Position Info Window

The Position Info window helps you to determine and edit exact positions for symbols, objects, and staves in your score.

  • To open the Position Info, click in the ruler.

The window contains the following settings and values:

Measure in

Allows to change the unit.

Note

This setting also affects the units used in the ruler.

Abs. Pos/Rel. Pos

Allows to select whether X-Y position values are absolute and refer to the upper left corner of the current page, or relative and refer to the upper left corner of the active staff.

X, Y
  • If a single object is selected, these values show the horizontal and vertical position of this object. Click a value and enter in a new position for the object.

  • If no objects or several objects are selected, these values show the current horizontal and vertical position of the mouse pointer.

dX, dY

These values indicate the horizontal and vertical distance by which you have moved an object. Click and enter values to move the objects by the specified distances.

Sel. Staff
  • If Abs. Pos is active, this value shows the distance from the top of the score page to the top of the active staff. Click and enter a value to move the active staff.

  • If Rel. Pos is selected, this value is always 0, since vertical positions are related to the top of the active staff.

To Prev Staff

The distance between the active staff and the staff above it. Click and enter a value to move the active staff.

To Next Staff

The distance between the active staff and the staff below it. Click and enter a value to move the staves below the active staff.