Changing the padding around harp pedal diagrams

You can change the padding around harp pedal diagrams individually, and for each edge independently. This affects the distance between harp pedal diagrams and erased backgrounds and borders. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

  • Harp pedaling is shown in the current layout.

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the harp pedal diagrams whose padding you want to change.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Harp Pedals group:

    • Left padding

    • Right padding

    • Top padding

    • Bottom padding

  3. Change the values in the value fields.

Result

The padding around the selected harp pedal diagrams is changed. Increasing the values increases the padding, decreasing the values decreases the padding. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

You can change the default padding around all harp pedal diagrams project-wide in Engraving Options > Harp Pedals > Note Names. However, this does not allow you to change the padding of each edge independently.