Moving fingerings graphically

You can move fingerings graphically, independently of the noteheads to which they apply. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Note

You cannot move fingerings to different rhythmic positions as they are properties of notes. If you want to move fingerings to other noteheads, you must delete the existing fingerings and re-input them on the noteheads to which you wanted to move them.

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 fingerings you want to move graphically.
  2. Move the fingerings 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 fingerings are moved to new graphical positions. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

Offset in the Fingering and Positions group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move fingerings.

  • Offset X moves fingerings horizontally.

  • Offset Y moves fingerings vertically.

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

Deactivating the property resets the selected fingerings to their default positions.