Keyboard shortcuts

Windows shortcut Mac shortcut

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Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+F4

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Notes ) lnput Notes ) lnput Notes

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6 (on kelpad)

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>. Rhythm dot
Create note

7/8/9 (on keypad)

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7/8/9
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(on kelpad)

(period)

(period)
B I Cl D I

N BlClDlEl F/G or play note/

chord on MIDI keyboard

Al

El

lG

or play note/chord

on MIDI keyboard

Create rest

0 (on keypad)

0 (on kelpad)

Add interval above Add interval below Add pitch above

1t2l3l4l5l617l8l9
(on main keyboard)

1t2t3t4t5t6t7 t8l9
(on main keyboard)

Shitt+l

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(on main keyboard)

(on main keyboard)

Shift+A-G
Enter (on keypad)
N Att+2/3/4

+A.G
Enter (on keypad) N

lie (on/off)
Start a new voice

\2/3/4

Flexi-time
Stop Flexi-time

Ctrl+Shift+F Space Ctrl+Shift+O AlBlClDlEl

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Space

Flexi-time Options

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or play note/

Edit pitch
t) t) t Edit notevalue,.|l.Nl start/stop re-inputting pitches

B I C I D I El F lG

or play note/chord

chord on MIDI keyboard

on MIDI keyboard
1 I 21

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1 I 21 3

I4 I 5 I 6

(on kelpad)

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Edit accidental: \ I * I b (onioff)

Editarticulation(s):
Turn into rest(s)

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(on/off)

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7/8/9 (on keypad) Delete / Backspace

7/8/9 (on keypad)

*l*
Delete / Backspace
0 on frst Keypad layout

Turn into individual rest(s)

0 on fust Kelpad layout Return (on main keyboard)

Notes ) lnput Notes

Standard notehead
Change notehead

>

Respell

Return (on main keyboard)

Cross note/chord/rest to staff above/below

Ctrl+Shift+4/O
Shift+Alt+0
(on main keyboard)

Shift+Alt+O/l/2/3...
(or two digits)

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Next notehead type Previous notehead type Swapvoices

Shift+=

Shift+Shift+V

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Festure Windows shartcut
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Mac shortcut

Note lnput ) Note lnput

TransPose

Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+V Shift+Alt+O

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Note lnput ) Arrange ) Arrange

Toggle QWERTY

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input

Up octave (in QWERTY inPut)

Down octave (in QWERTY inPut)

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(in QWERTYinput) C{ (in QWERTY input)

C

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S
E

D (in QWERTY input) Eb (in QWERTY input)

E (in

S
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QWERTYinput) F (in QWERTY input)

F* (in QWERTYinput)

D
F

D
F

T
G

T
G

(in QWERTY input) Ab (in QWERTY input)

G

Y
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A (in QWERTYinput)

(in QWERTY input) B (in QWERTY input)

Bb

I
K Shift+F'l O / right-click (with nothing selected)

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C above

(in QWERTY input)

Create menu Home ) Bars Home ) Bars

> >

Control-cl.ick (with nothing selected)

Add ) Add Bar at end Add > Add Single Bar

Ctrl+B Ctrl+Shift+B Alt+B

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Home ) Bars ) Add ) Add Irregular Bar Notations ) Common

Review ) Comments
>

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Text ) Chord Symbols > Chord SYmbol

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Add Comment

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Home ) lnstruments ) Add or Remove

Home

) lnstruments ) Change

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+l
K
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Notations ) Common ) Key signature

Notations) Lines) Line

Slur slur

S (then space to extend)

S (then space to extend)

Crescendo/diminuendo hairpin

H/Shift+H
(then space to ertend)

H/4
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H (then space to extend)

Text ) Rehearsal Marks ) Rehearsal Mark

Ctrl+R

Notations

>

Symbols

>

Symbol

z
T

z
T

Notations ) Common ) Time signature Note lnput) Triplet) Triplet

Other tuplet

Ctrl+3 (on main keyboard)

