Moving time signatures graphically

You can move individual time signatures to new graphical positions without affecting the positions of any other items.

Note

You cannot move time signatures shown at the start of systems. You can only move time signature changes that occur partway through systems or at the end of systems.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, activate Note Spacing in the Formatting panel.
  2. Select the square note spacing handle at the top left of the time signature you want to move.

    A circular handle appears beside the time 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 items 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 using the mouse, you can only move them using the keyboard.

Result

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

Tip

You can also change the value for Spacing Offset in the Time Signatures group of the Properties panel to move time signatures horizontally. However, this also affects global note spacing around the rhythmic position of the time signature.

The Spacing Offset value is independent of note spacing changes.