Score
System Divider
How to get there
From the Utilities menu, choose Score System
Divider.
What it does
Automatically inserts or removes system
separation marks between staff systems on the same page in a completed
score as shown below. This utility should be run after the score layout
has been finalized. The system separation marks are added as page attached
text blocks. The symbol used is character 187 in PrintMusic’s EngraverFontSet
font.
Note: Make sure that
your score is fully updated before running this utility. Otherwise, you
may experience undesirable placement of the divider symbols. After running
this utility, if you are not satisfied with the results, from the Edit
menu, choose Undo to remove them.
- Page Range:
All · Current · Selected. Here, select
the pages to which you would like to add system separation marks. Choose
All for all pages, Current for the page currently visible in the PrintMusic
window or Selected to specify a page range using the popup menus
below.
- Vertical:
Between last/first staff lines · Between staff system boundaries · Adjustment.
These settings control the vertical
placement of system separation marks. Choose Between last/first staff
lines to instruct PrintMusic to add system separation marks at the midpoint
between the bottom staff line in one system and the top staff line in
the next. Choose Between staff system boundaries to add system separation
marks at the midpoint between the bottom system margin of one system and
the top system margin of the next (as displayed when the Page Layout tool
is selected). To offset the system separation marks from this placement
setting vertically specify a positive or negative value in the Adjustment
field to move the marks up or down respectively. The units of measurement
are whatever you’ve selected using the Measurement Units command under
the Finale PrintMusic 2011
menu.
- Horizontal:
Left Side · Right Side · Adjustment. These
settings control the appearance and horizontal placement of system separation
marks. Check Left side to include separation marks on the left side of
the page. Check Right side to include separation marks on the right side
of the page. Specify a positive or negative value in the Adjustment field
beneath these options to move the marks left or right respectively. The
units of measurement are whatever you’ve selected using the Measurement
Units command under the Finale PrintMusic 2011
menu.
- Font size.
Choose an option from this menu to
specify the font size for the system separation marks.
- Remove.
Click remove to delete system separation marks you have added with this
utility. Note that you will not be able to automatically remove system
separation marks that have been edited manually. Therefore it is recommended
that you do not edit the system separation marks added with this utility
manually. Remember, if you have just run this utility, and are not satisfied
with the results, you can choose Undo from the Edit menu (or press Command-Z)
to remove them.
- OK · Cancel
· Info. Click OK to add system separation
marks and return to the score. Click Cancel to return to the score without
making any changes. Click Info for more information regarding the JW collection.
