User manual

NOTE
If Chords is not activated and any of your selected notes collide with other notes in the same
staff and at the same rhythmic position that are in the same voice as your selected notes, the
existing notes are deleted and replaced with your selected notes.
RELATED LINKS
Rhythmic grid on page 120
Inputting chords on page 150
Notes toolbox on page 113
Note spacing on page 278
Creating cross-staff beams on page 406
Moving notes to other staves on page 256
Changing the width of ledger lines
You can change the width of ledger lines on individual notes, for example, to allow notes with
short durations to be spaced more tightly and still be legible.
PROCEDURE
1. In Engrave mode, select the notes whose ledger line width you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Ledger line in the Notes and Rests group.
3. Change the values in the Ledger line L and R value elds in any of the following ways:
● Enter values in the value elds.
● Click the arrows beside the value elds.
RESULT
The width of the ledger lines is changed in the following ways:
● Increasing Ledger line L makes the left side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value
makes the left side of ledger lines shorter.
● Increasing Ledger line R makes the right side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value
makes the right side of ledger lines shorter.
TIP
You can change the width of all ledger lines project-wide on the Notes page in Engrave >
Engraving Options.
RELATED LINKS
Project-wide engraving options for notes on page 495
Changing the consolidation of rhythm dots
You can change how rhythm dots in multiple voices are consolidated at individual rhythmic
positions, independently of your project-wide setting.
PROCEDURE
1. In Engrave mode, select the notes whose rhythm dot consolidation you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Rhythm dot consolidation in the Notes and Rests
group.
3. Select one of the following options from the menu:
Notes
Changing the width of ledger lines
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