User manual

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Working with symbols
2. Assign each event type to a layer (1, 2 or 3).
It is a good idea to assign event types that might “conflict graphically” to
different layers. For example, you might want to assign bar numbers and
note symbols to different layers, if you find that you accidentally move bar
numbers when editing note symbols and vice versa.
3. Click OK to close the dialog.
• Alternatively, you can right-click on one of the Layer but-
tons (1-2-3) on the extended toolbar to bring up a pop-up
menu, showing which object types are associated with
that layer.
A checkmark for an object type means it belongs to that layer. If no
checkmark is shown, you can select the object type from the pop-up
menu and move it to that layer.
Locking a layer
To “lock” a layer, click on its lock layer button.
In this figure, layer 2 is locked. Event types assigned to layer 2 cannot
be selected, moved or deleted.
Visual indication of the layers
Objects belonging to locked event layers will be “greyed
out” in the score. This makes it very easy to find out which
object belongs to which layer – perhaps especially useful
for the layout and project layers. For example, to quickly
spot all objects in the layout layer, lock all other layers by
clicking their buttons. Now, only layout layer objects will
be shown normally; all other objects will be greyed out.
Moving and duplicating symbols
There are four ways to move and duplicate symbols:
• By dragging them with the mouse (see below).
• By using the computer keyboard (moving only – see “Moving
by using the computer keyboard” on page 571).
• By using the bar handles (see “Moving and duplicating with
the bar handles” on page 571).
• By using the Paste Note Attributes function (duplicating note
symbols only – see “Copying settings between notes” on
page 547).
Moving and duplicating by using the mouse
This is done much as with other objects in Cubase. The
following rules apply:
• Note symbols and note-dependent symbols move with the
notes/chords they belong to. In other words, if you move the
note/chord, the symbols move with it/them.
• Note symbols (like accents and lyrics) can only be moved ver-
tically. Other symbols (like braces and brackets) can only be
moved horizontally.
• All other symbols without handles can be moved freely. If you
hold down [Ctrl]/[Command], movement is restricted to one
direction only.
• If the symbol has one or more handles when it is selected,
don’t drag it by the handles, or you will change its shape in-
stead of moving it.
• Slurs and ties are an exception, as they can only be moved by
first dragging one handle and then the other. However, if you
use the Layout tool (see “Graphic moving of notes” on page
552) to move the notes they belong to, or if you change the
measure width, they will be adjusted automatically.
• Duplicating is done by moving with [Alt]/[Option] pressed, as
always in Cubase. Slurs, ties and bar lines cannot be dupli-
cated with this method.
There are two features to help you position symbols (and
other score objects) correctly: the rulers and the Position
Info window.