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Dynamics
Dynamics indicate the loudness of the music, and can be combined with other instructions to give the performer a detailed understanding of how to perform the music, while also leaving room for interpretation.
Positions of dynamics
Dynamics are placed below the staff for instruments, where they can be read alongside the notes, and above the staff for voices. This way, they do not clash with lyrics placed below the staff, and are still close enough to the notes to be read simultaneously.
Aligning dynamics
You can graphically align individually selected dynamics in a row without grouping/ungrouping them, for example, if system breaks in part layouts are different to the full score layout and so require parts of different groups of dynamics to be aligned. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Aligning dynamics

You can graphically align individually selected dynamics in a row without grouping/ungrouping them, for example, if system breaks in part layouts are different to the full score layout and so require parts of different groups of dynamics to be aligned. 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

In Engrave mode, select the dynamics you want to align.
Choose Edit > Dynamics > Align Dynamics. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Result

The selected dynamics are aligned in a row with the dynamic within the selection that was furthest from the staff. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.