Hiding/Showing the root and quality of chord symbols

You can hide the root and quality of chord symbols if they follow another chord symbol with the same root and quality, but have a different altered bass note.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. Select the chord symbols whose root and quality you want to hide. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Hide root and quality in the Chord Symbols group.
  3. Activate/Deactivate the corresponding checkbox.

Result

The root and quality of the selected chord symbols are hidden when the checkbox is activated, and shown when the checkbox is deactivated.

When the property is deactivated, chord symbols follow your project-wide setting.

Tip

You can choose to show the root and quality of chord symbols always, even if successive chord symbols have the same root and quality, in Engraving Options > Chord Symbols > Altered Bass Notes.