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Slur endpoint position relative to other items

In order to avoid collisions, the default positions of slur endpoints vary depending on whether

slurs are placed on the notehead side or stem side of notes, their position relative to staff lines,

and whether articulations, ties, and other slurs exist at the same rhythmic position.

Slur endpoints relative to noteheads and stems

The default position of slur endpoints relative to noteheads is 1/2 space above a notehead in a

space on the staff, and 1/4 space above a notehead on a line on the staff.

You can change the vertical and horizontal offsets for the endpoints of slurs in the Endpoint

Positioning section of the Slurs page in Engraving Options. However, you might also need to

reduce the value for Minimum gap inside slur curvature to avoid collisions in the Avoiding

Collisions section, as endpoints cannot be closer to noteheads than this value.

NOTE

This value affects all slur collisions in your project.

Slur endpoints relative to articulations

By default, articulations of force and stress are placed outside slur endpoints, and articulations of

duration are placed inside slur endpoints, which automatically raises the endpoints.

You can position slur endpoints closer to articulations by reducing the value for Minimum gap

inside slur curvature to avoid collisions in the Avoiding Collisions section of the Slurs page in

Engraving Options.

NOTE

Changing this value affects the position of slur endpoints project-wide. You may nd it more

appropriate to move slur endpoints relative to articulations individually in Engrave mode.

Slur endpoints relative to ties and other slurs

The default position of slur endpoints is 1/4 space above an existing slur that starts/ends on the

same note.

You can change this by increasing/decreasing the value for Minimum vertical gap between two

slurs starting or ending on the same note in the Avoiding Collisions section of the Slurs page

in Engraving Options.

To make slurs appear closer to tied notes, you can adjust the values for slur endpoint position

relative to noteheads.