User manual

PROCEDURE
1. Select the noteheads whose design you want to change.
2. Choose Edit > Notehead > [Notehead type] > [Notehead design]. You can also choose
these options from the context menu.
For example, to change the notehead design of the selected notes to X noteheads, choose
Edit > Notehead > Crosses > X Noteheads.
RESULT
The notehead design of the selected notes is changed.
TIP
You can assign a key command for each factory default notehead design on the Key Commands
page in Preferences.
RELATED LINKS
Rhythm slashes on page 869
Slash voices on page 1001
Slash regions on page 869
Changing the voice of existing notes on page 353
Harmonics on page 733
Turning notes into harmonics on page 734
Playing techniques for unpitched percussion instruments on page 985
Changing the playing techniques of unpitched percussion notes on page 988
Key Commands page in the Preferences dialog on page 47
Changing the size of notes
You can change the size of notes individually using the default scale sizes for notes in cues or
grace notes, or you can use a custom scale size.
You can do this for the current layout and frame
chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.
TIP
If you want to change the size of notes because you want them to be grace notes or cues, you
can input them as either grace notes or cues instead.
PREREQUISITE
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select the notes whose size you want to change.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate any of the following properties in the Common group:
● If you want to use a default scale size, activate Scale.
● If you want to use a custom scale size, activate Custom scale.
● If you want to use a custom scale size based on a default scale size, activate both Scale
and Custom scale.
3.
Optional: If you activated Scale, select one of the following options from the menu:
● Normal
Notes
Changing the size of notes
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