Moving key signatures graphically

You can make individual changes to the graphical position of key signatures without affecting the positions of any other items.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, activate Note Spacing in the Formatting panel.
  2. Select the square handle above the key signature you want to move.

    A smaller circular handle appears beside the key signature.

  3. Select the circular handle.
  4. Move the handle in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt-Right Arrow to move it to the right.

    • Press Alt-Left Arrow to move it to the left.

      Tip

      If you want to move handles by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Left Arrow.

    Note

    You cannot move note spacing handles with the mouse, you can only move them using the keyboard.

Result

The key signature is moved graphically to the right/left.

Tip

When Note Spacing is deactivated, you can also change Spacing Offset in the Key Signatures group of the Properties panel to move key signatures horizontally. However, this also affects global note spacing at the rhythmic position of the key signature, including moving cancellation naturals.

You can also move cancellation naturals graphically, independently of the subsequent key signature and without affecting the spacing of any other item using the Cancellation naturals X offset property.