Changing the placement of tuplet brackets relative to the staff

You can change the placement of individual tuplet brackets and tuplet numbers/ratios relative to the staff.

Procedure

  1. Select the tuplet brackets and tuplet numbers/ratios whose staff-relative placement you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Placement in the Tuplets group.
  3. Choose one of the following options:
    • Above

    • Below

    • Cross-staff above

    • Cross-staff below

Result

The placement of the selected tuplet brackets is changed.

Tip
  • Deactivating Placement returns the selected tuplets to their default placement.

  • You can change the placement of all tuplet brackets relative to vocal staves project-wide in the Placement section of the Tuplets page in Engrave > Engraving Options.