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example, you can position bar numbers further from the staff/other objects in full score layouts
than 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 minimum distance
of bar numbers from the staff 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.
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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. Optional: In the Placement subsection, change the value for Minimum distance from
staff in any of the following ways:
● Enter a value into the value eld.
● Click the arrows beside the value eld.
The default value is 2 spaces.
5. Optional: In the Placement subsection, change the value for Minimum distance from
other objects in any of the following ways:
● Enter a value into the value eld.
● Click the arrows beside the value eld.
The default value is 3/4 of a space.
6. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
If you increase the values, bar numbers are positioned further away from the staff and/or other
objects, either above or below the staff depending on your setting for Placement relative to
staff. If you decrease the values, bar numbers are positioned closer to the staff and/or other
objects.
NOTE
These options affect the minimum distance between bar numbers and the staff and other
objects, so bar numbers might be positioned further away than this to avoid collisions.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the placement of bar numbers relative to the staff on page 395
Bar numbers
Positions of bar numbers
394