8f,s (on main keyboard)

Ctrlt2-9
Ctrl+E Ctrl+L

(on main keyboard)

3f,2-g

(on main keyboard)

Expression
Lyrics line

3fe
8f,r

Lyrics line 2 Technique Tempo

Ctrl+Alt+L Ctrl+T Ctrl+Alt+T

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Keyboard shortcuts
Mac shortcut

Start editing
Stop editing

Return (on main keyboard) I F2 I

double-click

Return (on main keyboard) I

double-click

Esc

Esc

Move left/right a character Move left/right a word Move to start/end of line Move to startlend of text
Select

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Ctrl+/)
Home/End Ctrl+Home/End
double-click

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double-click

word word

Select next/previous character Select to end/beginning of Select to end/beginning

Shift+/) ctrt+shift++/)
Ctrl+Shift+Home/End Ctrl+A Backspace / Delete Ctrl+ Backspace/ Delete
type new text

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Backspace

oftext

Select All text

Delete previous/next character Delete previous/next word
Replace selected

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Return / Enter

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New paragraph

Return / Enter

Newline
Bold/italic/underline on/off Default font
Advance to next note/beat (lyrics/chord symbolsl

Shift-Return

6Return

Ctrl+B/l/U
Ctrl+Alt+Space
Space

Heiltu
Ax-Space
space

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Hyphens to next note (lyrics)

($phen)

(hyphen)

Elision (lyrics) Non-breaking space/non-breaking hyphen (lyrics/

chord symbols)

_ (underscore)

_ (underscore)

Ctrl+space/hyphen Shift+Fl
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x-space/hyphen
Control-click

Word menu

fight-click

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cresc.

p I r I s I z (Expression

text)

Ctrl+F/M/N/P/R/S,
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Ctrl+Shift+AlElllOlU
Alt+number from Gharacter Map Alt+number from Character Map Alt+number from Character Map Alt+numtrer from Cha racter Map

xE followed by letter xU followed by letter

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qtQ
Other special characters

xl

followedbyletter

xC/ 4xC
use

Keyboard Viewer utility

"/"(smartquotes)
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Alt+2 / Shift+Alt+2

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i' (smart single quotes)

Alt+'/ Shift+Alt+'
Alt+0133 (on keypad) Ctrl+Shift+C Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+a ($) Ctrl+0 (zero) Ctrl+l / I

... (ellipsis)
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3f,0 (zero)

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(in metric modulations)

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Keyboard shortcuts
Windows shortcut Mac shortcut (on keypad)

Harp pedal diagrams (Technique text)

Ctrl+Alt+7l8l9l+

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(onkeypad)

Change

fret

O111213... (or two digits, on main

Ol1 1213... (or two digits, on main

keyboard)
Move left/right through bar Move up/down a string Move to toplbottom string

keyboard)

?t)
4rO Ctrl+4/9
J (then space to extend)

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J (then space to extend)
" /. (period) I 1 on second Keypad layout
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Bend
Pre-bend

i slide / notehead in parentheses

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(period) I

on second Keypad layout

Quarter-tone sharp (shown as 0.5)

= (on main keyboard) Space Ctrl+Space

= (on main keyboard)

Play

>

Transport ) PlaY or StoP

>

Play ) Transport ) Play

RePlaY

Play ) Transport > Play > Play From Rewind/fast-forward (in 0.2 second
Move backward/forward

Selection I
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Shift-[ / ]
Esc

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Esc

Stopplayback
Play ) Transps4 ) Play ) All Notes Move Playback Line to

1fr.

