Cursor
The cursor is the pointer MusiCAD will use to represent the current position where actions will take place. Depending of the situation the cursor may have a different shape. The cursor is visible during editing only 
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if the cursor points to an existing note |
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if cursor was moved to new position with < > or < >
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if you are about to enter new notes |
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if the cursor points to an object that has no duration (other than notes and rests) |
Cursor movement:
< >
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move one position to the left |
< >
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move one position to the right |
| <ctrl>
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move one bar to the left |
| <ctrl>
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move one bar to the right |
| <Home> | move the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
| <End> | move the cursor to the end of the line. |
| <Page Up> | move the cursor to the previous 'line'. |
| <Page Down> | move the cursor to the next 'line'. |
| <ctrl-Home> | move the cursor to the last bar of the melody |
| <ctrl-End> | move the cursor to the first bar of the melody |
When moving the cursor up or down with <↑> <↓> you can make the cursor point to the position where you want the new note to be inserted with <Enter>.
During playback a cursor is following the notes. To disable this uncheck [MIDI|Track Melody]