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NOTE
Dorico Pro provides further options for customizing lines and line components, such as using
text for caps and music symbols for annotations in the center of lines. You might encounter lines
with different components than are available in Dorico Elements if you import or open a project
that contains them.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the body style of lines on page 833
Changing the caps of lines on page 834
Adding text to lines on page 835
Changing the position of text relative to horizontal lines on page 836
Changing the position of text relative to vertical lines on page 837
Playing technique continuation lines on page 818
Positions of lines
The position of lines relative to notes and staves depends on the line type and, for horizontal
lines, their attachment type.
Notehead-attached horizontal lines
Notehead-attached lines are positioned in relation to the corresponding noteheads,
that is, starting to the right of the start note and ending to the left of the end note.
They automatically follow the notes at each end, meaning if you change the pitch
of either note or move them rhythmically, the line end positions move accordingly.
Because their positions depend on the pitches of notes, they can appear both inside
and outside the staff. If they are only attached to noteheads at one end, they remain
horizontal but follow the staff position of the note to which they are attached.
Barline-attached horizontal lines
Barline-attached horizontal lines are placed above the staff by default. Their endpoints
align with barlines if their duration coincides with barline positions. If their endpoints
do not coincide with barlines, they are positioned like rhythmic position-attached lines.
Rhythmic position-attached horizontal lines
Rhythmic position-attached lines are placed above the staff by default. Their endpoints
start to the left and end to the right of notes, chords, or rests at the corresponding
rhythmic positions.
Vertical lines
Vertical lines are positioned to the left of the notes to which they apply, including
any applicable accidentals, but are positioned between grace notes and normal notes.
If multiple vertical lines exist at the same rhythmic position, the most recent line is
positioned furthest to the right, that is, directly to the left of notes, chords or rests.
You can change the position/placement of lines in a variety of ways, such as showing vertical
lines on the right of notes or changing the placement of horizontal lines to show them inside the
staff.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the horizontal order of vertical lines on page 827
Showing vertical lines before grace notes on page 828
Changing the placement of horizontal lines on page 828
Lines
Positions of lines
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12