Repeat barlines

Repeat barlines in NotePad are purely graphic.

To place a repeat in your score

• Click the Repeat Tool . Double-click a measure. The Repeat Selection dialog box appears. See Repeat Selection dialog box for more a more detailed description.

• Double-click the desired repeat icon. The repeat barline now appears in your score.

To delete a repeat barline

• Click the Repeat Tool ; then click the measure in question.

• To delete a repeat barline, click the handle and press delete.

See also Second endings.

You create a first ending with the Repeat Tool.

To create a first ending

• Click the Repeat Tool ; then click the first ending measure. If the first ending is longer than one measure, double-click the last measure of it. The Repeat Selection dialog box appears.

• Double-click the Backward Repeat icon (the second icon).

• Click OK (or press enter). You’ve created the "right end" of the first ending. Now you need to create the bracket.

• Click the Smart Shape Tool . The Smart Shape Palette appears.

• Click the Line Tool. Move the cursor close to the left barline where the first ending begins.

• Shift-double-click and drag the mouse up to create the vertical portion of the bracket.

• Release the mouse. Move the cursor slightly to the right. Shift-double-click and drag the mouse right to create the horizontal potion of the bracket.

• Use the Text Tool to add the number 1 and a period, if desired. See Text blocks.

To create a second-ending bracket

• Click the Smart Shape Tool . The Smart Shape Palette appears.

• Click the Line Tool. Move the cursor close to the left barline where the first ending begins.

• Shift-double-click and drag the mouse up to create the vertical portion of the bracket.

• Release the mouse. Move the cursor slightly to the right. Shift-double-click and drag the mouse right to create the horizontal potion of the bracket.

• Use the Text Tool to add the number 2 and a period, if desired. See Text blocks.