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Slurs in Engrave mode
In Engrave mode, each slur has ve square handles that you can move independently. When
using slur handles to edit slurs in Engrave mode, each handle adjusts the corresponding part of
the slur but can also affect the positions of other handles on the slur.
Slurs have the following handles in Engrave mode:
1
Left endpoint
2
Left control point
3
Slur height
4
Right control point
5
Right endpoint
For example, moving the left endpoint moves the start of a slur, but the rest of the handles stay
in their existing positions. However, moving the right control point also causes the slur height
handle to move. This gives you ne control over the shape of ties, while ensuring the end result
remains curved and smooth.
NOTE
Multi-segment slurs have additional links between control point handles that affect how they
move in relation to other handles moving.
You can move these handles to change the shape of slurs with the keyboard, with the mouse,
and by using properties in the Slurs group of the Properties panel.
RELATED LINKS
Slur shoulder offset on page 657
Slur height on page 656
Multi-segment slurs in Engrave mode on page 651
Multi-segment slurs in Engrave mode
In Engrave mode, each segment in multi-segment slurs, such as S-shaped slurs, has handles just
like standard slurs. This allows you to edit each segment of multi-segment slurs independently as
if they were separate slurs, but in order to maintain a consistent shape, moving certain handles
causes other handles to move simultaneously.
Multi-segment slurs have the following handles in Engrave mode:
Slurs
Slurs in Engrave mode
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