Lengthening/Shortening octave lines

You can lengthen/shorten octave lines after they have been input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the octave lines you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Note

    When using the mouse, you can only lengthen/shorten one octave line at a time.

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the selected octave lines in any of the following ways:

    • To lengthen them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To shorten them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single octave line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single octave line to the previous notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      • You can only lengthen/shorten octave lines by the current rhythmic grid resolution when multiple octave lines are selected.

      • When using the keyboard, lengthening/shortening octave lines only moves their end. You can move the start of octave lines by moving the whole line, or by clicking and dragging the start handle.

    • Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end of a single octave line to noteheads to the right/left.

Result

Single octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution or to the next/previous notehead, whichever is closer.

Multiple octave lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.