Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 358)

358 Chapter 15 Score Editor
Quick Assignment With Key Commands
Some symbols feature user-definable key commands (see “Key Commands” on
page 36), which automatically assign the corresponding symbol to all currently
selected notes:
Hint: working with these key commands can be even faster when you also use the
Select Next Event/Select Previous Event, and Toggle next/previous Object (Event) key
commands. The two latter commands include the following or previous event in the
current selection, or reverse that inclusion.
Inserting Independent Symbols
If you want to insert a symbol that remains independent of any note, you can do so by
holding Option during insertion. This allows you to place a fermata above an
automatically created rest, for example.
Jazz Symbols
Jazz Symbol input is similar to the input of accents and so on: if you drag a Jazz
Symbol onto a note head, it will be assigned to the note, and positioned accordingly.
Additional space will be created automatically, to avoid overlaps with other notes or
symbols. These symbols always move with their parent notes, whether they are
transposed or otherwise graphically altered.
Jazz Symbols can also be inserted with the Attach Symbol: Jazz 1–6 key commands. The
numbers 1 to 6 indicate the positions of the symbols in the Part box. Black dots are
used to indicate the position of each symbol, in relation to the note head (compare the
two illustrations above).
Jazz symbols may also be inserted independently from notes—as graphic objects—by
inserting them while holding Option. These unattached symbols can be moved freely;
and unlike normally inserted Jazz Symbols, do not affect the spacing of notes.