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Designing your score: additional techniques
Dragging staves
For the following operations, you can use the Object Se-
lection tool or the Layout tool.
Ö Note that dragging staves can only be done in Page
Mode.
Adding space between two grand staves
1. Locate the first staff in the lower of the two systems
you wish to spread apart.
2. Click just to the left of the first bar line and keep the
mouse button pressed.
The entire staff is selected.
3. Drag downwards until you have reached the desired
distance between the staves and release the mouse but-
ton.
Before…
…and after dragging the upper system.
Setting the same distance between all grand
staves
1. Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the first staff of the
second system, until you have reached the desired dis-
tance between this and the first system.
2. Release the mouse button and the [Alt]/[Option] key.
The distances between all the systems will be adjusted accordingly.
Setting the distance between staves within a
grand staff
1. Locate the lower staff in the grand staff you wish to
spread apart.
2. Click just to the left of its first bar line and keep the
mouse button pressed.
The entire staff gets selected.
3. Drag downwards or upwards and release the mouse
button.
The new distance is set for the two staves.
Setting the same distance between staves in
several systems
1. Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the desired staff as
described above.
2. Release the mouse button and the [Alt]/[Option] key.
The corresponding staves in all following systems are moved accordingly.
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This operation affects the system you drag and all
following systems.
Dragging the staves in a piano system apart.