Moving ornaments rhythmically

You can move ornaments to new rhythmic positions after they have been input.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the ornaments you want to move.
    Note

    When using the mouse, you can only move one ornament at a time.

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

    • To move a single ornament to the next notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To move a single ornament to the previous notehead on the staff, press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • To move them to the right according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To move them to the left according to the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      When multiple ornaments are selected, you can only move them according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

    • Click and drag the ornament to the right/left to snap it to different rhythmic positions.

Result

The selected ornaments are moved to new rhythmic positions.

Note

Only one ornament can exist at each rhythmic position. If an ornament passes over another ornament as part of its move, the existing ornament is deleted.

Trills can overlap with other trills and ornaments. However, if the start of a trill passes over the start of another trill as part of its move, the existing trill is deleted.

You can undo these actions, but any ornaments/trills deleted in the process are only restored if you moved items using the keyboard.