Attached to the note when you erase a note the

attached to the note. • When you erase a note, the symbols associated with it
are also erased. • When the symbol is associated with a note, the exact start of
the sound effect is the note start. Otherwise, according to the symbol, the
start time is either the beginning of the measure, or a proportional estimation
based on the position of the symbol in the measure. This last case is rather
vague because it depends on the exact contents of the measure, with the result
that the start time of the sound effect is not always as expected. The double
forte of the example exactly starts at the beginning of the G note. The
crescendo of the example, not being associated with a note, will start somewhere
between the first two notes. • Some symbols are not, by nature, related to a
specific note. It is the case of a tempo indication for example. In this case it
is better to associate them with the measure.
Erasing a symbol
To erase a symbol, one of the symbol tools or the arrow tool must be selected.
Place the mouse arrow inside the crescendo symbol on the score:
Use the erase key of the keyboard. The symbol disappears.
Moving or resizing a symbol
One of the symbol tools or the arrow tool must be active. • Click on the double
forte and move it to the right and lower. The symbol follows your movement:
By releasing it, the symbol is fixed. • Select the tool and click on the C note
in the first measure. You get:
• Move it a little lower so that it is not superimposed on the note. When the
reference marks are visible, some symbols, as this one, have a small red square
in the right lower corner of the rectangle. This square is intended to resize
the symbol. We will widen this symbol so that it occupies all the width of the
measure. • Click with the mouse arrow in this small square and drag it to the
right. The symbol widens gradually by following your movement:

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By releasing it, the symbol keeps its size. This principle is also valid to
modify the height of the symbol. You just need to drag downwards to increase it
and upwards to decrease it. Some symbols may also be shifted in oblique. It is
the case of the crescendo and decrescendo symbols. To modify the orientation of
the symbol, click while holding down the Control key and drag slightly
downwards. The symbol is inclined by following your movement:
You can also go up so that the orientation is aligned with the notes:
Select the tool
and click on the second measure first B note:
Slurs form a special case. When the reference marks are visible, three small
squares are located at the two ends and the center of the slur. When you drag
the left end, the slur moves. When you move the right end corner, it follows
your movements and changes the slur shape:
Drag it down to the low C. By dragging the central square, the two ends remain
fixed and you can modify the curve aspect:
By default, since version 3.6, when you click on the first note, the program
asks you to click on the end note of the slur and the adjustment is made
automatically, even if the end of the slur is on another system. Select the tool
and click on the third measure first C note: