enter `Note entry mode` .
``Escape`` | leave `Note entry mode`

After entering `Note entry mode` you should select the duration of the note you want to enter by selecting a value from the note palette or by pressing:

``Alt` + `1`` | Quarter note (crochet) |  | ``Alt` + `2`` | Eighth note (quaver)
``Alt` + `3`` | 1/16 note (semiquaver) |  | ``Alt` + `4`` | 1/32 note (demi-semiquaver)
``Alt` + `5`` | 1/64 note (semi-demi-semiquaver) |  | ``Alt` + `6`` | Whole note (semibreve)
``Alt` + `7`` | Half note (minim)

Notes are entered by pressing `C D E F G A B C` : |
``Space`` creates a rest `C D `Space` E` : |
Notes are added to chords by pressing ``Shift` +Notename` `C D `Shift` +F `Shift` +A E F` : |
Beams are created automatically ``Alt` +1 C D `Alt` +2 E F G A` : |