Moving player labels graphically

You can move individual player labels graphically, for example, to move them closer to the staff when other items cause them to appear further away.

Prerequisite

Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the player labels you want to move.
  2. Move the player labels 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 player labels are moved to new graphical positions. By default, player labels erase their backgrounds if positioned in the staff so they do not collide with staff lines.

Tip

Offset in the Common group of the Properties panel is activated automatically when you move player labels.

  • Offset X moves player labels horizontally.

  • Offset Y moves player labels vertically.

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

Deactivating the property resets the selected player labels to their default positions.