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This tool lets you define the page layout for your file, including the page size, size of the page margins, and the positioning of the systems on each page.

The Page Layout menu appears (and you switch to Page View, if you're not already there) when you click the Page Layout Tool. This menu contains a command for optimizing systems (hiding empty staves within each system to produce a more compact and readable full score), another for grouping measures on a line, so that you can specify the number of measures you want on each line of music, and submenus for editing staff system and page margins.

For full instructions, see Page layout, Page size, Systems, Margins, and so on.

For information specific to page layout in linked parts, see Page layout in linked parts.

 

 

Contextual menus are reached by right-clicking on the handle of an object or within a system. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.

 

Menu item

What it does

Select Staff System Range

Displays Select Staff Systems dialog box

Insert System

Displays Insert Staff Systems dialog box

Delete System

Deletes the selected systems

Insert Page Break

Forces system to top of next page

Delete Page Break

Clears an existing page break on the selected system

Allow Individual Staff Spacing

Allows the system to be spaced independently of other systems with the Staff Tool. Applies Optimization without removing empty staves

Optimize Staff Systems

Displays the Staff System Optimization dialog box

Edit Margins

Displays the Edit System Margins dialog box

System Space Before/After Music

Displays the System Space Before/After Music dialog box

 

Page margin handles

Menu item

What it does

Adjust Current Page Only

Adjustments only affect the current page margins

Adjust All Pages

Adjustments affect page margins on all pages

Adjust Left or Right Pages

Adjustments affect page margins for left or right pages, whichever is selected

Adjust Page Range

Displays the Adjust Page Range dialog box

Edit Margins

Displays the Edit Page Margins dialog box

 

See Also:

Page Layout

Main Tool Palette

Page Layout menu

 

 

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