Inputting ornaments/trills with the panel
You can input ornaments, trills, and jazz ornaments using the Ornaments panel, both during note input and by adding them to existing notes.
These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at selection.
Procedure
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In Write mode, do one of the following:
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Start note input.
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Select an item on each staff at the rhythmic position where you want to input an ornament. If you want to input a trill with a specific duration, select items that span the required duration.
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In the Notations toolbox, click Panels
, then Ornaments
to show the Ornaments panel.
- In the Ornaments panel, click the ornament you want.
Result
During note input, ornaments are input at the caret position. Trills are input with a default duration of a quarter note.
Ornaments added to existing music are input on each selected staff, at the rhythmic position of the earliest selected either note or item, according to your item input position setting. Trills span the duration of either only notes or any items on each selected staff, according to your item input position setting.
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You can specify trill intervals when inputting trills using the popover.
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You can choose to input a separate trill for each selected note in .