This tool adds new blank measures at the end of the score (in all staves at once). You can also use this tool to place, delete or position measure numbers in your score. Measure numbers automatically appear at the beginning of each system. Finally, when you click this tool, a handle appears on every barline; drag a barline’s handle (or drag within the measure) to make the measure wider or narrower. You can also double-click its measure handle to display the Measure Attributes dialog box, where you can specify the barline type. (See Measure Attributes dialog box for more information.)
Note: Measure numbers will only appear in a staff when Measure Numbers is selected as one of the Items to Display in the Staff Attributes dialog box.
Contextual menus are reached by right-clicking on the handle of an object. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.
Measure tool
menu item |
What it does |
Add One Measure |
Adds one measure to the score |
Add Measures |
Displays the Add Measures dialog box |
Measures
Edit Measure Attributes |
Opens the Measure Attributes dialog box where you can edit measures. |
Barline submenu |
Opens the barline submenu where you can select a new barline style. |
Multimeasure Rest submenu |
Opens the Multimeasure rest submenu where you can create, remove, or editmultimeasure rests. |
Cut |
Places the selected music on the Clipboard and simultaneously removes it from the document. See Edit menu. |
Copy |
Places a duplicate of the selected music on the Clipboard. See Edit menu. |
Insert |
Inserts whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard between two existing beats or measures. See Edit menu. |
Paste |
Pastes whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard to paste over (replace) the selected music in the target file. See Edit menu . |
Move/Copy Layers |
Opens the Move/Copy Layers dialog box where you can move and/or copy layers. |
Clear All Items |
Clears all items in the selected region. |
Transpose |
Opens the Transpose dialog box where you can choose an interval to transpose the selected region. |
Add Measures |
Opens the Add Measures dialog box where you can choose the number of measures to add. |
Insert Measure Stack |
Opens the How Many Measures dialog box where you can choose the number of measures to insert. |
Delete Measure Stack |
Deletes the measure stack. |
Key Signature |
From this submenu, choose a key signature for the selected measure(s). |
Time Signature |
From this submenu, choose a time signature for the selected measure(s). |
Clef |
Opens the Change Clef dialog box where you can select a clef |
Alternate Notation |
Displays the Alternate Notation submenu where you can apply or clear alternate notation |
Repeats |
Displays the Repeat submenu where you can define or remove repeats. |
Measure Numbers
menu item |
What it does |
Restore Defaults |
Restores default measure number settings |
Show Measure Number |
Shows the selected measure number |
Hide Measure Number |
Hides the selected measure number |
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