Selecting notes with the Pencil tool

You select notes with the Pencil tool by clicking the notes. (No big deal, right?) To select more than one note, press the Shift key while you click each note. Selected notes become highlighted.

Using the Selector tool

When you use the Selector tool to select notes, certain conditions apply. They’re pretty straightforward:

• Before a note can be included in a selection, its start point must be in the selection range.

  In Figure 5-4, for example, the note whose start point begins before the selection range is not selected. (You can tell it’s not selected because it’s not highlighted.)

• Notes with end points outside the selection range are still selected.
• When you select notes with the Selector tool, you also select (automatically) all the underlying automation and controller data pertaining to the notes.

Grabbing with the Grabber tool

When you select a series of notes with the Grabber tool, all notes partially or fully contained in the Grabber selection are selected, as shown in Figure 5-5. Notes selected with the Grabber tool don’t include automation or controller data.

Selecting notes from the mini keyboard

You can select all the notes in a track that have the same pitch by clicking the represented MIDI note in the mini keyboard, which is located along the left side of the track’s playlist display, as shown in Figure 5-6.

Free Hand

When you insert notes, here’s what happens:

• You can place them anywhere you want and drag your mouse to specify the duration you want the note to be.
• If you simply click with the Free Hand Pencil tool to insert a note, the note duration is equal to the grid value for your session. (Grid values are boundaries you can set for your session and are set in the Grid Value drop-down menu, located just below the Pencil Tool button in the Edit window.)
• Note velocity is determined by the setting you have in the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box. Choose Setup ⇒ Preferences to access the Preferences dialog box.

When you draw velocity or continuous controller data, here’s what happens:

• You can draw any shape you want with your mouse.
• The resolution of the lines is determined by the settings you’ve chosen for controller data in the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box. Choose Setup ⇒ Preferences to access the Preferences dialog box.

Line

When you insert notes, here’s what you get:

• You can place as many notes as you want as a single pitch.

  The note duration is equal to the current grid value in your session.

• The note velocity is determined by the setting you have on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box.

When you draw velocity or continuous controller data, these conditions apply:

• The line is straight from the initial mouse click through the drag and release.
• The resolution of the lines is determined by the settings you choose for controller data on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Triangle

When you insert notes, three conditions apply:

• You can place as many notes as you want as a single pitch.

  The note duration is equal to the current grid value in your session.

• The note velocity oscillates between the setting you have for Note on Velocity on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box and 127 (the maximum level).

When you draw velocity or continuous controller data, here’s what you see:

• The line is a triangular pattern, which changes direction according to the current grid value in your session.
• The resolution of the lines is determined by the settings for controller data you chose on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Square

When you insert notes, here’s the skinny:

• You can place as many notes as you want as a single pitch.

  The note duration is equal to the current grid value in your session.

• The note velocity alternates between the setting you have for Note on Velocity on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box and 127 (the maximum level).

When you draw velocity or continuous controller data, it works this way:

• The line is a square pattern, which repeats according to the current grid value in your session.
• The resolution of the lines is determined by the settings you chose for controller data on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Random

When you insert notes, here’s what you get:

• You can place as many notes as you want as a single pitch.

  The note duration is equal to the current grid value in your session.

• The note velocity changes randomly between the setting you have for Note on Velocity on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box and 127 (the maximum level).

When you draw velocity or continuous controller data, the line is a random pattern, which changes value according to the current grid value in your session.

Inserting notes

To use the Pencil tool to insert a note, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu in the Track Controls section of the Edit Window, set the track view to Notes.
2. Click and hold the Pencil icon and then choose the Pencil tool you want to use from the Pencil Tool drop-down menu that appears.
3. Locate the place you want to add your MIDI note in the track’s playlist area.
4. With the Pencil tool you select in Step 2, click in the playlist to insert a note with a duration equal to the grid value.

When you use the Free Hand tool, you can set the note to whatever duration you want. Do so by clicking the start point of the note in the track’s playlist, dragging to the end point you want, and then releasing the mouse button.

