You are here: Reference > Tools > Tuplet tool

Tuplet tool

image\Tuplet_Tool.gif

 

This tool lets you create, edit, and adjust the positions of tuplets. (The word tuplet describes a class of irregular note divisions such as triplets, quintuplets, or septuplets.) You can use it to describe the visual appearance of the tuplet (whether or not it has a bracket, for example) as well as its rhythmic definition (how many quarter notes in the space of a half note, for example).

 

There are six positioning handles. Two control the horizontal and vertical length of the bracket. One controls number position. Another controls the position of the entire bracket and number. Two others control the angle of the bracket and the position of the bracket without moving the number.

Contextual menus are reached by right-clicking on the handle of an object or right mouse-clicking on the Main tool palette tool. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.

Edit Default Tuplet Visual Definition

Displays Document Options-Tuplets

 

Tuplet Handles

menu item

What it does

Edit Tuplet Definition

Displays the Tuplet Definition dialog box

Flip

Flip the tuplet to the other side of the staff

Delete

Delete selected tuplet

 

 

For further information, see the Tuplet Definition dialog box.

 

See Also:

Main tool palette

 

 

User Manual Home