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If you want to change the information shown at the tops of pages, that is, the title and running
header text that you cannot select, we recommend that you do so in the Project Info dialog to
avoid master page overrides. The big title at the top of the rst page is the project title, and the
running header on subsequent pages uses the ow title for the top ow on that page.
RELATED LINKS
Layout Options dialog on page 90
Applying master page sets to layouts on page 370
Master page sets
In Dorico Elements, master pages are provided as parts of master page sets. Master page sets
group master page formats together, so there is a master page for all possible situations in your
project.
New projects contain the following master page sets by default:
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Default Full Score: Used for full score and custom score layouts by default.
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Default Part: Used for part layouts by default.
The default master page sets contain master pages for rst (First) and subsequent (Default)
pages.
Master page sets also contain ow headings that allow you to show ow titles above the start
of each
ow automatically, including when they start on the same page as a previous ow. The
default master page sets each contain a single ow heading.
The default master page sets are applied automatically to the appropriate layouts in each new
project. You can apply different master page sets to each layout independently.
RELATED LINKS
Flow headings on page 364
Applying master page sets to layouts on page 370
Flow headings
Flow headings allow you to show the titles of ows immediately above their rst system
automatically. They function like templates, in much the same way as master pages, allowing
the same ow heading formatting to be applied to multiple ows in different layouts.
Flow headings exist as part of master page sets. By default, Dorico Elements provides one ow
heading in each master page set, which contains tokens to display the ow number and ow
title; in a new project, this appears as “1. Flow 1”. This is used automatically for all ow headings.
In
Dorico Elements, you cannot edit ow headings or create new ones; this is only available in
Dorico Pro.
Flow headings are automatically inserted above the rst system of the ow to which they apply,
meaning they do not have a xed vertical position on the page like other frames and follow
the music if it moves. They also occupy vertical space within music frames.
You can change the
margins for the space above and below ow headings.
Layout and formatting
Flow headings
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12