If you want to hear the MIDI note while you insert it, first make sure that you have the Play MIDI Notes When Editing preference chosen on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box. (Choose Setup ⇒ Preferences to access this dialog box.)

If you have Grid mode enabled as your editing mode, the inserted note is snapped to the nearest grid boundary. To disable this function, press ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) when you insert the note. (Book 5, Chapter 1 has more on editing modes.)

Drawing velocity or continuous controller data

To draw velocity or continuous controller data in a track’s playlist, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu in the Track Controls section of the Edit Window, set the track to Velocity or Controller view.
2. Click and hold the Pencil icon and then choose the Pencil tool you want to use from the menu that appears.
3. Locate where you want to enter your MIDI data in the track’s playlist.
4. With the Pencil tool you choose in Step 2, click and drag in the track’s playlist to sketch in the velocity or the controller level you want to draw.
5. Release the mouse button when you reach the end point of your edit.

Inserting program changes

To insert MIDI program changes, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set the track to Program Change view.
2. Click and hold the Pencil icon and then choose the Pencil tool you want to use from the menu that appears.

3. Click in the track’s playlist where you want the change to occur.

   The Patch Select dialog box opens.

4. Click the patch number or name in the main section of the dialog box to select it.

5. Click Done.

   The program change is inserted, as shown in Figure 5-9.

Deleting a MIDI note

To delete a MIDI note, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set the track view to Notes.
2. With either the Grabber tool or the Selector tool, select the note in the playlist you want to delete.
3. Press Delete/Backspace on your keyboard or choose Edit ⇒ Clear from the main menu.

Instead of using Steps 2 and 3 in the preceding list, start out with the Pencil tool. Then press Option (Mac) or Alt (PC) to change the pencil into an eraser, and then click the note to delete it.

If you use the Selector tool to select the note, all automation and controller data is deleted along with the note.

Deleting a program change

To delete a program change, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set the track view to Program Change.
2. Select the program change you want to delete.

   • With the Grabber tool, click the event or drag across it to select it.

     If you drag, you can include other MIDI events in your selection to delete them as well.

   • With the Pencil tool, press Option (Mac) or Alt (PC) while you click the event. You won’t need to perform Step 3 using this procedure because the event is automatically deleted.

3. Press Delete/Backspace on your keyboard or choose Edit ⇒ Clear from the main menu.

   The event is deleted.

Changing a note’s pitch

To change a note’s pitch, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Notes view.
2. Select the Pencil or the Grabber tool.
3. Press Shift to keep the note’s start point from changing while you move it.
4. Click the note and drag it up (higher pitch) or down (lower pitch) in the playlist.
5. Release the mouse button when the note is where you want it.

Or you can use the following keyboard shortcut:

1. Select the note with the Grabber or Smart tool.
2. Press the arrow key up or down to move the note a semi tone.
3. Press Shift + Arrow up or down to move the note an octave.
4. Press Control + left or right Arrow (Mac) or Start + left or right Arrow (Windows) to move the note within the session’s key.

Changing a note’s duration

To change a note’s duration — its Start or End points — do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Notes view.
2. Select the Pencil tool.

3. With the Pencil tool, click the note you want to change.

   Press Shift while you click to select more than one note.

4. Click the Start or End point of the note and drag it left or right.
   • If your edit mode is set to Grid, the note is moved along the grid boundary.
   • If you’re using the Spot edit mode, the Spot dialog box appears; there, you can type in a location for the note and then click Done.
5. Release the mouse button when the note is where you want it.

Or you can use the following keyboard shortcut:

1. Select the note with the Grabber or Smart tool.
2. Press Control + left or right Arrow (Mac) or Start + left or right Arrow (Windows) to move the note’s start time one grid value.

3. Press Option + left or right Arrow (Mac) or Alt + left or right Arrow (Windows) to move the end time of the note one grid value.

   Adding Shift to the key command moves the note two grid values.

Changing a note’s velocity

In the MIDI world, velocity means volume. To change a note’s velocity, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Velocity view.
2. Select the Grabber tool.
3. Click the diamond-shaped icon at the top of the velocity stalk — the vertical line with a diamond at the top representing the velocity level — in the track’s playlist and then drag it up or down.
4. Release the mouse button when the velocity is where you want it.

