Lengthening/Shortening pedal line hooks

You can change the length of hooks shown at the start/end of pedal lines individually, independently of each other and independently of your project-wide settings.

For example, if you have a pedal line with a hook at the start/end, you can make the end hook longer without changing the length of the start hook.

Note

This only applies to pedal lines that have a hook as their start sign and/or end sign.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the top handle at the start/end of the pedal lines whose hooks you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Tip

    You can show handles on all items, not just selected items, by choosing Engrave > Show Handles > Always. This can make it easier to select individual handles on multiple items.

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

    • Press Alt-Up Arrow to move them upwards.

    • Press Alt-Down Arrow to move them downwards.

      Tip

      If you want to move handles by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Up Arrow.

    • Click and drag them upwards/downwards.

Result

The length of the selected pedal line hooks is changed.

Tip

  • The following properties in the Pedal Lines group of the Properties panel are activated automatically when you move the corresponding pedal line hook:

    • Start hook length changes the length of hooks at the start of pedal lines.

    • End hook length changes the length of hooks at the end of pedal lines.

    You can also use these properties to lengthen/shorten pedal line hooks by changing the values in the value fields.

    Deactivating the properties resets the selected pedal lines to their default hook length.

  • You can change the default hook length for all pedal lines project-wide by changing the value for Hook length in the Design section of the Pedal Lines page in Engrave > Engraving Options. This value applies to hooks at the start/end of pedal lines.