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Changing the placement of bar numbers relative to the staff
You can change the side of the staff on which bar numbers appear for each layout
independently. For example, bar numbers can appear below the staff in full score layouts but
above the staff in individual 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 bar number
placement in one of the following ways:
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Click Select All.
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Click Select All Full Score Layouts.
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Click Select All Part Layouts.
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Click Select All Custom Score Layouts.
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Ctrl/Cmd-click individual layouts.
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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 Placement subsection, choose one of the following options for Placement relative
to staff:
● Above
● Below
5. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The placement of bar numbers relative to the staff is changed in the selected layouts.
Hiding bar numbers at time signatures shown at system object
positions
You can choose to hide bar numbers at the same rhythmic position as time signatures shown at
system object positions, as the resulting collision can be dicult to resolve in a visually clear way
when bar numbers are centered on barlines.
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 hide bar numbers at time
signatures shown at system object positions in one of the following ways:
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Click Select All.
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Click Select All Full Score Layouts.
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Click Select All Part Layouts.
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Click Select All Custom Score Layouts.
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Ctrl/Cmd-click individual layouts.
●
Shift-click adjacent layouts.
3. Click Bar Numbers in the page list.
Bar numbers
Positions of bar numbers
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