Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 946)

Changing the Horizontal Position of Notes
You can set the horizontal position of each note, individually.
To change a note’s horizontal position
Do one of the following:
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Drag the note horizontally with the Layout tool.
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Choose a value from the Horizontal Position pop-up menu in the Note Attributes window.
Changing the Position of Accidentals
This note attribute defines the deviation from the Acc./Note Distance value, chosen in
the Layout pane of the Score project settings.
To change the accidental distance from the note
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Choose a value from the Accidental Position pop-up menu in the Note Attributes window.
Changing the Display of Accidentals
By default, the display of accidentals depends on the chosen key signature.
To change the display of accidentals
Do one of the following:
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Choose a value from the Enharmonic Shift or Accidental Type pop-up menu (see list of
settings below) in the Note Attributes window.
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Choose a value from the Attributes > Accidentals menu.
You can choose between the following display options:
• Default Accidental: The display of accidentals depends on the chosen key signature.
• Enharmonic Shift#: Converts G flat to F sharp, or F to E sharp, for example.
• Enharmonic Shiftb: Converts D sharp to E flat, or B to C flat, for example.
• Flats To Sharps: Similar to Enharmonic Shift #, but leaves notes without flats unaltered
(useful for multiple selection).
• Sharps To Flats: Similar to Enharmonic Shift b, but leaves notes without sharps unaltered
(useful for multiple selection).
• Force Accidental: Forces the display of accidentals (and naturals).
• Hide Accidental: Displays the note without accidentals. (MIDI playback is not affected.)
• Guide Accidental: Forces the display of the accidentals (and naturals) in parentheses.
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Use one of the following key commands:
• Default Accidentals
• Enharmonic Shift: #
• Enharmonic Shift: b
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