You can also select and move a note or other object without using the mouse: with nothing
selected, hit Tab to select the first object on the top staff on the page. Then:
* You can select the next object on the staff using the arrow keys or Tab (to select the previous
item, type Shift-Tab). Sibelius plays back each note or chord as it is selected.
* To move quickly between notes and rests, type 0/1. If a note in a chord is selected, Sibelius plays
back all of the notes of that chord in that voice, so that moving through notes and chords quickly
allows you to hear them in context.
* If you want to select a particular notehead in a chord, use Alt+3/2 or z3/2 to select the next
highest or lowest note in the chord. If the highest or lowest note of the chord is selected, typing
Alt+3/2 or z3/2 selects any tremolos on the stem (if present), typing Alt+3/2 or z3/2
again selects the handle at the end of the stem (if the stem is pointing in that direction), and
typing it again selects the articulation nearest to the note, if any are present. As each note in a
chord is selected, only the selected note is played back.
* Shift+Alt+3/2 or xz3/2 selects the highest or lowest note in the next used voice (so if you
have selected, for example, the bottom note of a chord in voice 1 and type Shift+Alt+2 or
xz2, Sibelius will select the highest note in voice 2, if present; if not, the highest note in voice
3, or voice 4). Only the selected note is played back.
* Ctrl+Alt+2 or zX2 selects the highest pitch or rest in the lowest numbered voice on the staff
below; Ctrl+Alt+3 or zX3 selects the lowest pitch or rest in the highest numbered voice on the
staff above. Only the selected note is played back.
If there is no note or rest at the same rhythmic position in the next voice or staff, Sibelius will
select the note or rest at the nearest rhythmic position earlier in the same bar. Voices that are not
present are simply skipped, and when moving between staves, hidden staves are likewise
skipped.
* You can also move between the different parts of notes and chords using Alt+0/1 or z0/1. The
order of selection from left to right when typing Alt+1 or z1 is as follows: arpeggio line; scoop
or plop; accidental; notehead; rhythm dot; fall or doit; tie left-hand end; tie; tie right-hand end.
(These shortcuts also work for lines – b 4.6 Lines and b 4.8 Slurs.)
If you have trouble selecting an object with the mouse, because there’s another object very close
that you keep selecting instead: first, hit Tab (or Shift-Tab) to move the selection to the object you
want to select, or zoom in very close and try selecting it again; if this fails, move the other object
out of the way temporarily.
Another way of making a single selection is to use the Home > Edit > Find (shortcut Ctrl+F or XF)
feature – b 2.9 Filters and Find.