Moving pedal lines graphically

You can move pedal lines, retakes, and pedal level changes graphically without changing the rhythmic positions to which they apply. You can also move the start/end of pedal lines independently, meaning you can lengthen/shorten them graphically.

Note

You can only change the angle of pedal lines by changing the level.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select one of the following:

    • The pedal lines you want to move.

    • The start/end handles of the pedal lines whose start/end you want to move.

    • The bottom handles of the retakes and pedal level changes you want to move.

    Note

    • 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.

    • You can move multiple pedal lines together, but only upwards/downwards.

    • You can move handles on multiple pedal lines together, but only to the right/left.

  2. Move the pedal lines or handles in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt-Right Arrow to move pedal lines and handles to the right.

    • Press Alt-Left Arrow to move pedal lines and handles to the left.

    • Press Alt-Up Arrow to move whole pedal lines upwards.

    • Press Alt-Down Arrow to move whole pedal lines downwards.

      Tip

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

    • Click and drag them in any direction.

Result

The selected pedal lines or handles are moved to new graphical positions.

Tip

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

  • Start X offset moves the start of pedal lines horizontally.

  • End X offset moves the end of pedal lines horizontally.

  • Y offset moves whole pedal lines vertically.

X offset in the Pedal Line Retakes group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move pedal retakes or pedal level changes horizontally.

For example, if you move a whole pedal line to the right, both handles are moved, so Start X offset and End X offset are both activated. You can also use all of these properties to move pedal lines, retakes, and pedal level changes, and lengthen/shorten pedal lines graphically, by changing the values in the value fields.

Deactivating the properties resets the selected pedal lines to their default positions.