# Shifting multi bar rests horizontally?

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046>\
**Category:** Dorico\
**Created:** [October 13, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046 "2020-10-13T09:44:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Pepinello](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/pepinello/32/1814_2.png) [@Pepinello](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Pepinello)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046/1 "2020-10-13T09:44:54Z")

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Hi!  
Although I have looked up the forum in order to find out how to shift rests horizontally (and I guess its not possible …) I still try to find a workaround for this specific problem:  
 ![Bildschirmfoto 2020-10-13 um 11.26.08.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/3X/4/5/453c61c902f058a1962e4198e85100f9d2ac7b6c.png)  
The time signature (2/4+3/8) is an inserted playing technique symbol since its not possible to create this time signature by the shift-m popover.  
So now the multibar rest is located centered between 7/8 and the next barline – but notcentered between the last bracket of …3/8) and the barline.  
Is there any possibility to get the multibar rest placed more on the right?  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![notesetter](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/notesetter/32/174537_2.png) [@notesetter](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/notesetter)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046/2 "2020-10-13T12:20:00Z")

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Have you tried the “Note Spacing” mode in Engraving? I don’t know what to suggest other than playing around with the handles in order to add space at the beginning of the bar.

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**Author:** ![Pepinello](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/pepinello/32/1814_2.png) [@Pepinello](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Pepinello)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046/3 "2020-10-13T12:48:05Z")

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Thanks. Yes, I know this possibility. There is a note/rest spacing possibility but not a multibar/whole bar rest spacing option. You cannot drag multi/whole bar rests. But somehow I should be able to relocate the multibar/whole bar rest …

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**Author:** ![dan\_kreider](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dan_kreider/32/254871_2.png) [@dan\_kreider](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dan_kreider)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046/4 "2020-10-13T13:51:39Z")

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Rests, including bar rests, cannot be shifted horizontally.

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**Author:** ![dspreadbury](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dspreadbury/32/328687_2.png) [@dspreadbury](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dspreadbury)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/shifting-multi-bar-rests-horizontally/157046/5 "2020-10-14T09:20:37Z")

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Yes, unfortunately for the time being you cannot alter the horizontal position of individual multi-bar rests. We intend to add some further options concerning the placement of multi-bar rests in a future version.