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spacing

My next question is about spacing.
 At page set up you can check the box to allow increased spacing for longer notes.  What if i want that in general but incidentally  want one or two measure's where I have decreased space for a long note.   I know I can add extra space, but is the opposite possible????

Re: spacing

Reply #1 –
I know it seems counterintuitive, but you can use a spacer to decrease, as well as increase, space in a measure. This is because a spacer substitutes for NWC's automatic spacing, rather than simply adding to existing spaces.

To decrease space in a multiple-staff score, you may need to put a spacer at the same location in each staff. This will disable automatic spacing in ALL staves at that point (necessary to do because NWC lines up notes on beats and portions of beats; this is independent of spacing). Once you have done that, the spacing at that location will be at its smallest possible width. You can then add spacers to increase the width again until it looks right to you. You only have to add them in one staff; NWC will line up the other staves with it.

The shortcut for the spacer is the <Ins> key.

Re: spacing

Reply #2 –
Manual spacing might look something like this:
Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]
!NoteWorthyComposer(2.75)
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|BoundaryBottom:16|WithNextStaff:Layer
|Lyrics|Align:Standard Rules
|Lyric1|Text:"fail-ing\n"
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-3|Opts:Stem=Up,Slur=Upward,Beam=First
|Spacer|Width:75
|Note|Dur:8th,Slur|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Spacer|Width:75
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-5
|Spacer|Width:100
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
|Spacer|Width:75
|Bar
|AddStaff|Name:"Staff-2"
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)
|Note|Dur:4th,Slur|Pos:-8|Opts:Stem=Down,Slur=Downward,StemLength=4
|Spacer|Width:0|Color:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-7|Opts:Stem=Up
|Spacer|Width:0|Color:1
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=5
|Spacer|Width:0|Color:1
|Bar
|Spacer|Width:0|Color:1
!NoteWorthyComposer-End
and yes, it can get tedious.
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Re: spacing

Reply #3 –
Thank you!!! I am going to try that out right away!
 

Re: spacing

Reply #4 –
I tried Williams solution and it did just what I needed...