# Locking pedal line **URL:** \ **Category:** Dorico\ **Tags:** feature-request\ **Created:** [October 13, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/locking-pedal-line/1043545 "2026-10-13T23:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/andro/32/124134_2.png) [@Andro](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Andro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/locking-pedal-line/1043545/1 "2026-10-13T23:52:59Z")
For some reason I keep bumping the piano pedal line and so putting the release offsets wrong. I have vast lines that can span 30 pages or more. I then have to delete and recreate them. This happens to me a lot (don’t know why I am prone to this). My feature request would be to provide a way to lock the pedal line so it can’t be moved. If this option exists already I’d be glad to know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Janus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/locking-pedal-line/1043545/2 "2026-10-14T07:36:17Z")
> [@Andro](#): > > I have vast lines that can span 30 pages or more. I then have to delete and recreate them. No you don’t. You can manipulate using **right-click\>pedal lines** … If the line is too long. Select the correct ending note. Split the line and then delete the excess one. Also, positioning follows the standard rules (_alt-arrow_ to move, _shift-alt-arrow_ to change length) ---
**Author:** ![Andro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/andro/32/124134_2.png) [@Andro](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Andro)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/locking-pedal-line/1043545/3 "2026-10-14T07:56:56Z")
For whatever reason I cannot explain (hopeless, I know) using the various shift commands I can never get it back to where it started. I know I sound crazy. Part of the problem is this is New Complexity music and just finding where you are can be hard. It’s not a matter of length. It’s that the releases all become offset by some amount I can’t figure out (if I could this would be trivial).