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Working with symbols
Adding symbols to the score
- If you choose to include a help note, the second note is converted to a “Graphic”
note, with brackets but without stem. Otherwise, the second note is hidden, too.
- The trill symbols you selected in the dialog are inserted.
Inserting symbols across staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] while adding a symbol to one staff in a grand staff, this
symbol is put in at corresponding positions on all staves. This allows you for example
to insert rehearsal marks, repeats, etc. for all instruments at the same time.
Adding a keyboard symbol
The Other tab contains a piano keyboard symbol, useful in educational scores, for
example. The symbol has the following properties:
• To insert the keyboard symbol, select it from the Inspector, click with the Draw tool
at the desired position and drag a box to specify the approximate size of the
keyboard.
• After you have inserted the keyboard symbol, you can drag its edges to resize it
vertically or horizontally.
• If you right-click on an inserted keyboard symbol and select “Properties” from the
context menu, a dialog opens allowing you to specify further properties for the
symbol.
You can also double-click on an inserted keyboard symbol to open this dialog.
Option Description
Size Governs the width of the keys.
Start Note This is the leftmost note in the keyboard symbol.
Show Note Names When this is activated, each C key is displayed with note name and
octave (C1, C2, etc.).
White/Black Keys
transparent
Activate these if you want the white and/or black keys to be
transparent.