You can adjust the spacing between barlines and neighboring notes, time signatures, key signatures, or rests.
Prerequisite
Note Spacing
is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
Procedure
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In Engrave mode, select a square note spacing handle at the rhythmic position of each barline you want to move.
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Move the handles in any of the following ways:
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To increase the space to the left of selected handles, press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow.
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To decrease the space to the left selected handles, press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
Note
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To move handles by large increments, press Ctrl/Cmd plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
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To move handles by moderate increments, press Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
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To move handles by small increments, press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift plus the standard key command; for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.
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You cannot move note spacing handles with the mouse, you can only move them using the keyboard.
Result
The spacing to the right/left of the selected barlines is increased/decreased.
Example
The new position of the barline after decreasing the space to its left
