Lengthening/Shortening horizontal lines

You can lengthen/shorten horizontal lines rhythmically after they have been input.

Note

These steps only apply to barline-/rhythmic position-attached horizontal lines. You cannot lengthen/shorten notehead-attached horizontal lines, except by lengthening/shortening the notes to which they are attached.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, select the horizontal lines you want to lengthen/shorten.
    Note

    When using the mouse, you can only lengthen/shorten one line at a time.

  2. Lengthen/Shorten the lines in any of the following ways:

    • To lengthen them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To shorten them by the current rhythmic grid resolution, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single line to the next notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.

    • To snap the end of a single line to the previous notehead, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

      Note

      • When multiple lines are selected, you can only lengthen/shorten them according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

      • When using the keyboard, lengthening/shortening lines only moves their end. You can move the start of lines by moving lines rhythmically, or by clicking and dragging the start handle of a single line.

    • Click and drag the circular handle at the start/end to the right/left.

Result

Single lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution or to the next/previous notehead, whichever is closer.

Multiple lines are lengthened/shortened according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.

Tip

You can move lines graphically in Engrave mode, including changing their graphical length.