Rules for note entry Click to the left of a note/rest to place a note on the same beat. Click to the right of a note/rest to place a note on the next beat. When you place a note on the same beat as another note with a different duration, METRO adds that note as a new voice. The cursor changes with location, indicating where METRO is placing the note. See the table below: Cursor Meaning This crosshair appears when the cursor is directly over a staff and indicates that the next action applies to this staff. This crosshair appears when the cursor is above a staff and indicates that the next action applies to the staff immediately below the cursor. This crosshair appears when the cursor is below a staff and indicates that the next action applies to the staff immediately above the cursor. This cursor appears whenever you move the mouse over a symbol that can be moved/edited/etc, regardless of the currently selected tool. This is the basic selection cursor for METRO’s notation window. When this cursor is active, you can drag a rectangle around symbols to select them. See Also: Selecting from the Notes palette using the mouse Selecting from the Notes palette using the keyboard Entering notes Entering rests Entering accidentals