PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 169)

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You can embellish melodic lines using grace notes . A grace note is a quick ornamental
note added to a melodic line . Its duration is so brief that it’s not counted as part of the
beats for the measure . Notion reads and plays these notes during playback .
Examples of grace notes.
By Keyboard Shortcut
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . To place a grace note on your Music Cursor, press the G key .
» A grace note displays on your Music Cursor .
3 . Continue to press the G key until you see the particular kind of grace note you need . You view in the Music Cursor a
small version of a:
Quarter note one press 16th note three presses
Eighth note two presses 32nd note four presses
4 . Position the Music Cursor before the note you want to embellish .
5 . Click the mouse or press Enter .
» A grace note has a smaller size than standard (counted) notes .
By Entry Palette
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . In the Entry Palette, hover over the third pane from the left
and click your choice of grace note symbol:
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» A representation of the symbol appears on your Music Cursor .
3 . Position the Music Cursor before the note you want to embellish .
4 . Click the mouse or press Enter .
By Right-Click
You can turn an existing note into a grace note with a right-click .
1 . Click the note you want to turn into a grace note .
» Its notehead turns orange to show it is selected .
2 . Right-click to open a context menu .
3 . Select Notes > Grace Notes .
» Notion turns the highlighted note into a grace note (with the same time value as the original note) .
Grace Notes