User guide

740 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Editing Repeat Signs and Bar Lines
Repeat signs and bar lines cannot be moved with the mouse. You can, however, move
these symbols (along with time and key signatures) to a certain extent, in the Arrange
window.
Once a region is selected in the Arrange window, alterations to its end point (or
position) will affect existing repeat signs and bar lines in the score. Inserting, deleting,
and moving key and/or time signatures in the Arrange window global tracks also have
an impact on these score elements.
To delete repeat signs and bar lines:
m Click them with the Eraser tool.
Invisible Bar Lines
The dotted bar line is invisible in the printout. When used in conjunction with hidden
time signature changes, this enables you to create bars and musical passages which
don’t seem to have a fixed meter. Another use for the invisible bar line is to force a
graphical split of a note into two notes connected with ties—in all staffs of a score
simultaneously—if it is inserted in the middle of a bar.
To hide all automatically displayed bar lines:
m Activate the Hide Bar Lines checkbox in the File > Project Settings > Score > Clefs and
Signatures tab.
This only affects automatic bar lines. Manually inserted bar lines, double bar lines, and
so on will still be displayed and printed, regardless of the preference setting.
1st and 2nd Endings
Following the insertion of one of the repeat endings, text entry mode is automatically
activated. The default text is “1.” and “2.”. If suitable, confirm with Return. If unsuitable,
you can freely enter any text into these brackets. The bracket which defaults to “2.” is
open—without a vertical end line, like the “1.” ending.
As the text can be changed, you also can create a 2nd ending with a vertical line, for
example. The font, text size, and style of these numbers or text elements is set in the
Text Styles window (see “Working With Text Styles” on page 746). To edit the text,
double-click directly on it, which activates text entry mode, indicated by a flashing text
cursor.
A 1st or 2nd ending can be moved by dragging its upper left corner. The length can be
changed by dragging the right end. If a repeat ending is selected, it can be deleted by
pressing Backspace.
First and second endings are only displayed on staffs with bar lines that aren’t
connected to the staff above.