Shift+O Ctrl+[ Ctrl+I

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Start Move Playback Line to End Move Playback Line to Selection

Go to Playback Line Live Playback Mixer (show/hide)

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Shift+Y Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L
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Hit Points Undo

Redo

Shift+Alt+P Ctrl+Z Ctrl+Y Ctrl+Shift+Z Ctrl+Shift+Y Ctrl+X Ctrl+C Alt+click

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Undo History
Redo History

Cut

copy
Copy to where you click

Hc
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Copy to where you click, putting copy at default vertical position

Shift+Alt+click

Home ) Clipboard Home ) Clipboard Delete

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Capture ldea
Paste as Cue
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Home)ClipboardlPaste
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Repeat (note/chord/passage/text/line/etc.

Backspace / Delete Ctrl+Backspace

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Backspace () I oetete

Home)Bars>Delete Home ) Edit ) Flip (stem,

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8f, (Backspace)

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Voices

\1/2/3/4/5
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(on main keyboard)

Home ) Edit ) Hide or Show Color

Ctrl+Shift+H
Ctrl+J

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Winilows shortcut Mac shortcut

Re-apply Color

Ctrl+Shift+J

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Equivalent Chord Text

Revoice Chord Diagram

Ctrl+Shift+K
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K

Select

frst

object on page

(ifnothing selected) Tab/Shift+Tab

Tab/.G-Tab

Select next/previous object Select previous/next note/chord/rest Select start ofprevious/next bar

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Shift+Alt+4\/9

+/+

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Select part of note/chord/rest, or end/mid-poinU whole of line

Select note/tremolo/stem/articulation
below in chord
Select nearest note in next voice on same Select highest/lowest note on next

above/

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staff

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drag Navigator/paPer

staff

Ctrl+A[+t/g
drag Navigator/paPer

Move score Go up/down a screenful

Go

Page Up/Down
or Page

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or Page Up/Down IS) or Home/End

left/right

a screenful

Home/End Alt+Page Up/Down Alt+Home/End Ckl+Page Up/Down Ctrl+Home/End Shift+Home Shift+End Ctrl+Alt+G Ctrl+Shift+G

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Go up/down a
Go

little little

left/right

\+/S \t\/S
End

or\Page UP/Down
orxHome/End

Go to top/bottom ofpage Go to flrst/last page

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Go to selection start

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or

SHome

Go to selection end

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Home ) Edit
Home
Zoom in/out

>

Go To ) Bar

) Edit > Go To ) Page

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on keypad (or

Ctrl+=/- or +lGtrl+1

ff=l- or +/- on kepad (or click/

x-cl-ick with zoom tool)

click/righlclick with zoom tool)

100% zoom

Fit to page zoom

Ctrl+0

Hr tro
(ctd+4/.r//+)

Move object(s) (in larger steps;

space by default)

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Shift-drag

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6-drag

(rf

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ordrag

Move objects, snapping to good positions while moving

Move staff/staves up/down

alt+'l'lO (ctrl+Ah++/V)
or drag

x4l0
or

(x3f 4lU)

(in larger steps; I space by default)

Move stafflstaves up/down independently

(in larger steps; I space by default)

Shift+A[+4/V (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+'l/V)
or Shift+drag

oxolo (+x,ftlo)
4-drag

Move note/resUaccidental/rhythm dot/end of tie

Shift+Alt+6/)
(Ctrl+Shift+Att+/))
spacelShift+space

+xr) (+x,fl))
space/4-space

(in larger steps; I spacebydefault) Move line (either end) or lyric to next/previous note
Select bar Select bar

click staff(avoiding notes etc.)

click staff(avoiding notes etc.)

in all staves in staff (on one system) in all staves (on one system)

Ctrl+click staff
double-click staff Gtrl+double-click staff

8f-click staff
double-click staff 3E*double-click staff

Select all bars Select all bars

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Keyboard shortcuts
Windows shortcut
Select all bars in

Mac shortcut

staffthroughout score

triple-click staff

triple-click staff

Home ) Bars ) Select Bars

Gtrl+Alt+A Shift+Alt+A Shift+click

Home ) Select ) System Passage

Extend passage to object Extend passage by a notelrest Extend passage by
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bar

