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Copying Signatures
You can copy time signatures and key signatures in the Signature List or Signature track.
You can also copy all time and key signatures from one project to another.
Subsequent signatures are inserted at bar positions that correspond to their original
distance from the first copied signature.
To copy signatures in a project via the drag and drop method
µ Press Option, then drag the signature (in the Signature track) to the target bar position.
To copy signatures in a project via the Clipboard
1 Select the time and key signatures in the Signature List or Signature track by clicking
them. (Shift-click for multiple selections.)
2 Choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C) to copy them to the Clipboard.
3 Do one of the following:
• In the Signature track: Move the playhead to the insert position, then choose Edit >
Paste (or press Command-V).
• In the Signature List: Choose Edit > Paste (or press Command-V), type a bar value in
the Position text input field, then press Return.
To copy signatures between projects
1 Select signatures in the Signature track or Signature List.
2 Choose Edit > Copy (or press Control-C).
All signature changes of the source project are copied to the Clipboard.
3 Switch to the target project.
4 Activate the Signature track or Signature List, then choose Edit > Paste (or press Control-V).
The copied meter changes are pasted into the target project.
Note: Because any copied time and key signature changes are mixed with those of the
destination project when pasted, this procedure should only be used to copy such changes
to a blank project (one that contains no time and key signature changes, except the initial
settings).
Editing Signatures
You can edit existing signatures in the Score Editor and Signature track by double-clicking
them. The Time or Key Signature window appears, allowing you to make changes. Moves
are achieved by selecting, and dragging, signatures.
You can use the Scissors tool in the Signature track to cut bars. For example, to divide
one 5/4 measure into a 3/4 and a 2/4 measure, cut it at the fourth beat of the 5/4 bar.
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