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To create a metronome marking (such as )

  1. Click the Expression tool  image\Expression_Tool.gif.
  2. Double-click above the measure to which you want to attach the marking. The Expression Selection dialog box appears.
  3. Click the Tempo Marks category.
  4. Click Create. The Expression Designer dialog box appears.
  5. Type any desired text (e.g. Allegro, Largo, etc). If you don’t need text prior to the metronome marking, skip this step.
  6. Choose Text > Font. Set the font to Maestro 24 point, and click OK. Of course, you can choose a larger or smaller point size if you want the tempo marking to appear larger or smaller.
  7. Create the metronome marking by typing the appropriate numbers on the numeric keypad (with num lock on), while pressing the alt key..

Keystrokes

Resultant marking:

Lower-case x, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

Lower-case e, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

Lower-case q, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

Lower-case q, then lower-case k, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

Lower-case h, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

Lower-case w, then Alt+0200, then alt–characters

In the Maestro music font, the x, e, q, h, and w characters correspond to the , , , , and symbols, respectively; a lower-case k produces the dot; alt–0200 creates the equal sign; and the small numbers are produced using alt characters according to the table below.

 

Keystroke

Resultant marking:

Keystroke

Resultant marking:

Alt+0193

Alt+0164

Alt+0170

Alt+0166

Alt+0163

Alt+0165

Alt+0162

Alt+0187

Alt+0176

Alt+0188

 

You can use multiple fonts in the same expression. Simply highlight the text you want to change, and then, from the Text menu, choose Font to edit the font, size or style.

  1. To edit the baseline, or vertical positioning of text, highlight the text you want to adjust, and then choose Text > Baseline Shift. The measurement units here correspond to the units selected under the Edit menu.
  2. Click OK or Select in each dialog box until you return to the document.

 

 

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