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Positions of bar numbers
You can change the default positions of all bar numbers project-wide on the Bar Numbers page
in Layout Options.
NOTE
Bar numbers can only be shown at one position per system. You cannot show bar numbers
above/below multiple staves in a single system.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the horizontal position of bar numbers on page 393
Changing the distance between bar numbers and the staff/other objects on page 393
Changing the placement of bar numbers relative to the staff on page 395
Changing the horizontal position of bar numbers
You can change the horizontal position of bar numbers in each layout independently. For
example, you can have bar numbers centered in the middle of bars in full score layouts but
centered on barlines in part layouts.
PROCEDURE
1. In Setup mode, choose Setup > Layout Options.
The Layout Options dialog opens.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the horizontal position
of bar numbers in one of the following ways:
● Click Select All.
● Click Select All Full Score Layouts.
● Click Select All Part Layouts.
● Click Select All Custom Score Layouts.
● Ctrl/Cmd-click individual layouts.
● Shift-click adjacent layouts.
By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the
dialog.
3. Click Bar Numbers in the page list.
4. In the Horizontal Position subsection, choose one of the following options for Horizontal
position:
● Centered on barline
●
Centered on bar
5. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
Centered on barline shows bar numbers above barlines, at the top left of the bar.
Centered on bar shows bar numbers above the staff, in the middle of the bar.
Changing the distance between bar numbers and the staff/other
objects
You can change the minimum distance between bar numbers and the staff, and set a separate
value for the distance between bar numbers and other objects, in each layout independently. For
Bar numbers
Positions of bar numbers
393