Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing accidentals
You can show individual accidentals in round or square brackets and hide/show accidentals individually, including cautionary accidentals shown by default. For example, you can show cautionary accidentals on subsequent notes in tie chains that cross system/frame breaks by showing accidentals in round brackets.
Procedure
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Select the notes whose accidentals you want to hide/show or parenthesize. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
Note
You can only select individual noteheads within tie chains in Engrave mode.
- In the Properties panel, activate Accidental in the Notes and Rests group.
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Select one of the following options from the menu:
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Hide
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Show
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Round brackets
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Square brackets
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Result
Accidentals on the selected notes are shown, hidden, or shown in round or square brackets.
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Hiding accidentals does not affect the pitch of notes in playback.
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If you are hiding/showing many accidentals, we recommend that you consider changing the accidental duration rule.
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You can assign key commands for different accidental hiding, showing, and parenthesizing commands on the Key Commands page in Preferences.
After Completing This Task
You can also hide/show or parenthesize accidentals on artificial harmonics shown using diamond noteheads, independently of the normal noteheads that indicate the stopped pitch.