Moving horizontal lines rhythmically
You can move barline-/rhythmic position-attached horizontal lines to new rhythmic positions after they have been input.
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You cannot move notehead-attached starts/ends of horizontal lines rhythmically, except by moving the notes to which they are attached.
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Although you can use these key commands for vertical lines, you cannot move vertical lines over rests, you can only move them to adjacent notes/chords in the same voice. If you want to move vertical lines along a phrase containing rests, we recommend deleting them and inputting new vertical lines at the new positions instead.
Procedure
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In Write mode, select the lines you want to move.
Note
When using the mouse, you can only move one horizontal line rhythmically at a time.
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Move the lines in any of the following ways:
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To move a single horizontal line to the next notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.
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To move a single horizontal line to the previous notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
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To move them to the right according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.
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To move them to the left according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
NoteWhen multiple horizontal lines are selected, you can only move them according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.
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Click and drag the line to the right/left to the notehead you want.
NoteYou cannot move vertical lines rhythmically with the mouse.
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Result
The selected lines are moved to new rhythmic positions.
If a single horizontal line passes over another line as part of its move, the existing one is unaffected as multiple lines can exist at the same rhythmic position. However, if you move multiple horizontal lines together or a single vertical line, any existing lines of the same type that they pass over are shortened or deleted accordingly.
You can undo this action, but any lines shortened/deleted in the process are only restored if you moved lines using the keyboard.