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Notation reference
Figured bass
Figured bass is a shorthand that uses figures to specify the harmony above the notated bass notes. It is particularly common in Baroque and early Classical music and in the parts of accompanying instruments, such as harpsichords and viols.
Appearance of figured bass
The appearance of individual figures is determined either by your current engraving options or your popover entry, depending on the figured bass input setting when you input them.
Resetting figured bass
You can reset individual figured bass figures; for example, if they were input with the figured bass input setting Follow input literally. Reset figures follow your settings in Engraving Options and update if you change them.

Resetting figured bass

You can reset individual figured bass figures; for example, if they were input with the figured bass input setting Follow input literally. Reset figures follow your settings in Engraving Options and update if you change them.

Prerequisite

If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the figured bass figures you want to reset. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
Choose Edit > Notations > Figured Bass > Reset Figured Bass.

Result

The selected figured bass figures are reset to follow your current settings on the Figured Bass page in Engraving Options. This can affect their appearance and suspension duration.

Tip

You can assign a key command for Reset Figured Bass on the Key Commands page in Preferences.