Properties panel (Engrave mode)

The Properties panel in Engrave mode provides options that allow you to edit individual notes and notations, such as by changing their appearance or position. It is located in the lower zone at the bottom of the window in Engrave mode.

You can hide/show the Properties panel in Write mode and Engrave mode in any of the following ways:

  • Press Cmd-8.

  • In the toolbox on the left, click Show Lower Zone Show Lower Zone button, then choose Properties Properties button in the lower zone.

The Properties panel contains a group of properties for each notation item. When you select a note or item in the music area, the Properties panel displays the groups and options that you might require to edit the selected note or item. If there are more available groups than can fit in the panel simultaneously, you can scroll to the right/left along the displayed groups.

All the properties that are available in the Properties panel in Write mode are also available in Engrave mode, but additional properties in Engrave mode allow you to edit items in more detail.

Note

  • If you select multiple different types of notation items, only the groups that they have in common are displayed. For example, if you select a slur, the Common and Slurs groups are displayed in the Properties panel. However, if you select a slur and a note, only the Common group is displayed.

  • If the property scope is set to Locally, changing local properties only affects the current layout and frame chain. You can set the property scope to Globally if you want subsequent changes to local properties to affect all layouts and frame chains.

Properties panel in Engrave mode, filtered by a search term
Figure 1. Properties panel in Engrave mode, filtered by a search term

The Properties panel toolbar contains the following options:

Search

Allows you to filter properties according to your entry.

Show (active status)

Allows you to filter properties according to their activated status.

  • Active: Shows only activated properties.

  • All: Shows all properties.

Show (property scope)

Allows you to filter properties according to their property scope.

  • Local Only: Shows only local properties.

  • Global Only: Shows only global properties.

  • All: Shows all properties.

Set local properties

Allows you to change the scope of subsequent local properties you change.

  • Locally: Local properties only take effect locally.

  • Globally: Local properties take effect globally.