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Designing your score: additional techniques
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).
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 displayed.
• 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
want to edit.
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 be used when
printing a full score slightly smaller than the parts for each
instrument, for example.
Hiding/showing objects
Any object on a page can be hidden, including notes,
rests, symbols, clefs, bar lines, even entire staves.
This can be useful in the following situations:
Printing scales
If you want to create scale examples, enter the notes and
hide time signatures, bar lines and other unwanted objects.
A scale created with hidden bar lines, time signatures, etc.
Graphic notation
By hiding bar lines, you can produce graphic notation.
Hiding notes meant for playback only
If you have recorded your music, you may have added glis-
sandos, falls, etc. that sound fine but result in a lot of un-
necessary notes. You probably want to hide those notes
and insert the suitable symbols instead.
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 checkbox in the Set Note Info dialog (see “Other
note details” on page 544).
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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.