Encoding notes with the MIDI cursor and the keyboard

A practical method to encode the notes without having to think about the density of the measure (1 whole note or 16 16th notes in a measure), is to proceed in the linear mode (only possible in the Beginner and Pro versions), and to enable the "Adapt measure width" option in the justification options (Options menu, Justification). By doing this, Pizzicato will adjust the width of the current measure after each entry. A sufficient space will then exist at any time to enter the notes. Once the score is fully written, you may go to the page mode and adjust the page layout as you want. This avoids the case of a dense measure where the MIDI cursor has some difficulty to position itself because of a lack of space.