Moving time signatures shown at system object positions graphically

You can move time signatures shown at system object positions graphically, in different ways to moving other time signatures graphically. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Note

  • These steps do not apply to time signatures shown on staves.

  • If you want to move time signatures because you want to change their alignment with barlines, you can change the default alignment of all time signatures shown at system object positions in the Time Signatures at System Object Positions section of the Time Signatures page in Engrave > Engraving Options.

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 time signatures at system object positions that you want to move graphically.
  2. Move the time signatures 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 time signatures shown at system object positions 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 Time Signatures group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move time signatures shown at system object positions graphically.

  • Offset X moves time signatures horizontally.

  • Offset Y moves time signatures vertically.

You can also use this property to move time signatures shown at system object positions graphically by changing the values in the value fields.

Deactivating the property resets the selected time signatures to their default positions.