Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 691)

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 691
Changing Several Objects Simultaneously
If several objects are selected, this is indicated in the Event Parameter box title line, as
follows: “X Notes/Symbols/Events/Texts/Chords selected”. “X” indicates the number of
selected objects. The terms Notes, Texts, and Chords are only used if the current
selection is limited to objects of that particular type.
If—as in most cases—parameter fields are visible while multiple events are selected, all
corresponding values can be edited simultaneously. When the “*” value is shown, it
indicates that the selected objects have different values for that particular parameter.
There are different options for changing these values:
 Relative change (preserving differences): Grab the “*” with the mouse, and use the
mouse as a slider. The value shown during this process belongs to the first of the
selected objects. The other objects are altered by the same amount (while retaining
their relative values). You can also double-click the value, and insert the desired
change (a number with a plus or minus in front of it) in the entry field (see above).
 Absolute Change (all values set to an equal value): Press Option during the procedure
described above: as soon as you move the mouse, the parameter is set to the same
value for all selected objects. This enables you to set all notes of a chord to the same
length or velocity, or set all selected objects to the same height (Vertical Pos), as
examples.
To set the vertical and horizontal position of all selected objects to the same value:
m Use any of the following key commands.
 Align Object Positions Vertically
 Align Object Positions Horizontally
 Align Object Positions (affects both parameters)
These key commands set all objects to the value of the first selected object. If only one
object is selected when you use one of these key commands, a dialog will ask if the
parameters of all similar objects should be set to the same value.
This affects all displayed regions and instruments.
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Tip: This is very useful for aligning lyrics and chord symbols.