User manual

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The basics
• The score always shows the time signature events on the
tempo track, regardless of whether or not the Tempo button is
activated. Likewise, any time signatures you create in the
Score Editor will be shown in the tempo track.
• You cannot create composite time signatures from the tempo
track.
Editing the clef
In the clef context menu
When you right-click on a clef symbol, a context menu
with a list of all available clefs is opened. This menu also
contains the following options:
• Display Clef Changes as Small Symbols
If you activate this option and insert a clef change in the score, the clef
will be displayed with a smaller symbol.
• Warnings for new Clefs at Line Breaks
If you activate this option and insert a new clef at a line break, the Clef
change symbol will be inserted in the last bar before the staff break.
When this is deactivated, the symbol will be inserted in the first bar of the
next staff line.
• Hide
If you select this function, the clef will be hidden.
• Properties
If you select this function, the Edit Clef dialog is opened.
In the Edit clef dialog
1. Double-click on the current clef.
A dialog appears.
Double-clicking on a clef brings up the Edit Clef dialog.
2. Use the scroll bar to select a clef.
3. Repeat the steps above for all staves in the system.
On the Score Settings–Staff page
1. Click on a staff to make it the active staff.
2. On the Scores menu, select “Settings…” to open the
Score Settings dialog. Click the Staff button at the top to
open the Staff page–Main tab, showing the current set-
tings for the active staff.
You can also double-click to the left of a staff to make it active and bring
up the Score Settings dialog in one go (if this doesn’t work, the option
“Double-click on staff flips between full score/part” in the Preferences
dialog (Scores-Editing page) may be activated – see “Quickly switching
between display of parts or tracks” on page 491).
3. In the Clef/Key section, use the scroll bar on the left to
select one of the available clefs.
You will find out how to insert clef changes in the section “Inserting and
editing clefs, keys or time signatures” on page 524.
4. Click Apply.
• You can select another staff in the score and make set-
tings for it without having to close the Score Settings dia-
log first.
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This does not work if Auto Clef is activated on the
Score Settings–Staff page, see below.