Or you can use the following keyboard shortcut:

1. Select the note with the Grabber or Smart tool.

2. Press Command + up or down Arrow (Mac) or Control + up or down Arrow (Windows) to change the note’s velocity by five units.

   Add Shift to the key command to change the velocity by 15 units.

You can also use one of the Pencil tools to draw various velocity shapes. Select the desired Pencil tool and then draw a line in the track’s playlist where you want the velocities to be. (See “Perusing the Pencil tools” section, earlier in this chapter, for more on drawing velocity settings.)

You can scale the velocities of several notes by using the Selector to select the notes and then the Trimmer to drag them up or down as a unit. This lets you keep the relationship between the velocities the same as you change the overall levels.

Changing time locations

Time locations define where the Start points of your notes are placed within your session. To change a note’s time location, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Notes view.
2. Select the Pencil or the Grabber tool.
3. Press Shift to keep the note’s pitch from changing while you move it.
4. Click the note and drag it left or right.
   • If your edit mode is set to Grid, the note is moved along the grid boundary.
   • If you’re using Spot edit mode, the Spot dialog box appears; there, you can type in a location for the note and then click Done.
5. Release the mouse button when the note is where you want it.

Moving notes freely

To move a note freely in the track, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Notes view.
2. Select the Pencil or the Grabber tool.
3. Click the note and drag it left or right, up or down.
4. Release the mouse button when the note is where you want it.

Editing note attributes

To edit a note by changing note attributes as displayed in the MIDI Event List, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set your track to Notes view.

2. Click the note by using the Pencil or the Grabber tool.

   The note’s attributes show up in the MIDI Event List window with a blue highlight (as shown in Figure 5-10).

3. Click in the Attribute field(s) you want to change:
   • Start: This field indicates the start point of the selected note. This is displayed in the main time scale setting for the session.
   • End: This field controls the end point of the note, which is displayed in the main time-scale format. If this field isn’t visible, click the Options button at the top of the MIDI Event List dialog box and choose Show Note End Time from the menu that appears.
   • Length/Info: This field displays the duration of the note (shown in the session’s main time scale). Changing the start or end times also changes this value. Changing this field alters the end point but leaves the start point untouched. MIDI events without length data (such as program changes or controller events) show data associated with that data, such as the program number or controller event type. If this field isn’t visible, click the Options button at the top of the MIDI Event List dialog box and choose Show Note Length from the menu that appears.
   • Pitch: This field displays the pitch of the note.
   • Attack Velocity: This field shows the velocity of the start of the note as a MIDI value between 0 and 127.
   • Release Velocity: This field displays the release velocity of the note as a MIDI value between 0 and 127.
4. Enter in the new value in the field corresponding to the attribute you want to change.

5. Press Return/Enter.

   The note changes to match the new attributes.

If you want to change more than one field, press / (the front-slash key) to move between fields.

Changing program patches

Program patches are the sounds available in your MIDI device. Here’s how to change program patches:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set the track to Program Change view.

2. With the Grabber tool, double-click the program change event you want to change.

   The Patch Select dialog box appears.

3. In the Patch Select dialog box, select the new patch name/number. (If the patch resides on a different bank as the current patch, select the new bank as well.)

4. Click Done.

   The Patch Select dialog box closes, and the new program is sounded when you play your session.

Moving program change markers

Program change markers are helpful little tools because they tell Pro Tools when to change the sound of your MIDI device while your session plays. To move a program change marker, follow these steps:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, set the track to Program Change view.
2. Select the Grabber or the Pencil tool.
3. Click and drag the Program Change Marker left or right.
   • If you have Grid mode enabled, the program change event moves to the closest grid boundary.
   • If you have Spot mode selected, the Spot dialog box opens; there, you can enter a new location for the marker and then click Done.

Editing lines with the Pencil tool

To edit the line graph with a Pencil tool, do the following:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, select the track view that corresponds to the parameter you want to edit (Volume, Pan, Pitch Bend, Mono Aftertouch, MIDI Controller).
2. Click and hold the Pencil icon, and then select the Pencil tool you want to use from the menu that appears.

