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Additional note and rest formatting
Creating an accelerando/ritardando
To create an accelerando/ritardando, proceed as follows:
1. Select the notes as described above and select
“Accelerando” from the Group/Ungroup submenu.
A dialog appears.
2. Use the radio buttons to select the desired combina-
tion (i.e. define whether you want an accelerando or a ri-
tardando and specify the desired note values) and click
OK to close the dialog.
Example for accelerando (left) and ritardando (right)
• Double-clicking on the “Grouping” text opens the Group-
ing dialog, allowing you to select another combination.
The Grouping dialog
As described above, the Grouping dialog can also be
opened by double-clicking an existing grouping text in the
score.
• Which Grouping dialog appears depends on the group-
ing option you used for the notes (Beam, Repeats or Ac-
celerando, see above).
Removing groups
If you have created a group as described above, and wish
to remove it, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure the “Grouping” checkbox is activated in the
display filter bar.
2. Select a group by clicking on its “Grouping” text.
3. Press [Backspace] or [Delete].
The grouping is removed.
• If you need to remove all groups from the score, hold
down [Shift] and double-click on the first “Grouping” text.
This selects all “Grouping” symbols, so you can delete them all at once
by pressing [Backspace] or [Delete].
Removing a note from a group
There is no dedicated “ungroup” command, simply be-
cause it is not needed. A group can consist of one note if
you wish. In other words…
• To remove one note at the end of a group, select it and pro-
ceed with grouping as above.
• If you select notes in the middle of a beam and then group,
three groups are created.
Before and after grouping
Automatic grouping
The program can also go through the selected notes and
automatically create grouping for you, where it is deemed
suitable. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the notes you want checked for auto-grouping.
Typically, you would select all notes on the track by using the Select All
command on the Edit menu.
2. Right-click on one of the notes and select “Auto
Group Notes” from the context menu.
In 4/4 you will for example get two groups of eighth notes per bar, in 3/4
you will get one group per bar, etc.
Before and after using auto grouping in 4/4