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Tips and Tricks
Optimizing rests
If you have a number of consecutive empty bars, you can
replace them with one multiple rest. See “Multiple rests”
on page 600.
Zero system lines
Having no system lines at all might seem like a stupid idea
to start with. But this option allows you to create chord
sheets really quickly, see “Using Make Chord Symbols” on
page 578.
A lead sheet created by specifying “0” system lines
Examples and scales
If you are creating scale examples and similar, you can use
the Real Book option and manually hide all symbols at the
beginning of the first staff to make the score appear like
separate unconnected “lines”.
Remember you can also hide the bar lines.
An example scale without bar lines
Controlling the order and appearance of grace
notes
Normally, grace notes are beamed. Their order under the
beam is controlled by their order in the track. It is enough
to put a grace note one tick before the next grace note to
make them appear in the desired order under the beam.
Initially the grace notes are put in with a 32nd note beam.
By double-clicking the note and changing the “flag” type
in the Set Note Info dialog, you can change this.
Complex grace notes
Speeding up inserting key changes
If you have a grand staff with many instruments, inserting
key changes one by one can take a lot of time.
In this case, activate “Key changes for the entire Project” on
the Key context menu or on the Score Settings–Project
page (Notation Style subpage, Keys category). This way, all
changes made to the key will always affect the entire pro-
ject.
Speeding up inserting staccato and accents
Symbols linked to notes can also be put in for a number of
notes at the same time, even on different staves. See
“Adding a symbol to several notes using the Pencil tool”
on page 559.
Setting the distance between staves in a piano
score
Drag the first bass staff on the first page. This will copy the
spacing to all staves. Please note that this can only be
done in Page Mode.
Frequently asked questions
In this section, you will find some answers to questions
concerning adding and editing of notes as well as the
handling of symbols and layouts.
I enter a note with one value and it is shown as a note
with another value.
Set the Rests value for Display Quantize to a smaller note
value. Try deactivating Auto Quantize, especially if you do
not have any triplets or triplets only.
Notes are not displayed at the correct positions.
Try changing the Notes value for Display Quantize.
There are a number of short rests after my notes.
Your Rests value for Display Quantize might be set to too
small a note value. Raise it. Also check the “Clean
Lengths” setting.