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Working with symbols
• You can specify globally how tuplets should be dis-
played in the “Notation Style” subpage of the Score Set-
tings–Project page.
You can also select a font and size for the tuplet numbers in the Text Set-
tings subpage.
Vertical symbols
The vertical symbols in the Line/Trill tab are “note-depen-
dent”. This means that they must be inserted in front of a
note. For more information see “Note layer symbols” on
page 557 and the text about grace notes (which behave
similarly) in the section “Grace notes” on page 553.
The “Other” tab
Lyrics and text symbols are described in the chapter “Wor-
king with text” on page 584. Chord symbols are described
in the section “Inserting Chord symbols” on page 581.
Pedal down and up symbols
When you insert a Pedal down or up symbol, you will also
insert an actual MIDI event (damper pedal, control change
64) at that position. Similarly, inserting or recording a
damper pedal event in another editor will display a pedal
down/up symbol in the score.
• If the option “Hide Pedal Markers” is activated in the
Miscellaneous category of “Notation Style” subpage of
the Score Settings–Project page, all pedal markers are
hidden.
Use this if you have recorded a lot of damper pedal messages, but don’t
want these to show in the score (for example if you are writing for an in-
strument other than piano).
A pedal down/up symbol combination can be displayed as
“Two Symbols”, ““Ped.” + Bracket” or as “Bracket only”.
Just right-click on the pedal symbol and chose an option
from the context menu. You can also set this on the Score
Settings–Project page, on the Notation Style subpage
(Miscellaneous).
Repeats
Repeat signs (one and two bars) have a special feature: if
you hold down [Shift]+[Ctrl]/[Command] when entering
them, notes in the bars they relate to are automatically hid-
den (for more info on hiding symbols, see “Hiding/sho-
wing objects” on page 604).
Box (rectangle) symbol
This is a “generic” box symbol, which may be useful for
different purposes. If you double-click on a box, a dialog
opens in which you can specify whether the box should be
transparent or not, and whether the border should be visi-
ble. This dialog can also be opened by selecting “Proper-
ties” from the context menu.
The box symbol is available in the “Other” and “Layout”
tabs.
The keyboard symbol
This is described in the section “Adding a keyboard sym-
bol” on page 565.