Changing the width of ledger lines

You can change the width of ledger lines on individual notes, for example, to allow notes with short durations to be spaced more tightly and still be legible.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the noteheads whose ledger line width you want to change.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Ledger line in the Notes and Rests group.
  3. Change the values for L and R.

Result

Increasing Ledger line L makes the left side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value makes the left side of ledger lines shorter.

Increasing Ledger line R makes the right side of ledger lines longer, decreasing the value makes the right side of ledger lines shorter.

Tip

You can change the width of all ledger lines project-wide on the Notes page in Engrave > Engraving Options.