Lengthening/Shortening horizontal lines

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

Note

These steps only apply to barline-/rhythmic position-attached horizontal lines. You cannot lengthen/shorten notehead-attached horizontal lines, except by lengthening/shortening the notes to which they are attached.

Procedure

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

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

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the 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 line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

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

      Note

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

      • When using the keyboard, you can only move the end of lines. You can move the start of lines by moving lines rhythmically, or by clicking and dragging the start handle of a single line.

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

Result

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

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

Tip

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