Lengthening/Shortening pedal lines

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

Procedure

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

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

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the pedal lines in any of the following ways:
    • To snap the end of a single pedal line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

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

    • 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.

      Note
      • When multiple pedal lines are selected, you can only lengthen/shorten them according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

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

    • Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end to the right/left.

Result

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

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

Tip

You can move pedal lines graphically in Engrave mode, including changing their graphical length.