3. Click in the playlist where you want to start drawing and then drag your mouse to draw the new values.

   The line is drawn, and breakpoints are inserted according to the resolution you set for the Pencil Tool Resolution When Drawing Controller Data option on the MIDI tab of the Preferences dialog box. (Choose Setup ⇒ Preferences from the main menu to access the Preferences dialog box.)

4. Release the mouse button when you reach the end of your edit.

Editing breakpoints

If you’re not adept at drawing lines, you might want to work with breakpoints instead. Here’s how:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, select the track view that corresponds to the parameter you want to edit (Volume, Pan, Pitch Bend, Mono Aftertouch, MIDI Controller).
2. Select the Grabber tool.
3. Click and drag the breakpoint.
4. Release the mouse button.

Scaling breakpoints

When you scale breakpoints, you move a group of breakpoints while retaining the relationship between them. You can use the Trimmer tool to scale breakpoints, as in the following step list:

1. From the Track View drop-down menu, select the track view that corresponds to the parameter you want to edit (Volume, Pan, Pitch Bend, Mono Aftertouch, MIDI Controller).
2. Select the Selector tool.

3. With your mouse, click and drag across the breakpoints you want to scale.

   The selection becomes highlighted.

4. Select the Trimmer tool.

5. Click and drag the breakpoints up or down.

   The breakpoints move as a unit, but they don’t all move the same amount. Rather, they move differently to keep the relationship between the breakpoints intact.

6. Release your mouse button.

There are other ways to edit continuous controller data in Pro Tools. Check out Book 6, Chapter 6 to find out more.

Using the Smart tool in Notes view

When you use the Smart tool with your Track view set to Notes, the tool behaves the following way:

• Placing the cursor so that it doesn’t touch any notes or pressing ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) enables the Selector face of the Smart tool. You can then click and drag to make a selection.
• Positioning the cursor near the middle of a note enables the Grabber face of the Smart tool.
• Placing the cursor over the start or end point of a note enables the Trimmer face of the Smart tool.
• To turn the Smart tool into an eraser, make sure the cursor isn’t touching any notes (the Selector appears) and then press Control+Option (Mac) or Windows+Alt (PC).

Using the Smart tool in an Automation or in Controller views

When you use the Smart tool in an Automation view (Volume, Mute, or Pan) or in Controller view, the tool acts the following ways:

• Trimmer: To enable the Trimmer tool, position your cursor in the top quarter of the clip. The Trimmer icon appears. You can move your cursor up and down to change the value or to create breakpoints. If you want finer control of the Trimmer tool while you work, press ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) after you begin trimming.
• Selector: To enable the Selector tool, position your cursor in the lower three-quarters of the clip. You can then drag your selection.
• Grabber: To enable the Grabber tool, press ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC). You can do several things with the Grabber tool with a track set to an automation view:
  • Edit existing breakpoints: Position the cursor near one of these points, and the Grabber appears. You can increase the resolution of your movements to fine-control by pressing ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) after you start moving the breakpoint.
  • Constrain the Grabber vertically: To keep the Grabber from moving right or left, press Shift — or, if you set the tool to fine control, press ⌘  +Shift (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift (PC).

Examining MIDI Event menus

The MIDI Event List contains three menus at the top of the window: Track Selector, Options, and Insert. The following list gives you the details on the various menu options:

