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Staff settings
Display Transpose
This is used when preparing parts for instruments that are
not scored at the actual concert key. For example, if you
want the note C3 to be played by an alto sax, you have to
score it as an A3 – nine semitones up. Luckily, the Display
Transpose setting takes care of this for you:
• Use the pop-up menu to select the instrument for which
you’re scoring.
• If the pop-up menu does not list your instrument, you can
set the desired transposition with the Semitones value field.
Ö The Display Transpose setting does not affect play-
back or the actual pitch of the notes – it only changes how
they are displayed and printed.
You can also insert Display Transpose changes anywhere
in the score, by inserting a key change symbol and using
the Transpose setting in the Edit Key/Clef dialog (see
“Display Transpose in the Edit Key dialog” on page 503).
• On the Score Settings–Project page (“Chord Symbols”
subpage), deactivate the option “Use Display Transpose”
if you do not want the chord symbols to be affected by the
Display Transpose setting (see “Chord Symbols” on page
579).
• You can disable Display Transpose by clicking on the
button “Disable Display Transpose” in the toolbar of the
Score Editor.
For more information, see “Transposing instruments” on
page 503.
The Options tab
Clicking the Options tab in the dialog brings up another
page with additional settings. Below follows a brief de-
scription of these, with references to more detailed expla-
nations.
Switches
Option Description
Flat Beams Activate this when you want the beams over notes to be
flat (as opposed to slanted). See “Beam appearance and
slant settings” on page 548.
No Beams Activate this when you do not want any beaming at all on
the staff (for example for vocal scoring). See “Turning be-
aming on/off” on page 545.
Beam
Subgroups
Use this when you want sixteenth notes displayed under
a beam to be divided into groups of four notes. See
“Handling beam groups” on page 548.
Without and with Beam Subgroups.
16th
Subgroups
Use this when you want even smaller subgroups of six-
teenth notes. This setting has no effect if Beam Sub-
groups is deactivated.
As above, but with 16th Subgroups activated.