Use this procedure to adjust the default opening for any additional hairpin shapes you place into the score.

To change the default opening and thickness of Smart Shape hairpins

1. Choose Smart Shape > Smart Shape Options. The Smart Shape Options dialog box appears.
2. Enter a value in the Crescendo Opening Width text box. All of your crescendo or decrescendo symbols will have an opening of the size you specified, unless they have been manually edited. You can select the measurement unit in the Units drop-down menu.
3. Edit the Line Thickness text box, in the Crescendo/Decrescendo section of the Smart Shape Options dialog box. This number controls the thickness of the actual straight lines that compose the hairpin shape.

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