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Repeating an accidental already in the key signature

Pizzicato handles accidentals automatically, following the commonly accepted rules. When a flat or sharp is already in the key signature, Pizzicato will not draw it just in front of the note. Similarly, when an accidental is present in a measure, the same note in the next measure automatically refers back to the key signature.

In didactic scores for the beginner, it may be useful to be able to remind to the performer that an accidental must be played or more generally to remind him the rules by displaying an accidental explicitly. There are two ways to do that.

First, you can use the "Graphic symbols" palette in the tool menu. You will find there the accidentals as pure graphic symbols, so Pizzicato will not interfere with them when playing the note.

The second way is to drag the note to another pitch, add the accidental and then drag the note back to its correct pitch. Be sure to drag it to a pitch that does not also have the same accidental at the key signature. The accidental will stay with the note.