Changing the height of slurs

Dorico Pro Help

Product

Dorico Pro

Version

4.3

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English

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Webhelp

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You can change the height of individual slurs independently of your project-wide settings; for example, to reduce the height of a particularly long slur. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the slur height (middle) handle of the slurs whose height you want to change.

Tip
You can show handles on all items, not just selected items, by choosing Engrave > Show Handles > Always. This can make it easier to select individual handles on multiple items.
Move the handles in any of the following ways:
- To move them upwards/downwards a standard amount, press Alt/Opt plus the corresponding arrow key. For example, press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move handles upwards. This moves handles by 1/8 space per press.
- To move them upwards/downwards a large amount, press Ctrl/Cmd plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1 space per press.
- To move them upwards/downwards a moderate amount, press Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/2 space per press.
- To move them upwards/downwards a small amount, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Up Arrow. This moves handles by 1/32 space per press.
- Click and drag them upwards/downwards.

Result

The height of the selected slurs is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Note

To maintain a visually pleasing and symmetrical curve when changing the height of slurs manually, you may need to move slur height handles to the right/left by a small amount, as well as upwards/downwards.
Moving slur height handles to the right/left affects the shape of the whole slur.
You can change the default height of all slurs project-wide in Engraving Options > Slurs > Design > Advanced Options. There are separate settings for short slurs and long slurs.