Lengthening/Shortening octave line hooks

You can change the length of individual octave line hooks, independently of your project-wide setting.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the hook handles on the octave lines whose hooks you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Tip

    You can show handles on all items, not just selected items, by choosing Engrave > Show Handles > Always. This can make it easier to select individual handles on multiple items.

  2. Move the handles in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move them upwards.

    • Press Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to move them downwards.

      Tip

      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/Opt-Up Arrow.

    • Click and drag them upwards/downwards.

Result

The length of the selected octave line hooks is changed.

Tip

  • Hook length in the Octave Lines group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move octave line hooks. You can also use this property to lengthen/shorten octave line hooks by changing the value in the value field.

    Deactivating the property resets the selected octave lines to their default hook length.

  • You can change the default hook length for all octave lines project-wide by changing the value for Octave line hook length, which you can find by clicking Advanced Options in the Appearance section of the Octave Lines page in Engrave > Engraving Options.