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If you double-click below the staff the marking will be used instead unless you have specified another symbol to use. markings affect playback.

To create an marking

1. Click the Smart Shape tool . The Smart Shape palette appears.
2. Click the  tool. The marking usually goes beneath the music it affects.
3. Position the cursor in the measure where the marking is to begin so that the cursor arrow points to the staff to which you’re attaching it.
4. Double-click; on the second click, hold the button down and drag to the right. Your double-click marks the side of the marking; as you drag, you increase the length of the dashed-line bracket. Release the mouse when you’ve positioned the right end where you want it.

To move or reshape an marking

If the marking is already selected, it displays diamond editing handles. If not, click the Smart Shape tool. Any Smart Shape created with this tool displays a handle; click the handle of the marking you want to modify.

1. Drag the right or left diamond editing handles to move the endpoints. Drag the square handle to move the marking. Press delete to remove it. If the bracket is long enough that it straddles one or more system (line) breaks, it will automatically break into two (or more) segments; the continuation portions will have an in parentheses.

See Also:

Smart Shape tool

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