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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.
Changing the system-relative placement of bar numbers
You can show bar numbers either above or below each system in each layout independently. For
example, bar numbers can appear below the system in full score layouts but above the system in
individual part layouts.
NOTE
This does not affect the placement of bar numbers shown above specic staves.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the bar number
placement.
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 Placement subsection, choose one of the following options for Placement relative to
system:
Show above top staff of system
Show below bottom staff of system
5. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The placement of bar numbers relative to the system 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.
Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2.
In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to hide bar numbers at time
signatures shown at system object positions.
Bar numbers
Positions of bar numbers
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