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.
Special mouse clicks
- Drag
a
to resize the page margins or system margins.
- Drag
in the middle of a system to change the position without changing
the shape, useful when you want to move the first system down without
changing the height of the system.
- Click
and drag to enclose and select system handles; shift-click to add
handle selection.
- Hold
down Control and drag the center of a staff system to move the
staff system without moving other systems.
- Control-A
to select all system handles.
Contextual menus
Contextual menus are reached by control-clicking on the handle of an
object or within a system. A contextual menu will be displayed where you
can select various items.
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Menu item
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What it does
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Select System Range
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Displays Select Staff Systems dialog box
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Insert System
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Displays Insert Staff Systems dialog box
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Delete System
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Deletes the selected systems
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Insert Page Break
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Forces system to top of next page
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Delete Page Break
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Clears an existing page break on the selected
system
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Allow Individual Staff Spacing
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Allows the system to be spaced independently
of other systems with the Staff Tool. Applies Optimization without removing
empty staves
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Optimize Staff Systems
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Displays the Staff System Optimization
dialog box
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Edit Margins
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Displays the Edit System Margins dialog
box
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System Space Before/After Music
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Displays the System Space Before/After
Music dialog box
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Page margin handles
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Menu item
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What it does
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Adjust Current Page Only
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Adjustments only affect the current page
margins
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Adjust All Pages
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Adjustments affect page margins on all
pages
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Adjust Left or Right Pages
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Adjustments affect page margins for left
or right pages, whichever is selected
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Adjust Page Range
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Displays the Adjust Page Range dialog box
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Edit Margins
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Displays the Edit Page Margins dialog box
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See Also:
Page Layout
Main Tool
Palette
Page Layout
Menu
