Changing the properties of individual notes and items

You can change the properties of individual notes and notations independently of your project-wide settings, for example, if you want crescendos to appear as hairpins by default but require a single crescendo to appear as text.

Note

You can only change the properties of complete notes and notations. For example, if a pedal line extends across multiple systems, you cannot change its line style on one system but keep the original line style on another system.

Procedure

  1. Select a note or notation item in the music area.
  2. Optional: If the Properties panel is hidden, show it in any of the following ways:

    • Press Ctrl/Cmd-8.

    • Click the disclosure arrow at the bottom of the window.

    • Choose Window > Show Bottom Panel.

  3. In the Properties panel, change the properties you want.

Result

The complete note or notation item is changed. The changes are immediately displayed in the music area.

Note

Many properties are layout-specific. For example, if you change the placement of an item relative to the staff in a full score layout, this does not affect the placement of the item in the corresponding part layout. However, you can copy property settings to other layouts.