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Lengthening/Shortening arpeggio signs on page 526

Lengthening/Shortening arpeggio signs

You can lengthen/shorten individual arpeggio signs manually. For example, you might lengthen

an arpeggio sign on a chord with a small pitch range so the arpeggio sign is more clearly visible.

PROCEDURE

1. In Engrave mode, select the square handles at one end of the arpeggio signs you want to

lengthen/shorten.

TIP

You can show handles on all items, not just selected items, by choosing Engrave > Show

Handles > Always. This can make it easier to select individual handles on multiple items.

2. Move the handles in any of the following ways:

●

Press Alt-Up Arrow to move them upwards.

●

Press Alt-Down Arrow to move them downwards.

TIP

If you want to move handles by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well

as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Up Arrow.

● Click and drag them upwards/downwards.

RESULT

The selected arpeggio signs are lengthened/shortened graphically.

TIP

The following properties in the Arpeggios group of the Properties panel are activated

automatically when you move the corresponding end of arpeggio signs:

● Top Y offset moves the handles at the top of arpeggio signs.

● Bottom Y offset moves the handles at the bottom of arpeggio signs.

For example, if you move a whole arpeggio sign, both handles are moved so both properties are

activated. You can also use these properties to lengthen/shorten arpeggio signs graphically by

changing the values in the value elds.

Deactivating the properties resets the selected arpeggio signs to their default positions.

TIP

You can change how far arpeggio signs extend beyond the outer notes in all chords project-wide

on the Arpeggio Signs page in Engrave > Engraving Options.