Changing the start sign appearance of pedal lines
You can change the appearance of the start of pedal lines individually, independently of your project-wide settings. Pedal line start signs can be shown as variations of the traditional pedal line glyph, other symbols, or text.
Prerequisite
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The lower zone is shown.
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Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
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If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
Procedure
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Select the pedal lines whose start sign appearance you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
Note
The pedal lines you select must be the same type; for example, only sustain pedal lines.
- In the Properties panel, activate Sign appearance in the Pedal Lines group.
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Select one of the options from the menu.
The options are different according to the type of pedal line selected.
Result
The start sign appearance of the selected pedal lines is changed.
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The end signs of una corda pedal lines automatically match their start signs.
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Deactivating Sign appearance returns the selected pedal lines to your default setting for start sign appearance.
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You can change the default start sign appearance of all pedal lines project-wide on the Pedal Lines page in Engraving Options.
Example
Sustain pedal lines |
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Sostenuto pedal lines |
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Una corda pedal lines |
After Completing This Task
If you selected a text sign appearance, you can edit the text shown.