Lengthening/Shortening custom brackets/braces
You can lengthen/shorten custom brackets/braces vertically to change the staves across which they span, for example, if you added a new player below a bracket group and want to extend the bracket to that staff.
Prerequisite
Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
Procedure
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In Engrave mode, select a handle at either the top or bottom of each bracket/brace you want to lengthen/shorten.
Tip
You only need to select a handle on one bracket/brace for each bracket and barline change, as they apply from their signpost until the next existing change or the end of the flow, whichever comes first.
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Move the handles in any of the following ways:
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Press Alt/Opt-Up Arrow to move them to the staff above.
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Press Alt/Opt-Down Arrow to move them to the staff below.
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Click and drag them upwards/downwards to staves above/below.
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Result
The selected brackets/braces are lengthened/shortened to staves above/below. This affects the staves included in the brackets/braces on all systems to which the corresponding bracket and barline changes apply.
Only one bracket/brace can exist on each staff, they cannot overlap. If any part of a selected bracket/brace collides with another bracket/brace when it is lengthened/shortened, the other bracket/brace is shortened to accommodate this.
You can undo this action, but the previous length of any shortened brackets/braces is only restored if you lengthened/shortened brackets/braces using the keyboard.