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Working with symbols
Symbol details
The User Symbols editor – tools and functions
The toolbar contains the following tools and settings, from left to right:
The Note Linked pop-up menu lets you create symbols linked to note positions. This
affects the whole symbol, not a selected graphic object:
The Functions pop-up menu contains the following items (some of these can also be
accessed on the context menu for the User Symbols tab):
Tool Description
Object Selection Use this to select objects – press [Shift] to select more than one.
Click and drag to move objects – press [Ctrl]/[Command] to drag
vertically or horizontally only or press [Alt]/[Option] to copy.
To delete an object, select it and press [Backspace] or [Delete].
Line Draws a straight line.
Rectangle Creates a rectangle. You can fill this with the Fill button if needed.
Polygon Creates a polygon – click where each corner of the polygon should
be and close the figure by clicking outside the drawing area.
Circle Creates a circle. You can fill this with the Fill button if needed.
Ellipse Creates an ellipse. You can fill this with the Fill button if needed.
Arc Creates an arc.
Text Allows you to insert text objects. Clicking with this tool in the drawing
area opens a dialog where you enter the text, specify font, style, etc.
You can double-click on a text object you have inserted to change its
text or settings.
Symbol Clicking with this tool brings up a dialog where you can select any of
the existing score symbols and incorporate this (at the desired font
size) into your own symbol.
Set Color of Frame When this is selected, the Color pop-up menu is used to select the
color for the object frame.
Set Color of Fill When this is selected, the Color pop-up menu is used to select the
fill color for objects (if Fill is selected)
Fill Click this if you want the object to be filled – you can then select a Fill
Color for it from the Color pop-up menu.
Don’t Fill Click this if you do not want the object to be filled.
Color Selects Frame or Fill Color for objects. The “Select Colors…” menu
item brings up a standard color dialog.
Line Width Allows you to change the line width used for the selected object.
Menu item Description
Not Linked The symbol is not linked to notes.
Linked/Left The symbol is linked to a note, appearing to the left of the note.
Linked/Center The symbol is linked and centered to a note.
Linked/Behind The symbol is linked to a note, appearing to the right of the note.
Menu item Description
New Symbol Adds a new empty symbol to the tab (and to the symbol list to
the left in the editor).
Delete Symbol Deletes the current symbol from the tab.
Export User Symbols… Allows you to save the current tab with all available symbols as a
separate file on disk.