Mordents

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Jazzlover
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Post by Jazzlover » Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:17 am

I want to add a mordent to my score. Typing "Z" as suggested in a previous post doesn't seem to do anything, and I cannot find the symbols menu.


Rob M.
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Post by Rob M. » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:20 pm

Can I assume you're using Sib 5 or 6, not Sib First? (Sib First is a pared-down version of Sibelius, and I've no idea how it deals with symbols. Or even if it does.) And if you're using Sib 7 -- I understand the user interface has changed quite substantially, so perhaps it deals with symbols differently from earlier versions.

"Z" is the keyboard shortcut in Sib 5 and 6 for "Create->Symbol", and should bring up the Symbol dialogue box with all its symbols. You'll find more information in the Sibelius 6 Reference in Section 2.31 - Symbols (p.187). That information is probably somewhere else in the Reference for other versions of Sibelius. For instance, it's in Section 2.25 (p.148) of the Sibelius 5 Reference.

If you're using Sib 5 or 6: what does clicking on Create -> Symbol do in your installation?
Cheers...
Rob M.
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Jazzlover
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Post by Jazzlover » Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:23 am

Thank you for your reply. Since posting my question I have realized that Sib First does not allow me to add mordents. Because of this and quite a few other issues, I have updated to the full Sib 7 and I no longer have the problem.

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