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RESULT

Bar numbers in the selected layouts are shown within your selected enclosure type. The size

of the enclosure is relative to the font size of the bar numbers, but the size and shape of the

enclosure are also determined by your padding values.

EXAMPLE

Bar number with no enclosure Bar number with a rectangle

enclosure

Bar number with a circle enclosure

RELATED LINKS

Layout Options dialog on page 90

Hiding/Showing bar number ranges on multi-bar rests

You can hide/show bar number ranges on multi-bar rests, for example, so it is clear in part

layouts which bars the player does not play. Multi-bar rests can include bar repeat regions, if you

have chosen to consolidate bar repeat regions as well as empty bars into multi-bar rests.

PROCEDURE

1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.

2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to hide/show bar number ranges on

multi-bar rests.

By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog.

You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, Shift -clicking

adjacent layouts, and

Ctrl/Cmd -clicking individual layouts.

3. Click Bar Numbers in the category list.

4. In the Showing and Hiding subsection, activate/deactivate Show ranges of bar numbers

under multi-bar rests and consolidated bar repeats.

5. Click Apply, then Close.

RESULT

Bar number ranges are shown beneath multi-bar rests and consolidated bar repeats in the

selected layouts when the option is activated, and hidden when it is deactivated.