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or double-click

Extend passage by a staff

Shift+t/0
Ctrl+A Ctrl+Shift+A or double-click Ctrl+Shift+A
Shift+drag on paper Ctrl+click

Home ) Select ) Select All (of score) Select all noteheads in chord (Select More)
Select

all text on staff in

with marquee

same style (Select

+rf,A
8f,-drag on paper

More)
Select objects

Addlremove object tolfrom selection

Jf -ctick

Home ) Clipboard

>

Select Graphic

Alt+G
Esc

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Home)Select)None
Home ) Select
Filter Dynamics
>

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Advanced Filter

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F Shift+Alt+D Ctrl+Shift+Alt+1

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FilterVoice 1l2l3l4 Filter Topl2nd/3rd/Bottom Note Notes

Find

or

Single

Ctrl+Alt*1/2i3,
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B Ctrl+F Ctrl+G Ctrl+D Ctrl+Shift+Alt+H Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S

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Find Next Document Setup Hide Empty Staves Show Empty Staves
Focus on Staves

Jfo +x8f,n

+x8fs
x8f,r
Raturn (on main keyboard) 8f,-Return (on main keyboard)

Ctrl+AltrF
Return (on main keyboard)

System Break on/off Page Breakon/off Special Page Break Lock Format Unlock Format Make lnto System
Make lnto Page

Ctrl+Return (on main keyboard) Ctrl+Shift+Return (on main

keyboard)

+8t-Return

(on main keyboard)

Ctrl+Shift+L

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Ctrl+5hift+U
Shift+Alt+M Ctrl+Shift+Alt+M Ctrl+Shift+R/C Ctrl+Shift+N Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D

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Align in a Row/Column Reset Note Spacing

Reset Position Reset Design Reset to Score Position

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Resetto Score Design

Condense/expand note spacing

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+rf,M
d8f,E

(in larger steps)

Shift+Alt+/) (Ctrl+Shift+A[+el+)
Ctrl+Shift+M Ctrl+Shift+E

+\/) (s=,f,/))

Use Multirests (in Auto Breaks) on/off Engraving Rules

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Keyboard shortcuts
Feature Windows shortcut Mac shortcut

Edit Text Styles

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T

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+P

Panorama

shift-P

Hidden Objects (show/hide) Object Rulers (show/hide) Staff Rulers (show/hide) Transposing Score
Navigator (shodhide) Keypad (shodhide) Keyboard (shodhide) Fretboard (show/hide) Playback (showihide) Mixer (show/hide) ldeas (shodhide) Parts (shodhide)

Shift+Alt+H Shift+Alt+R Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R Ctrl+Shift+T Ctrl+Alt+N Ctrl+Alt+K Ctrl+Alt+B Ctrl+Att+E Ctrl+Alt+Y Ctrl+Alt+M Ctrl+Alt+l Ctrl+Alt+R Ctrl+Alt+C Ctrl+Alt+V Ctrl+Alt+X

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Compare (shodhide) Video (show/hide)

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Hide/Show Tool Windows

Switch between full score and Part Next Part Previous Part
Full Screen

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Ctrl+# Ctrl+Shift+# Ctrl+U Ctrl+Shift+l
Tab/Shift-Tab
Shift+click or drag Ctrl+click

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Tab/6-Tab
drag

Inspector
Move to next/previous box in dialog
Select consecutive items from Select separate items from

list

list

8f,-click

OK (or default button)

Return/Enter
Esc

Return/Enter
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Cancel
Keypad layouts

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F7-F',t2

F7-F',t2

Next Kelpad layout Backto first Keypad layout

Contextual edit menu

(onkeypad)

(onkeypad)
(on kelpad) I F7

F7 / Shift-+

Shift+F'l o / right-click on
selected object(s)

Control-click on selected object(s)

Change

window

Alt+Tab
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Hide application

Minimizewindow

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