User manual

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The basics
In a split system
If you have a split system (see “Split (piano) staves” on
page 523 and “Strategies: How many voices do I need?”
on page 535) you can of course set different clefs for the
upper and lower staff.
1. Open the Score Settings–Staff page.
2. Select a clef for the upper staff.
3. Activate the “Lower Staff” check box.
4. Set a clef for the lower staff.
Using Auto Clef
Auto Clef activated on the Score Settings–Staff page.
On the Score Settings–Staff page you will also find the
option Auto Clef. If this is activated, the program will auto-
matically select a treble clef or a bass clef for the staff, de-
pending on the range of the notes in the part.
Editing the key
When editing keys, there is one important thing to note:
Therefore, when you want to edit the key, decide if you
want the key change to apply to the entire project, or if you
want to use different keys on different staves:
• If the key set at the beginning of the track is to be used
on all staves, and if any subsequent key changes are also
valid for all staves, then leave the option “Key Changes for
the entire Project” activated.
• If you want to use more than one key on different staves,
make sure that the option “Key Changes for the entire
Project” is deactivated.
In the key context menu
When you right-click on a key symbol, a context menu
with a list of all available keys is opened. This menu also
contains the following options:
• Key changes for the entire Project
If this option is activated (default setting), all changes made to the key
will always affect the entire project, i.e. it is not possible to define differ-
ent keys for different staves.
• Hide
If you select this, the key will be hidden.
• Properties
If you select this, the dialog “Edit Key” is opened.
In the “Edit Key” dialog
If the current key is anything but C major/A minor (no acci-
dentals), you can set the key directly in the score:
1. Double-click on the accidentals at the beginning of a
staff.
The “Edit Key” dialog opens.
2. Use the scroll bar to select a key and click OK.
• You can also enter a display transpose value, see
“Transposing instruments” on page 500.
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On the Score Settings–Project page, on the Nota-
tion Style subpage (Keys category) you will find the
option “Key Changes for the entire Project” (acti-
vated by default). When this option is activated, all
changes made to the key will always affect every
staff in the project, i.e. it is not possible to define dif-
ferent keys for different staves (other than the relative
display transpositions for transposing instruments as
set up in their respective Staff Settings).
Also from the Staff settings dialog, any staff (e.g. a
drum staff) can be set to not show key signatures.
Double-click here…
…to open the Edit Key dialog.