Inputting octave lines with the panel

You can input octave lines using the Clefs panel, both during note input and by adding them to existing music. You can also input octave lines only into specific voices in multiple-voice contexts.

Note

These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at selection.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

    • Start note input.

    • Select the notes to which you want to add an octave line. If you want to add an octave line for a single voice, only select notes in that voice.

  2. In the Notations toolbox, click Clefs to show the Clefs panel.
  3. Input the octave line you want in one of the following ways:

    • To input an octave line for all voices on the staff, click it in the Clefs panel.

    • To input an octave line only for the currently selected voice, Alt-click it in the Clefs panel.

    Alternatively, when adding octave lines to existing notes, you can click the octave line you want in the Clefs panel first, and then click and drag it to the length you want.

Result

During note input, octave lines are input at the caret position. However, if you input notes using the mouse, octave lines do not automatically extend as you continue inputting notes.

When you add octave lines to existing notes, they are added either above or below your selection, depending on whether the octave line indicates that notes are played higher or lower than notated.

Tip

You can also lengthen/shorten octave lines after they have been input.