Moving slurs and slur handles graphically
You can move whole slurs and individual slur handles graphically, for example, if you want to change the shape of individual slurs or move individual slur endpoints. This only changes the appearance of slurs, and does not change the rhythmic positions to which they are attached.
Procedure
Result
The selected slurs or slur handles are moved. Depending on the handles you selected, this can change the shape of the corresponding slurs.
The following properties in the Slurs group of the Properties panel are activated automatically when you move the corresponding slur handles:
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Start offset moves the left endpoints of slurs. X moves them horizontally, Y moves them vertically.
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End offset moves the right endpoints of slurs. X moves them horizontally, Y moves them vertically.
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Start handle offset moves the left control points of slurs. X moves them horizontally, Y moves them vertically.
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End handle offset moves the right control points of slurs. X moves them horizontally, Y moves them vertically.
For example, if you move a whole slur upwards and to the right, all of its handles are moved so all properties are activated. You can also use these properties to change the shape of individual slurs by changing the values in the value fields.
Deactivating the properties resets the corresponding handles on the selected slurs to their default positions.