Rests in Middle of Measure

The default state of Musescore is to always have the appropriate number of beats in a bar, so unless the entire bar consists of notes, there will be rests.

Solution:
Let's assume, in 4/4/ time, you want to have a quarter note 1st, then an eighth note followed by an eighth rest and then a quarter note as the last note of the bar.

1. Select "entry mode", select the "1/4 note" duration and enter the first note, either by mouse or keyboard.
2. Select "1/8th" duration, add the second note.
3. Press the space bar and the cursor will advance 1 eighth note, producing an eighth rest.
4. Select "1/4 note" duration. Press space - the cursor will advance, leaving a 1/4 rest.
5. Add your last 1/4 note.

Regards.

Riven, there are two ways to enter notes. The suggestion to use numbers/keyboard like "5 n 4 0 4 n 5 n n" is the more advanced way. It's easier for a beginner to use the mouse. On the handbook page for note entry there are two bits of text: "The "N" button on the Note Entry toolbar indicates whether you are in Note Entry mode or not. Besides clicking the button, you can also use..." and "...select the duration of the note you need from the Note Entry toolbar, or use ...". Ignore everything else on the page! The rest of the page is about the more advanced keyboard entry, which you don't need.

So click on the big "N". Next, click on the icon for the note (1/4 note or whatever). Finally, click on where you want that note. Done!

Some subtleties: Assume you have a big rest and you want to replace it by a smaller rest followed by a note. You click on the icon for the note that has the same duration as the small rest you want, and you also click on the icon for a 1/4 note (crotchet) rest. Now you click on where you want the small rest, and it will appear. It will be followed by other rests to pad out the original big rest duration. You now unclick the rest icon, select your note duration and put the note where you want it. Observe that the 1/4 note rest does not really indicate duration -- it is meant as a generic icon for a rest.

The keyboard entry is faster if you get facile with it. The mouse style above is for simpletons like me, and I suspect most MuseScore users. I used to use LilyPond, which is the ultimate keyboard entry interface, and all my learning was wasted when I switched to MuseScore. I'm sticking with point and click, and I suggest that you start off with it.