Changing the position of slurs relative to tie chains

You can change the position of individual slurs relative to tie chains, including slurs starting on grace notes. For example, slurs that start on the last note in tie chains and end on the first note in tie chains are shorter and require less vertical space.

Prerequisite

• The lower zone is shown.

• Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

Procedure

1. Select the slurs whose position relative to tie chains you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
2. In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Slurs group:

   • Start pos. in tie chain

   • End pos. in tie chain

3. Choose one of the following options for each property:

   • First note

   • Last note

Result

The position of the selected slurs relative to tie chains is changed.

Example