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5. Press Return to close the popover.
RESULT
During step input, barlines are input at the caret position.
When you add barlines to existing music, they are added immediately to the left of a selected
note or rest.
When you change existing barlines, the new barline directly replaces the selected barline.
Surrounding music automatically adjusts to accommodate the barline. For example, note
grouping, rests, and tied notes all adjust if necessary.
RELATED LINKS
Bars and barlines popover on page 178
Barlines on page 384
Inputting notes on page 135
Inputting time signatures with the popover on page 175
Inputting barlines with the panel
You can input barlines using the Bars and Barlines panel, both during step input and by adding
them to existing music. You can also change the type of existing barlines.
NOTE
These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference of Create item at
selection.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select an existing note or rest immediately to the right of where you want to input a
barline.
● Select an existing barline you want to change.
2. Input the barline you want in one of the following ways:
● Click a barline to input it for all staves.
● Alt-click a barline to input it on a single staff.
NOTE
You can only input barlines onto single staves that already have an independent
time signature.
3. In the Bars and Barlines panel, click the barline you want.
RESULT
During step input, barlines are input at the caret position.
When you add barlines to existing music, they are added immediately to the left of a selected
note or rest.
When you change existing barlines, the new barline directly replaces the selected barline.
Surrounding music automatically adjusts to accommodate the barline. For example, note
grouping, rests, and tied notes all adjust if necessary.
Write mode
Notations input
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