Chord Entry

Unless I am missing something- is there no way to actually enter chords into the staff more quickly than note for note?
I see a chord section but that is to annotate above the staff and doesn't seem to interact with the staff. Surely there is a faster way to enter chords?
I see a chord section but that is to annotate above the staff and doesn't seem to interact with the staff. Surely there is a faster way to enter chords?