Staff names
You can actually specify two names for
every staff in a score: a full name (such as Trumpet
1 in B flat), which appears in the first system of the score, and
a second name (often abbreviated, such as Tpt.
1), which appears on all subsequent systems.
To create
or edit a staff name
PrintMusic always displays handles on each
staff name you enter.
- Click
the Staff tool
. The Staff menu appears.
- Select Edit
Staff Attributes from the Staff menu. The Staff Attributes dialog box
appears.
- Type
a new staff name in the text box, or make changes to an existing staff
name.
- Click
OK to confirm the name and return to the score.
To
reposition staff names
You have control over the position of each
individual staff name.
- Click
the Staff tool . The Staff
menu appears.
- Drag
the handle of a full or abbreviated staff name to reposition the staff
name on-screen.
Tip: To revert the
position of the full or abbreviated staff name to its default position,
select the staff name handle and press clear.
To
set the initial font for staff names
- Choose
Select Default Fonts from the Document menu to set the initial font for
new names that you create. The Select Default Fonts dialog box
appears, listing various elements for which you can set the default font.
- Click
the Set Font button next to the Text. The Font dialog box appears.
- Set
the initial font, size, and style to use when creating staff names.
Click OK to confirm the changes.
- Click
OK to confirm your changes and return to the score. Any new staves
you create in this document will use this new font. Follow the steps below
to change a staff you’ve already created.
- Click
the Staff tool and double-click
the existing staff. The Staff Attributes dialog box appears.
- Delete the
existing staff name then click OK.
- Double-click
the staff again.
- Type
the staff name in the text box, then click OK. Your staff name
will now appear in the new font.
