Moving by dragging

Procedure

  1. Set the Quantize value.

    The Quantize value restricts your movement in time. You cannot place notes on positions smaller than the Quantize value.

  2. Select the notes you want to move.

    You can select notes across several staves.

  3. Click one of the selected notes and drag it to a new position.

    The horizontal movement of the note is “magnetically attracted” to the current Quantize value. The Mouse Time Position and Mouse Note Position displays in the status line show the new position and pitch for the dragged note.

    Note

    If the “Show Note Info by the Mouse” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the position and pitch of the note is also shown in a “tooltip” next to the pointer while you are dragging. If you find that screen redraws are too sluggish, you may want to deactivate this option.

  4. Release the mouse button.

    The notes appear at their new position.

    • If you press Ctrl/Cmd and drag, movement is restricted to vertical or horizontal (depending on the direction in which you drag).

    • If you move notes vertically and the “Keep moved Notes within Key” option is activated in the Preferences dialog (Scores–Editing page), the notes are transposed within the current key only.