Changing the staff position of rhythm slashes

Dorico Pro Help

Product

Dorico Pro

Version

5.1

Language

English

Document type

Webhelp

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You can change the staff position of rhythm slashes in both slash voices and slash regions; for example, to accommodate other notes at the same rhythmic positions better. By default, rhythm slashes are positioned on the middle line of the staff.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the rhythm slashes whose staff position you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
- For notes in slash voices, you must select every note whose staff position you want to change.
- For slash regions, you can select any part of each region whose staff position you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate Slash pos. in the corresponding group for the type of rhythm slash whose staff position you want to change:
- Notes and Rests for notes in slash voices
- Slash Regions for slash regions
Change the value in the value field.

Result

The staff position of the selected rhythm slashes is changed. For example, changing the Slash pos. value to 4 positions rhythm slashes on the top line of a five-line staff, while -4 positions them on the bottom line.

If any of the rhythm slashes have stems, their stem direction is adjusted automatically.