Igor Engraver Manual

105 CHAPTER 6
The Layout Window
Note that staves or systems cannot be selected this way. Instead, the System tool
of the Tools palette must be used. (See “The System Tool” on page 137.)
If a note is double-clicked outside Input mode, all notes of the same layer
become selected. (A “layer” is basically a voice that, for instance, can share a staff
with other voices.) This is a useful feature if you want to copy a layer and paste it
into another staff (e.g., if you want sopranos and altos to have individual staves or
if you want to apply different colours to different voices). If a note is tripleclicked,
all notes become selected, regardless of layer.
6.2 Cut, Copy and Paste
Macintosh: In Igor Engraver, it is easy to copy or move large sections of a piece.
To copy a section of the music, click-drag to select the objects you want to be
copied, and press A-C. Use A-X for cutting selected objects and pasting them
onto the clipboard. To paste the entries in a different location of a piece, put the
input caret at the desired position and press A-V.
You can also use the copy, cut, and paste commands in Input mode; entries that
are selected (use Shift and the arrows or click) may be copied or cut. To paste the
entries to a different section, simply put the input caret at the desired position
and press A-V.
Windows: In Igor Engraver, it is easy to copy or move large sections of a piece.
To copy a section of the music, click-drag to select the objects you want to be
copied, and press Ctrl-C. Use Ctrl-X for cutting selected objects and pasting them
onto the clipboard. To paste the entries in a different location of a piece, put the
input caret at the desired position and press Ctrl-V.
You can also use the copy, cut, and paste commands in Input mode; entries that
are selected (use Shift and the arrows or click) may be copied or cut. To paste the
entries to a different section, simply put the input caret at the desired position
and press Ctrl-V.
Both: Note that only the third and the fifth bars will be copied from the example
presented in the Selecting section. This means that when pasted, the music of
the third bar will appear in the bar in which the input caret is placed, the next