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Working with symbols
• If you didn’t hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging the bar
handle, the symbols (and other event types specified in the di-
alog) are removed from the “source” bar.
About moving note symbols
Note symbols, slurs and ties all have “default positions”.
This determines the vertical distance between the note
head(s) and the symbol.
• You can manually adjust the vertical positions of individ-
ual symbols, but if you move or transpose their notes, the
symbols are automatically reset to their default positions.
This also ensures that note symbols and slurs are positioned sensibly
when you change the display transpose settings.
• To reset the vertical positions of note symbols and slurs
in a score, right-click on the corresponding object and se-
lect “Default position” from the context menu that appears.
Changing length, size and shape
You can change the shape of any symbol that has a
length. Proceed as follows:
Changing the length of a symbol
1. Select the symbol.
The handles appear.
Symbols with a length have two handles when selected.
2. Drag one of the handles.
You may be restricted to vertically or horizontally only, depending on the
type of symbol.
Resizing note symbols and dynamics
1. Right-click on a dynamic or note symbol.
2. Select the desired option from the Size submenu.
The size of the symbol will change accordingly.
Changing the symbol size.
Altering the shape and direction of slurs and
ties
Ö This section describes how to alter the “regular” slur
and tie symbols. How to add and edit Bezier slur symbols
is described in the section “The Bezier slur” on page 564.
There are two types of slurs and ties in the symbol Inspec-
tor. The up/down variation of each actually represent the
same symbol but with different initial direction. You can
perform the following editing to slurs and ties:
• By dragging the middle handle up/down you can
change the shape of the curve.
Dragging the middle handle of a slur changes its shape.
• By selecting a slur or a tie and clicking the “Flip” symbol
on the extended toolbar or by selecting “Flip Position” in
the context menu, you can change the direction and posi-
tioning of the slur or tie.
Actually, there are three “modes” for a slur or tie. You step through these
three modes by clicking the button:
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If there already are symbols (or other objects) of the
specified types in the “target” bars, these will be re-
moved!
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In the Preferences dialog (Scores-Editing page),
there is a preference called “Keep Crescendo Sym-
bols Horizontal”. When this is activated, crescendo
and diminuendo symbols will never be slanted.