Extended objects can be inserted in Staff, Tab, Rhythm, and Chord lines. This gives you the opportunity to use Extended Objects in many different ways. Here are a few tips:
although a V-line can have a bend in the middle (for whammy bar notation, for example), if you simply double click the end point it will be treated as a single straight line | |||||||
to draw a double box: (1st line in example below)
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to draw a drop shadow box: (4th line in example below)
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to draw a box around text or something else not associated with a music line put the caret directly above where the box will appear, enter a rhythm line with nothing in it, hit the Insert Bracket toolbar button, choose Box, hit OK, then move and stretch the box as needed. | |||||||
colored, underlined, or unique font text can be inserted almost anywhere by inserting a blank rhythm line and hitting the Insert Staff Text toolbar button. | |||||||
slashes, "N/C" text, and other such things can be inserted in Chord Likes by using Staff Text. See Slashes in Chord Lines for an example. | |||||||
staff text and bracket text can both have text in color by hitting the dialog's Font button and choosing a color. |
Here are some examples: