Changing the width of ledger lines
You can change the width of ledger lines on individual notes, for example, to allow notes with short durations to be spaced more tightly and still be legible.
Procedure
- In Engrave mode, select the notes whose ledger line width you want to change.
- In the Properties panel, activate Ledger line in the Notes and Rests group.
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Change the values in the Ledger line
L and R value fields in any of the following ways:
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Enter values in the value fields.
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Click the arrows beside the value fields.
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Result
The width of the ledger lines is changed in the following ways:
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Increasing Ledger line L makes the left side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value makes the left side of ledger lines shorter.
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Increasing Ledger line R makes the right side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value makes the right side of ledger lines shorter.
Tip
You can change the width of all ledger lines project-wide on the Notes page in .