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The basics
Changing the Zoom factor
There are two ways to change the zoom in Page Mode: by
setting a zoom factor on the zoom pop-up menu or by us-
ing the Zoom tool (magnifying glass).
Using the zoom pop-up menu
Above the vertical scrollbar to the right you will find a pop-
up allowing you to set the zoom factor.
The zoom pop-up.
By zooming in you will be able to make detailed adjust-
ments to symbols, etc. By zooming out you will get a bet-
ter overview.
• If you select “Fit Page”, the zoom factor will be adjusted
according to the window size so the whole page is visible.
• If you select “Fit Width”, the zoom factor will be ad-
justed according to the window width so the full width of
the page is visible.
This pop-up menu can also be opened by right-clicking in
the ruler.
Using the Zoom tool
The Zoom tool in the Score Editor works much like in the
Project window:
• Click once with the Zoom tool to zoom in one step.
• Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and click once with the Zoom
tool to zoom out one step.
• Drag a rectangle with the Zoom tool to set a custom
zoom factor.
The section encompassed by the rectangle is zoomed to fill the window.
The active staff
One thing to note when you are working with multiple
staves is the “active” staff. Only one staff at a time can be
active, and is indicated by a blue rectangle to the left of
the clef symbol.
Ö To make a staff active, click anywhere in it.
By default, you can also use the up and down arrow keys on the com-
puter keyboard to step between staves.
Making page setup settings
Before preparing the score for printout, you have to make
some page settings for your project. This does not have to
be the first thing you do, but it’s a good working habit, be-
cause it will also affect the on-screen display of the score.
1. On the File menu, select Page Setup.
The Page Setup dialog appears. This is the regular operation system
Page Setup dialog, described in detail in your system’s documentation.
The only things that Cubase adds to this are the margin settings.
2. Select the preferred printer, paper size, orientation, etc.
3. If you need to, change the margins by setting the left,
right, top and bottom settings.
• To make the settings permanent, save the project.
If you want new projects to always start with certain page setup settings,
you can create project templates with these, see “Setting up a default
template” on page 451.
This staff is active.