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You can also cycle through the different placement options for selected horizontal lines by
pressing F .
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
● You can change the staff position of lines shown inside the staff.
● You can erase the background of text on lines shown inside the staff.
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Changing the staff-relative placement of items on page 343
Changing the staff position of horizontal lines inside the staff
You can change the staff position of horizontal lines shown inside the staff, including changing
the staff position of the start/end of lines independently of each other, for example, if you want
lines to appear angled.
PREREQUISITE
The horizontal lines whose staff position you want to change are placed inside the staff and have
at least one barline-/rhythmic position-attached end.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the horizontal lines placed inside the staff whose staff position you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the
Horizontal Lines group:
● Start position
● End position
3. Change the values in the value elds.
RESULT
The staff positions of the corresponding ends of the selected lines are changed according to the
new values. For example,
0 is the middle line of the staff, 4 is the top line of the staff, and -4 is the
bottom line of the staff.
EXAMPLE
Horizontal lines inside the staff with different staff positions at their start/end
Lines
Positions of lines
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