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Notation reference
Dynamics
Dynamics indicate the loudness of the music and can be combined with expressive text to give further clarification about how to perform the music. Dynamics can indicate an immediate change in volume or a gradual change over a specified duration.
Dynamic modifiers
Modifiers add further detail to dynamics than simply their volume level, and can help guide how a player performs a note or phrase. Modifiers include poco a poco, molto and subito. They are also known as expressive text.
Moving gradual dynamic modifiers graphically
You can move individual dynamic modifiers graphically, independently of the gradual dynamics to which they apply and your project-wide settings. For example, if you want specific modifiers to appear further from hairpins than other modifiers. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Moving gradual dynamic modifiers graphically

You can move individual dynamic modifiers graphically, independently of the gradual dynamics to which they apply and your project-wide settings. For example, if you want specific modifiers to appear further from hairpins than other modifiers. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the gradual dynamics whose modifiers you want to move graphically.
In the Properties panel, activate Modifier offset in the Dynamics group.
Change the values in the value fields.

X moves modifiers horizontally, Y moves modifiers vertically.

Result

The selected gradual dynamic modifiers are moved graphically. 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 vertical offset for all modifiers centered inside hairpins project-wide in Engraving Options > Dynamics > Gradual Dynamics.