The TGTools INDEX v2.09
This index lists all TGTools functions in relation to certain
keywords, and then shows which menu item to use. For example,
à Modify>Shift
Accidentals
beautify positioning before fourths, fifths, and
sixths à Modify>Shift
check,
unfreeze, add extra à Music>Accidentals
fine-tune
position before notes with ledger lines à Modify>Shift
shift right ends of glissandi before à Modify>Shift
Alterations
search
and modify (change noteheads, erase, hide, show,
resize)
can be used to prepare playback of quarter-note music
à Modify>Special
Modifications
Analyze Music (for parallelisms) à Miscellaneous>Analyze
Articulations
align
dynamics by converting to text expressions
à Modify>Align/Move
resolve
collisions with slurs à Modify>Slurs
transfer
metatools between files à Modify>Transfer
Auricle à
Miscellaneous>Auricle Import
Baselines à Lyrics>Reset Adjustments, Baselines
Bars à see
Measures
break à Music>Beam Breaker
create
brackets above à Modify>Special Modifications (Durations tab)
remove
angle adjustments à Modify>Remove
remove
stems & beamsà Modify>Remove
Beat Charts à see
Spacing
Bends à see
Glissandi
Brackets
create above
beam groups à Modify>Special Modifications (Durations tab)
à see Groups, Parentheses
Browser for Text Expressions à TGTools>Browser
(Windows only)
Character
Sets (Mac<>Windows) à Miscellaneous>Character
Set Conversion
Chords
custom
chord styles (DO RE MI / Bb-H-H#) à Miscellaneous>Custom
Chord Styles
search
and modify (change noteheads, erase, hide, show,
resize)
à Modify>Special
Modifications
Classical
Eighth Note Beams à Music>Beam Breaker
Clefs
find
possible errors (enharmonic oddities) à Miscellaneous>Find
Complementary Rhythms
improve spacing of à TGTools>New Spacing
Crescendos à see
Hairpins
Cues à Parts>Add Cue Notes
Decrescendos à see
Hairpins
Diamonds à see
Harmonics
Diddles
playback à Modify>Playback
calculate
duration of music à Miscellaneous>Calculate Duration
divide
note values in halves, inserting rests à Modify>Rests
insert
rests by shortening notes à Modify>Rests
minimize
number of rests (by extending preceding notes) à Modify>Rests
pretend
different duration à Modify>Special
Alterations
Dynamics
align /
move à Modify>Align/Move
mass
create hairpins à Music>Create Hairpins
playback à Modify>Playback
à also see Keyboard Shortcuts
Enclosures (of
text expressions)
copy
to other expressions,
remove à Modify>Enclosures
Encore (the following command is
useful for imported Encore files)
convert measure-attached blocks to text expressions
à Modify>Expressions
à Music>Respell
Notes
à also see Harp Pedaling
Entries
find measures with à Miscellaneous>Find
Exercises
use measure numbers to count sections à Layout>Special
Measure Number Regions
Export music numerically à Miscellaneous>Export To
Spreadsheet
align, move à Modify>Align/Move
browse à TGTools>Browser (Windows), TGTools>Select Text Expression (Mac)
convert
measure-attached to note-attached à TGTools>Expressions
convert
staff-listed expressions into per-staff ones à TGTools>Expressions
find
in score à Miscellaneous>Find
modify definitions à TGTools>Browser (Windows only)
multiply
horizontal positions with a number à TGTools>Expressions
remove multi-staff expressions from staves where
the measure is empty
à TGTools>Expressions
remove unused definitions à Miscellaneous>Text Expression Sorter
repair measure expressions (for mass mover copying etc.) à Modify>Reset
select from sorted list
à TGTools>Browser
(Windows), TGTools>Select
Text Expression (Mac)
sort à Miscellaneous>Text Expression Sorter
transfer measure-attached expressions (with
correct staff assignments)
à Modify>Transfer
transfer
metatools between files à Modify>Transfer
à also see Enclosures,
Keyboard Shortcuts
Fonts
in
Text Expressions à TGTools>Browser (Windows only)
List of fonts in document à Miscellaneous->Font Info
Glissandi
leave space for à Modify>New Spacing
playback (pitch bends or fingered) à Modify>Playback
