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Working with symbols
6. Continue creating new symbols this way.
• You can edit existing symbols at any time by selecting
them to the left and using the tools and functions.
Any changes you make are automatically stored in the User Symbols tab
for the project. You can also export symbols, for use in other projects,
see below.
• To insert a user symbol into the score, click it in the tab
to select the Pencil tool and then click at the desired posi-
tion in the score.
The User Symbols editor – tools and functions
The toolbar contains the following tools and settings, from
left to right:
The Note Linked pop-up lets you create symbols linked to
note positions. This affects the whole symbol, not a se-
lected graphic object.
The Functions pop-up menu contains the following items
(some of these can also be accessed on the context menu
for the User Symbols tab):
Tool Description
Arrow Use this to select objects – press [Shift] to select more
than one. Click and drag to move objects – press [Ctrl]/
[Command] to drag vertically or horizontally only or press
[Alt]/[Option] to copy.
To delete an object, select it and press [Backspace] or
[Delete].
Line Draws a straight line.
Rectangle Creates a rectangle. You can fill this with the Fill button if
needed.
Polygon Creates a polygon – click where each corner of the poly-
gon should be and close the figure by clicking outside
the drawing area.
Circle Creates a circle. You can fill this with the Fill button if
needed.
Ellipse Creates an ellipse. You can fill this with the Fill button if
needed.
Arc Creates an arc.
Text Allows you to insert text objects. Clicking with this tool in
the drawing area opens a dialog where you enter the text,
specify font, style, etc. You can double-click on a text ob-
ject you have inserted to change its text or settings.
Symbol Clicking with this tool brings up a dialog where you can
select any of the existing score symbols and incorporate
this (at the desired font size) into your own symbol.
Frame Color When this is selected, the Color pop-up menu selects
the color for the object frame.
Fill Color When this is selected, the Color pop-up menu selects
the fill color for objects (if Fill is selected)
Fill Click this if you want the object to be filled – you can then
select a Fill Color for it from the Color pop-up menu.
No Fill Click this if you do not want the object to be filled.
Color pop-up Selects Frame or Fill Color for objects. The “Select Col-
ors…” menu item brings up a standard color dialog.
Line Width Allows you to change the line width used for the selected
object.
Menu item Description
Not Linked The symbol will not be linked to notes.
Linked/Left The symbol will be linked to a note, appearing to the left
of the note.
Linked/Center The symbol will be linked and centered to a note.
Linked/Behind The symbol will be linked to a note, appearing to the right
of the note.
Menu item Description
New Symbol Adds a new empty symbol to the tab (and to the symbol
list to the left in the editor).
Delete Symbol Deletes the current symbol from the tab.
Export User
Symbols…
Allows you to save the current tab as a separate file on
disk.
Import User
Symbols…
Loads settings for a complete tab from disk. Note that this
replaces the current settings.
Export/Import
Symbol…
Lets you save or load individual symbols to/from disk. Im-
porting a symbol replaces the current symbol in the tab.
Delete Deletes the selected object(s).
Select All Selects all objects in the current symbol.
Transform –
Scale Symbol
Lets you scale (resize) the selected object by specifying a
percentage.
Transform –
Mirror horizon-
tal/vertical
Mirrors the selected object along the horizontal or vertical
axis.
Transform –
Flip ± 90
Rotates the selected object by + or – 90 degrees.
Draw – Group Groups the selected objects so that they are treated as
one.
Draw –
Ungroup
Ungroups the selected group.
Draw – Bring
To Front/Send
To Back
These items let you arrange the objects by moving them
to the front or the back.
Align Aligns the selected objects to each other.
View Sets the zoom factor for the drawing area.