Bars and barlines popover

You can input bars and barlines, and delete bars, by entering text and numbers into the bars and barlines popover.

You can open the bars and barlines popover in Write mode in any of the following ways:

Press Shift-B.
Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.

Table 1. Bars
Example action	Popover entry
Add two bars	`+2`
Add fourteen bars	`+14`
Delete one bar	`–1`
Delete six bars	`–6`
Add a bar rest	`rest`

This list is not comprehensive, as you can add and delete any number of bars using the popover. It is intended to illustrate how you can structure your entry to input and delete bars, and input bar rests.

Table 2. Barlines
Type of barline	Popover entry
Normal (Single)	`\|`, `single`, or `normal`
Double	`\|\|` or `double`
Final	`\|]` or `final`
Dashed	`:`, `dash`, or `dashed`
Tick	`‘` or `tick`
Short	`,` or `short`
Thick	`thick`
Start repeat	`\|:` or `start`
End repeat	`:\|` or `end`
End/start repeat	`:\|:`, `:\|\|:`, `end-start`, or `endstart`