User manual

Table Of Contents

Copying property settings to other layouts/frame chains on page 395

Changing your preferred unit of measurement on page 45

Changing values in numeric value elds on page 150

Resetting the appearance of items on page 344

Resetting the position of items on page 344

Local vs. global properties

Properties can affect items only in the current layout and frame chain or in all layouts and frame

chains. This allows you to have the same items appear differently in different layouts, such as if

you want to show gradual dynamics as hairpins in part layouts but as

“cresc.” text in full score

layouts.

Local properties

Local properties are layout- and frame chain-specic. By default, changing local

properties for an item in one layout does not affect the same item in other layouts

or other frame chains.

You can force local properties to apply globally by changing the property scope in

the Properties panel to Globally before changing their setting. Local properties that

have been set globally appear with a bolder font in the Properties panel than local

properties that have been set locally. You can also show only local properties in the

Properties panel by using the property scope

lter.

NOTE

Changing local properties with the property scope set to Globally overrides any local

settings for those properties for the selected notes or items in other layouts.

Global properties

Global properties affect items in all layouts and frame chains, including new layouts

you subsequently create. They appear with a bolder font in the Properties panel than

local properties. You can also show only global properties in the Properties panel by

using the property scope

lter.