shift right ends before accidentals à Modify>Shift
Grace Notes
ignore for spacing à Modify>New Spacing
position à Modify>Shift
Graphics
transfer
page graphics between files à Modify>Transfer
update optimized groups à Layout>Update Groups
Harp
Pedaling
create
pedal diagrams, add pedal changes,
respell
enharmonics à Parts>Harp Pedaling
align /
move / straighten à Modify>Align/Move
make
horizontal over system breaks à Modify>Reset
mass
create à Music>Create Hairpins
playback à Modify>Playback
repair (for mass mover copying etc.) à Modify>Reset
set
opening widths à Modify>Reset
à also see Keyboard Shortcuts
Harmonics
à Music>Harmonics
Hyperscribe à Music>Smart Split Point
Import
Auricle Cue Files à Miscellaneous>Auricle Import
Incipits (a
piece’s first few measures in a table of contents)
à Layout>Incipits
Instruments à see Groups, Layout, System
Optimization
Intervals
à also see Harmonics
Keyboard
user-defined shortcuts à TGTools>Options (Windows only)
à see
Keyboard Shortcuts
à also see Metatools
Laisser
Vibrer (l.v.) à Music>Laisser
Vibrer
Layers
join rests
in multiple layers à Modify>Rests
also see
Parts
fit measures in specified number of systems
à Layout>Fit
Measures
join systems à Layout>Join
Two Staff Systems
split
system à Layout>Split Staff System
transfer measures attributes, locked measure groups,
spacing, widths;
system margins, attributes à
Modify>Transfer
à also see System Optimization, Incipits
Ledger Lines
fine-tune
position of accidentals before à Modify>Shift
improve spacing (esp. melismas) à TGTools>New Spacing
reset adjustments, baselines à Lyrics>Reset Adjustments, Baselines
shift centered lyrics (depending on punctuation) à Lyrics>Shift Lyrics
word extensions à Lyrics>Word Extensions
New Spacing also incorporates these
separately available features:
correct
centering of syllables under long notes à Lyrics>Shift Lyrics
left-align melismas
à Lyrics>Left-Align
Melisma Syllables
shift
syllables on first beat à Lyrics>Move Syllables On Beat One
Macintosh<>Windows à Miscellaneous>Character Set Conversion
Margins
transfer system margins à
Modify>Transfer
calculate
duration à Miscellaneous>Calculate Duration
compare à Miscellaneous>Compare Entries
fill
with rests à Music>Fill With Rests (fills beat-wise)
fit in specified number of systems à Layout>Fit Measures
measure
expressions à see
Expressions
set widths à Spacing>Measure Widths
transfer attributes, locks, spacing, widths à Modify>Transfer
use measure numbers to count sections à Layout>Special
Measure Number Regions
à also see Layout, Spacing, Incipits
Melismas
improve
spacing à TGTools>New Spacing
left-align à TGTools>Lyrics>Left-Align Melisma
Syllables
browse à TGTools>Browser (Windows only)
modify à TGTools>Browser (Windows only)
transfer
between files à Modify>Transfer
Midi Note Numbers à see Playback
Music Spacing à see Spacing
New
Spacing à see Spacing
Note Spacing à see Spacing
avoid extra space for notes that exceed a
measure’s duration à New Spacing
center notes equal to the measure’s duration à Modify>Shift
center whole notes in relation to other notes à Modify>Shift
compare à Miscellaneous>Compare Entries
convert to rests à Modify>Remove
divide
note values in halves, inserting rests à Modify>Rests
note
expressions à see
Expressions
position
grace notes à Modify>Shift
pretend
different duration à Modify>Special
Alterations
remove horizontal displacements; adjustments of
stem position & length, beam angle à Modify>Remove
remove stems à Modify>Remove
search and modify (change notehead, erase, hide,
show, resize)
à Modify>Special
Modifications
search and
replace pitch classes à Modify>Replace Pitches
à also see Enharmonics,
Harmonics, Laisser Vibrer,
Playback, Spacing, Split Point, Tremolos, Trill Notes
Optimization à see System
Optimization
Pages
à see Layout, System
Optimization
Page
Graphics
transfer
between files à Modify>Transfer
Page
Text Blocks
transfer
between files à Modify>Transfer
Parallelisms