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Designing your score: additional techniques
Staff Separators
When this option is activated, separator symbols are in-
serted at the beginning of each grand staff.
A staff separator between two systems.
Modern Time Signature
When this is activated, time signatures are shown above
the staves rather than in them. You can set the size of the
modern time signature in the Time Sign section on the
Score Settings–Project page (Notation Style subpage).
Also note that when modern time signature is selected,
you use the “T” column in the track list in the Layout page
to specify for which tracks time signatures should be dis-
played.
• If you prefer to display the score in a more modern way,
check out the other options on the Notation Style subpage!
For descriptions of the options use the Help button in the dialog.
Staff size
For one staff
You can set the staff size as a percentage value of the
normal size.
1. Open the Score Settings–Staff page for the staff you
are interested in.
2. Select the Options tab.
3. Adjust the Size parameter in the System Sizes section.
The values range from 25% up to 250% of the normal size.
4. Click Apply.
For all tracks in a layout
1. Open the Score Settings–Layout page.
2. Change the Size parameter.
The values range from 25% up to 250% of the normal size.
3. Click Apply.
All staves will now get the desired size. Staves that have
individual size settings (see above) will still be proportion-
ally smaller/larger.
This setting is part of the layout and can for example be
used when printing a full score slightly smaller than the
parts for each instrument.
Hiding/showing objects
“Any” object on a page can be hidden, including notes,
rests, symbols, clefs, bar lines, even entire staves. You can
make a page totally blank this way (well, actually, one staff
has to remain shown). Applications can be found below.
Hiding
To hide items proceed as follows:
1. Select all the items you want to hide.
2. Select “Hide/Show” from the Score menu or click on
the “H” (Hide) button on the extended toolbar.
• Notes can also be hidden by selecting them, clicking
the “i” button on the extended toolbar and ticking the Hide
Note check box in the Set Note Info dialog (see “Other
note details” on page 545).
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If the Hide option in the display filter bar is activated,
hidden objects are shown in grey so that they are still
visible and you can select them.