Ability to nudge line length stops working

[Djard]

Zoomed in to 200%, I click on a handle then use the arrow keys on my computer keyboard to precisely adjust the length of a line or SmartShape beam extension, but the ability to do so often stops working. I then must zoom back out to 100%.

Apart from closing the document, exiting Finale then relaunching the document, is there simpler way to restore this function when zoomed in?

[motet]

I've never experienced this. Are the handles no longer there, or are they frozen?

[Peter Thomsen]

… Apart from closing the document, exiting Finale then relaunching the document, is there simpler way to restore this function when zoomed in?

If I understand you correctly, you are talking about the Smart Shape Tool - right?

You did not try simply switching to another Finale tool, and then back to the Smart Shape Tool?
That must be a lot faster than “exiting Finale then relaunching the document”.

[Djard]

The handles can be selected and mouse-dragged but no longer nudged by use of the arrow keys. I tried selecting a number of other tools then back to Smartshape, but the only way I can move a handle is to mouse-drag it or zoom back to 100%. The latter is not accurate in a large ensemble, wherein the staff and notation is reduced in size.

I remember experiencing this issue in v2012c.

I'm hoping a setting exists to eliminate this problem, or maybe someone has found a workaround. I would also find it helpful to learn if the issue is a bug or just peculiar to my system. If nobody else is experiencing the problem I describe, in v26, then maybe I need to re-install the program.

[zuill]

What is the setting in preferences for the number of Pixels that the arrows nudge?

Zuill

[Djard]

In the Movable Items section, I have "Arrow Keys Nudge Items By 1 Pixels(s). The "Automatically constrain..." and "Anchor..." boxes are not checked.