Block instructions

Overview

NtEd offers 4 different block instructions:

Block copyBlock delete
Empty blockInsert block

Select a block

To select a block make sure NtEd is in edit mode (see The 3 modes). Draw a diagonal with left mouse button such that the appropriate rectangle encloses all elements you like to work with:

selection

The selected elements appear in violet color.

If there is a selection rectangle you can deselect some staves from selection by right clicking on the staff:

deselect from selection

This is especially useful if you for example want to copy only the 1st and the 3rd staff of 3 staves:

copy selective

Block copy

To copy a block select some elements as described in Select a block. Choose:

EditCopy

or press Ctrl+C. The selected items are copied into an internal clipboard.

Block paste

To paste a block select a note or rest as described in Shifting notes. This selected chord or rest is the upper left corner of a virtual destination rectangle:

virtual destination rectangle

Choose:

EditPaste

or press Ctrl+V. The items from internal clipboard are copied to this virtual destination rectangle:

paste complete

Delete a block

To delete a block select some elements as described in Select a block. Choose:

EditDelete Block

Or simply press Ctrl + X. The block is deleted.

Note

Independent of the concrete selection the delete operation influences all staves. Only whole measures are deleted.

block delete removes whole measures

Empty a block

To empty a block means to convert all notes groups to rests of appropriate length. Select some elements as described in Select a block:

selection for empty a block

Again, you can deselect some staves by right clicking them:

selection for empty a block, staff 2 deselected

Choose:

EditEmpty Block

Or simply press Ctrl + E. The block is emptied:

block emptied

Insert a block of empty measures

To insert a block of empty measures choose an arbitrary note or rest as described in Shifting notes.

select before block insertion

Choose:

InsertInsert block

Determine the number of measures you wish to insert on insert dialog. Click OK!

block insertion dialog

The measures are inserted after the measure with the selected note or rest.

block insertion performed