PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 155)

10.6
Notion provides ways to quickly change the pitch of notes already in the score . You can move notes
by staff degrees, half-steps (accidentals), or octaves . The program also provides a Transpose feature
(see next topic) so you can change the pitch of a whole group of notes or an entire score .
Change Pitches of Existing Notes
To change the pitch of a note already on a standard musical staff, you can drag it, use the arrow keys, or
use the Fretboard . If the pitch changes extend across multiple measures, consider using Transpose .
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . Have the cursor be the Pointer . If it is not, press Esc .
3 . Click a note .
» The notehead turns to an orange color to show it is selected .
TIP: If you want to move more than one note at a time, you can hold down the Shift key as you click multiple notes
anywhere in your score or highlight contiguous notes .
4 . Complete one of the following:
> Press the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow keys on your keyboard as needed until to move by degrees on the staff .
You can then add accidentals, where needed .
> Hold down Shift as you press an Up Arrow key to move up by half steps or Down Arrow key to move down by half
steps . Accidentals automatically appear with this feature .
> Hold down a click of your mouse on the note and drag the notehead up or down as needed until you have the
pitch you want . Then release your click . You can then add accidentals, where needed .
> You can jump pitches by an octave by pressing Windows: Ctrl + Alt ; Mac: Shift +  – and press the Up Arrow (an
octave higher) or Down Arrow (an octave lower) . You can press more than once for multiple octaves .
> Go to the Fretboard and click a different fret for this note (on the same string) .
5 . If notes where click-selected, you can remove the orange color by clicking anywhere in the score area .
» The note stays at the new degree and returns to a solid black color . You are free to add accidentals and other
markings, as needed .
TIP: Another way to de-select a single orange-colored note is to use the Left Arrow/
Right Arrow keys . This transfers the orange highlight to an adjacent note/rest .
Change Note Pitches