Moving time signatures graphically

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

Note

  • These steps do not apply to time signatures shown at system object positions.

  • 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 the Engrave toolbox, activate Note Spacing.
  2. Select a square note spacing handle at the rhythmic position of the time signature you want to move.

    A circular handle appears beside the time signature.

  3. Press Tab to 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.

      Note

      • 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.

      • You cannot move note spacing handles with 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.