Changing the project-wide position of hairpins relative to barlines

You can change whether all hairpins cross barlines when they end on the first note in the next bar project-wide. You can also change the minimum distance before hairpins are allowed to extend beyond barlines.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, choose Engrave > Engraving Options.

    The Engraving Options dialog opens.

  2. Click Dynamics in the page list.
  3. In the Gradual Dynamics section, click Advanced Options.
  4. Choose one of the following options for Hairpins ending at beginning of note at start of bar:
    • Do not cross barline

    • Allow to cross barline

  5. Optional: In the Horizontal Position section, change the value for Minimum distance to right of barline to allow dynamic to cross barline in any of the following ways:
    • Enter a value into the value field.

    • Click the arrows beside the value field.

  6. Click Apply, then Close.