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Working with symbols
The “Dynamics” option is a special function for aligning
dynamic symbols, as described in the section “Aligning
dynamics” on page 575.
Symbol details
This section further describes some of the symbol tabs.
The “Clefs etc.” tab
Clefs
You can insert a clef symbol anywhere in the score. This will
have an effect on the notes, just as the first clef on the staff
has. And just as with the first clef, the type is selected from
a dialog that appears as soon as you click. See “Inserting
and editing clefs, keys or time signatures” on page 524 and
“Setting key, clef and time signature” on page 496.
When you double-click on an existing clef, the same dia-
log appears allowing you to change the type.
When you right-click on a clef, you can change the type
from the context menu that appears.
Time signatures
You can insert a time signature symbol at the beginning of
any bar. Inserting a new time signature will insert a change
into the tempo track, as described in the section “Inserting
and editing clefs, keys or time signatures” on page 524.
When you click with the Pencil tool, a dialog appears al-
lowing you to specify the time signature. When you dou-
ble-click on an existing time signature symbol, the same
dialog appears allowing you to change the type. This dia-
log is described in detail in the section “Editing the time
signature” on page 497. When you right-click on a time
signature, you can change the type on the context menu
that appears.
• You can select a font and size for time signatures in the
“Text Settings” subpage of the Score Settings dialog
(Project page).
The default font for this is the included “Steinberg Notation” font.
Keys
Inserting a key change is similar to inserting a new clef
(see above). For further information, see “Editing the key”
on page 499.
• In the dialog that appears when you insert a key change,
you can also insert display transpose changes.
The “Dynamics” tab
Dynamics
There are dynamic symbols ranging from ffff to pppp, plus
“special” dynamic symbols such as sforzando, fortepiano,
etc.
• By selecting a dynamic symbol and clicking the “+” and
“–” buttons on the extended toolbar, you can quickly edit
dynamics in the score.
You can use this feature to step between pppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, fff and
ffff.
• You can also right-click on the desired symbol and se-
lect “One up” or “One down” on the context menu.
As above, these commands can be used to step between pppp, pp, p,
mp, mf, f, ff, fff and ffff.
• To change the size of a dynamic symbol, right-click on it
and in the context menu that appears, select the desired
option from the Size submenu.
• In the Line/Trill tab you will find a line symbol which allows
you to create the following type of change in dynamics:
Center Vertical
Center
Horizontal
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Note symbols like staccato and accents can only be
aligned horizontally.
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