• Track Selector: This menu shows the track that’s listed in the window and lets you choose a different track to display.
• Options: This menu consists of the following options, as shown in Figure 5-13:
  • Show Sub Counter: This option displays the event times in the sub-counter value. (Book 2, Chapter 3 has more on how to use counters.)
  • Go To: Choosing this option opens a dialog box in which you enter the location in the session you want to go to.
  • Scroll to Edit Selection: This automatically moves the MIDI Event List to the Edit Start or Insertion point for the session.
  • Page Scroll During Playback: This option scrolls the MIDI Event List while your session plays.
  • Scroll During Edit Selection: This option automatically scrolls the MIDI Event List while you move your edit point in the Edit window.
  • Show Note Length: Selecting this option displays the length of the MIDI notes in the MIDI Event List.
  • Show Note End Time: This option lets you display the end time of the MIDI notes in the Event List instead of the note length. (Sorry, but you can’t have both.)
  • Insert at Edit Location: This option lets you designate that any inserted event is placed at the Edit Start or Insertion point.
  • Insert at Playback Location: This option lets you insert notes on the fly while the session plays back.
  • Insert at Playback Location with Grid: This option snaps any inserted notes placed on the fly (see the previous bullet) to the nearest grid boundary.
  • View Filter: This option opens the MIDI Event List View Filter dialog box, as shown in Figure 5-14. You use this dialog box to specify which fields appear in the MIDI Event List dialog box. This, in turn, affects which events are edited when you use Cut, Copy, and Paste. Any fields that are not displayed in the MIDI Event List aren’t affected by Cut, Copy, and Paste commands. (For more about this dialog box, see Chapter 6 in this mini-book.)
• Insert: The Insert menu consists of the types of events you can insert into the track using the MIDI Event List. This menu is covered in greater detail in the “Inserting MIDI events” section, later in this chapter.

Although it isn’t actually a menu option, the number of Events in your current track is displayed to the right of the three menus listed in this section.

Eyeing the rest of the MIDI Event List

Below the MIDI Event menus (see the preceding section) lies the whole range of possible MIDI events for the track. (Refer to Figure 5-12.) These events are listed in order from the beginning of the session to the end and are listed in three columns. (The “Inserting MIDI events” section, later in this chapter, explores these columns further.)

• Start: This column displays the location of the event’s Start point in either the main or sub-counter time format, depending on whether you have the Show Sub Counter option selected in the Options menu. (See the “Examining MIDI Event menus” section, earlier in this chapter.)

  If more than one event is located at the same place in the session (like with chords, for example), the location for all but the first event is dimmed. This makes it easier to see these multiple events.

  To the left of the Start point is an arrow indicating the location of the cursor in the session.

• Event: This column shows the event type (indicated by the icon at the left of the column) as well as its associated values. In the case of notes, you see the note letter and octave as well as its attack and release velocities.
• Length/Info: This column shows the length or end point of the MIDI notes, depending on whether you have the Show Note Length or Show Note End Time option selected under the Options menu. (See the preceding section.)

Getting around the MIDI Event List

Here are several ways to move quickly around the MIDI Event List:

• Double-clicking the event in the list highlights your selection.
• Pressing Tab or the down-arrow key (↓) moves you to the next event.
• Pressing Option+Tab (Mac) or Ctrl+Tab (PC) or the up-arrow key (↑) moves you to the previous event.
• Using the left (←) or right arrow (→) moves you laterally in the event list.
• Pressing Shift while you double-click or pressing Tab/arrow adds events to your selection.
• Choosing Go To from the Options drop-down menu takes you to a specific location in the event list.
• Selecting the Scroll to Edit Selection option under the Options menu lets you go automatically to the beginning of the edit selection.

Inserting MIDI events

From the Insert menu, as shown in Figure 5-15, you can insert the following MIDI events into your track:

• Note: Selecting Note lets you enter the start time, pitch, attack velocity, release velocity, and either the end time or duration of the notes.
• Pitch Bend: When you enter pitch-bend information in the Event entry window, you include the start time and the bend amount. Positive values raise the pitch; negative numbers lower it.
• Volume: In the Volume Event entry window, enter the start time, controller number (set to 7 for volume), and the volume level (0–17). The controller name appears in the far-right column.
• Pan: The Pan Event entry window contains fields for start time, controller number (in this case, set to 10), and pan value (negative numbers pan left of center, and positive numbers pan right of center). The controller name (pan) appears in the far-right column.
• Mono Aftertouch: The Mono Aftertouch Event entry window offers fields for the start time and the after-touch level (0 and 127). After-touch is the velocity of the note after the initial attack.
• Poly Aftertouch: The Poly (polyphonic) Aftertouch Event entry window offers fields for the start time, note name, and the after-touch level (0 and 127).
• Program Change: The Program Change Event entry window has fields for the start time, program number, controller 0 value, and controller 32 value. (Controller 0 and controller 32 are for sending program bank change commands. Some MIDI devices use controller 0, others use controller 32, and still others use both. Consult the manual for your MIDI device to determine which controller value it uses.) The program name appears when you choose the program number.
• Controller: This option lets you designate which of the many controller events you want to enter. The event’s entry window for this option includes the start time, controller number, and the controller value. The controller number that you choose determines the controller parameter you change, and this parameter name shows up in the farthest column to the right.
• Another Note: This option enters the data from the previous inserted event into fields.

