To adjust placement of ties globally

1. From the Document menu, choose Document Options, then Ties. The Tie options appear.
2. Select the variation of tie for which you would like to adjust the placement settings. There are a number of selections in the drop-down list. There are separate settings for ties that are inside chords, and ties that are the outermost ties on chords (noteside and stemside). Each of these have separate settings for ties over notes and ties under notes.

Note: When you are adjusting these settings remember that the notes tied together may not use the same choice from the drop-down list. For example, ties with mixed stems may use different outer placement settings. To have Outer placement settings take effect, the Use Outer Placement checkbox must be selected.

3. Set the horizontal and vertical starting position for the selected tie variation. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the Start H: text box to specify the tie’s starting position horizontally from the inside edge of the first tied note. A larger number moves the tie to the right; a smaller number (including negative numbers) moves it to the left. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the Start V: text box to specify the tie’s starting position vertically from the inside edge of the first tied note. Type a larger number to move the tie up, a smaller number (including negative numbers) to move it down.
4. Set the horizontal and vertical ending position for the selected tie variation. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the End H: text box to specify the tie’s ending position horizontally from the inside edge of the second tied note. A larger number moves the tie to the right; a smaller number (including negative numbers) moves it to the left. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the End V: text box to specify the tie’s ending position vertically from the inside edge of the second tied note. Type a larger number to move the tie up, a smaller number (including negative numbers) to move it down.
5. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the System Start Adjustment text box to specify the tie’s distance from the start of the new system. Type a larger number to move the tie to the right; type a smaller number (including negative numbers) to move the tie to the left.
6. Enter a number (in measurement units) into the System End Adjustment text box to specify the tie’s distance, measured backwards from the end of the system. Type a larger number to move the tie to the right; type a smaller number (including negative numbers) to move the tie to the left.
7. Select additional tie variations from the drop-down list and change as desired. All tie variations will be updated when you exit the dialog box by clicking OK.
8. Click OK to save all of your changes. Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box and discard any changes.

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