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Chapter 15 Score Editor 341
Printout
It is important that you first choose the appropriate paper size and format in the File >
Page Setup menu. The Score window (containing the intended print view) must be the
active window. Start printing by selecting File > Print, or use the corresponding key
command (default: Command-P). A dialog box, which will vary slightly from printer to
printer, is shown. Depending on the printer, there may be some additional options,
such as which page numbers you would like to print, or the number of copies. Make
your selections, and click the Print or OK button.
The printout is always identical to the Page Edit view display in the Score window. The
following items are not printed, however, but are visible on the screen:
• The dashed lines that represent page and header margins, and borders between staff
systems
• Cursor, Song Position Line
• Colors (page margins, stave lines of selected MIDI Regions)
• Hidden time signature changes
• Hidden note heads (displayed in gray onscreen), and their ties
• Hidden bar lines (displayed as dashed lines on the screen)
• Hidden N-Tuplet numbers
Printers work at higher resolutions than monitors. As such, you should work at high
zoom levels when doing layout work that requires precision, such as positioning
symbols and text elements.
It’s very easy to switch back and forth between a normal and enlarged view of the
display, by using the magnifying glass tool (shortcut: rubber band selection while
holding down Control, to enlarge the selected area).
Using External Symbol Fonts for Display and Printout of Notes and Symbols
You can use the Sonata font from Adobe™, the Jazzfont (http://www.jazzfont.com/)
and the Swingfont (not included with Logic), instead of Logic’s internal score font, for
display and printout of notes and symbols. The external font must be properly installed
on your system. Activate Options > Score Preferences > Use external Symbol Font (if
available) and choose the font you wish to use in the corresponding pull-down menu.
The onscreen display of some of these fonts can be hard to read (especially at smaller
zoom levels), so there’s also an option to only use the external font for the printout.
Select only for Printout is the Score Preferences option.