Smart Shape tool
What it does
When you click this tool, NotePad displays the Smart Shape palette, containing an individual icon for each of several Smart Shapes—stretchable markings such as slurs, crescendo hairpins, lines, and so on.
To place one of these markings into the score, position the cursor so that the tiny arrow points to the appropriate staff. The cursor will appear as a tiny note; just position the cursor over the note. Now double-click—but on the second click, keep the mouse button pressed and drag to the right. As you drag, the shape appears and grows to the right. Release the mouse when the shape is as long as you want it.
Special mouse clicks
- Click the Smart Shape icon on the Main tool palette to make handles appear on every Smart Shape in the score.
- Click the primary square handle of a Smart Shape in the score to select it; click a Smart Shape handle to make diamond editing handles appear. When the editing handles are visible, you can delete, move, stretch, or reshape the selected Smart Shape.
- Press CTRL+A to select all Smart Shapes on the page. Drag-select Smart Shape handles to select multiple Smart Shapes. SHIFT+click to add a Smart Shape to the selection.
- Click and drag a diamond editing handle on the tip of the slur to move the slur’s endpoint and attach the slur to a different note.
- Click and drag a center curve diamond editing handle to change the slur’s arc height. SHIFT+click and drag the arc handle to change the arc height and the angle of the arc.
- Drag an outer curve diamond editing handle to make asymmetrical changes to the slur’s arc and inset. These two handles control the Bézier curve control points.
- Press ALT and drag an outer curve diamond editing handle for symmetrical changes to the slur’s arc and inset.
- Press SHIFT and drag a selected crescendo, decrescendo or line to create a horizontally level line.
- Hold down S and double-click and drag to create a slur.
- Hold down < and double-click and drag to create a crescendo.
- Hold down > and double-click and drag to create a decrescendo.
- Hold down G and double-click and drag to create a glissando.
- Hold down L and double-click and drag to create a line.
Contextual menus
Contextual menus are reached by right-clicking on the handle of an object. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.
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menu item
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What it does
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Delete
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Removes selected smart shapes
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Remove Manual Slur Adjustments
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Restores the default position of a slur. If needed, the slur is also turned into an Engraver slur.
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