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Notation reference
Fingering
Fingerings use numbers and letters to recommend which fingers players should use for notes. This can be useful for music aimed at players learning the instrument and for difficult musical passages where certain fingering patterns make the notes much easier to play.
Hiding/Showing string fingering shift indicators
You can hide/show shift indicators after individual fingerings belonging to string instruments. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.
Changing the direction of string fingering shift indicators
You can change the direction of individual string fingering shift indicators if they do not point in the direction required.

Changing the direction of string fingering shift indicators

You can change the direction of individual string fingering shift indicators if they do not point in the direction required.

Prerequisite

Select the shift indicators whose direction you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate Shift direction in the Fingering and Positions group.
Choose one of the following options:
- Up
- Down

The selected shift indicators are angled up/down.

Note

You can also affect the direction of string shift indicators by specifying the strings on which notes are played.