Moving chord symbols graphically

You can move chord symbols graphically without affecting the rhythmic positions to which they apply. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

  • Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the chord symbols you want to move.
  2. Move the chord symbols in any of the following ways:

    • Press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow to move them to the right.

    • Press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow to move them to the left.

    • Press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move them upwards.

    • Press Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to move them 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/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • Click and drag them in any direction.

Result

The selected chord symbols are moved graphically without affecting the rhythmic positions to which they are attached. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

Start offset in the Chord Symbols group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move chord symbols.

  • Start offset X moves chord symbols horizontally.

  • Start offset Y moves chord symbols vertically.

You can also use this property to move chord symbols graphically by changing the values in the value fields.

Deactivating the property resets the selected chord symbols to their default positions.