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The Symbols palette is a category within the and houses all symbols and text from all built-in music fonts.
Unlike other categories in the , items in the Symbols palette are non-functional: they are for display purposes only and have no other effect on the score.
You should find most symbols and text items you need for scoring in the —use of the Symbols palette should be reserved for specialist items not available in the small palettes, or on those occasions when you really do need a non-functional element.
To view the Symbols palette, select View→Master Palette, or use the shortcut Shift+F9.
Selecting “Symbols” in the list of headings reveals all symbols under all subcategories. Selecting one subcategory to focus on a specific set.
You can search for a symbol by entering a term in the Search box at the top of the Symbols section. Specify the musical font you want in the dropdown at the bottom right.
Use one of the following methods:
Select one or more score elements (notes, rests, barlines) then click on the desired symbol in the Symbols palette.
Drag the desired symbol from the Symbols palette onto a score element (note, rest, barline).
After adding a symbol, you can, if required, add an additional symbol to the existing one. Use one of the following:
Select a symbol (previously added to the score from the Symbols palette), then click on the desired symbol in the Symbols palette.
Drag the desired symbol onto the existing symbol in the score.
To reposition, you can drag the symbol, or edit the offsets in the Apprearance section of the Properties panel. You can also move the symbol using the keyboard arrows—after selecting it and entering edit mode by pressing Alt+Shift+E or F2.
Symbols added from the Symbols palette scale in line with the score (see ), but their font-size is fixed.
If you need a symbol with an adjustable font-size, you should consider adding it instead from the palette as .
If two symbols have been joined together (see , above), moving the first-added symbol moves both. However you can still move the second symbol in relation to the first.
for information about how to search for and apply palette items to the score.
for how to apply images to your score.