To insert a MIDI note using the MIDI Event List, do the following:

1. In the MIDI Event List window, choose Note from the Insert menu.

   The Note Event entry window opens at the top of the MIDI event list, as shown in Figure 5-16.

2. Enter the note in one of the following ways:
   • Type its values in the appropriate fields.
   • Play the note or operation on your MIDI keyboard.
   • Scroll up or down in the fields.
3. Insert the note by performing one of these commands:
   • Press Return/Enter to close the Event entry window when the event is accepted.
   • Press Return/Enter to insert the event and keep the window open.

To insert a controller event, do the following:

1. In the MIDI Event List window, choose the controller event you want to insert from the Insert menu or choose Controller to specify the controller type later.

   The Controller event’s entry window opens at the top of the MIDI event list, as shown in Figure 5-17. Unless you select the Controller option, the name for the event appears in the far-right column.

2. Enter the value in each of the fields in one of the following ways:
   • Type the value into the fields.
   • Press the ↑ or ↓ key to scroll the value.
   • Drag up or down in the field by pressing ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) while you drag.
   • Play the controller event on your keyboard.
3. Insert the note by performing one of these commands:
   • Press Return/Enter to close the Event entry window when the event is accepted.
   • Press Return/Enter to insert the event and keep the window open.

To insert a program change, do the following:

1. In the MIDI Event List window, choose Program Change from the Insert menu.

   The Program Change Event entry window opens at the top of the MIDI event list, as shown in Figure 5-18.

2. Enter the start time for the event.
3. Enter the program number or click the info column to open the Program Change window.
4. Insert the note by performing one of these commands:
   • Press Return/Enter to close the Event entry window when the event is accepted.
   • Press Return/Enter to insert the event and keep the window open.

Deleting events

You can delete MIDI events one of two ways:

• Press Option (Mac) or Alt (PC) while you click the event with one of the Edit tools located at the top of the Edit window.
• Select the event or events (hold the Shift key while you select more than one event) in the MIDI Event list with one of the Edit tools located at the top of the Edit window and then press Delete (Mac) or Backspace (PC) or choose Edit ⇒ Clear from the main menu.

Changing data

You can edit any MIDI event in the event list several ways, including using the familiar Cut, Copy, and Paste commands. These are covered in this section.

To select events to edit, do one of the following:

• Click the event to highlight it.
• ⌘  -click (Mac) or Ctrl-click (PC) to select several noncontiguous events.
• Shift-click the beginning and end events of a group of contiguous events.

• Click and drag across multiple events.

  You can remove an event from a selection by pressing ⌘   (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) while clicking it.

To cut or copy events, do the following:

1. Select your event as described in the preceding list.
2. Choose Edit ⇒ Cut or Edit ⇒ Copy from the main menu to place the event on the Clipboard.

To paste events, do one of the following:

• Click within the track’s playlist where you want the event to go and then press ⌘  +V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (PC) or choose Edit ⇒ Paste from the main menu.
• Choose Go To from the Options menu in the MIDI Event List window, type in the location, and then click OK.

To manually edit an event, do the following:

1. Double-click in the field you want to edit of the event in the list.

   Alternatively, press ⌘  +Enter (in the numberpad section of the keyboard; Mac) or Ctrl+Enter (PC) when you have an event selected.

2. Enter the new value in the field you want to edit.
3. Insert the note by performing one of these commands:
   • Press Return/Enter to close the Event entry window when the event is accepted.
   • Press Return/Enter to insert the event and keep the window open.