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System spacing tabs

Last updated: 07/30/2024

You can change spacing between systems and staves including staff line width on a one-to-one basis or by applying changes globally. There are several methods and strategies you can use to make sure your finished score is attractive and properly laid out. Let’s look at some of the tools available …

Vertical Spacing tabs
Part name/Abbreviation tab
System indent tab (left)
System indent tab (right)
Spacing dialog
 
With Properties Tool activated (from the Note Editor toolbar or by hitting the Esc key), position your cursor inside a staff or system and right-click. Select Staff/Line Spacing from the Score Properties menu.
Important info for Piano
Score Header vertical spacing tab. (If one was created with ☰ EDIT > Score Header)
System header spacing tab
Staff spacing tab
Staff line distance tab

How it works …

Managing line, staff and system spacing

As soon as your cursor is located on a staff line or system, several spacing tabs along the vertical and horizontal ruler will appear. These tabs control only the active staff line and system. But as you will see, changes made to one system can be applied to some or all other staff lines and systems in the score.

Important info for Piano

 

Apply spacing changes made in one system to all systems

Changes to line, staff and system distances made on one staff can be applied to all or some of the remaining staves in the score.

Animation (0:49) - Apply spacing changes made in one system to all systems
Important info for Piano
Animation (0:43) - Apply spacing changes made in one system to all systems
Important info for Piano
1
Make your changes to a single staff line in the ENF view using the spacing tabs as described above.
2
Position your cursor inside the staff you wish to use as a spacing template and right-click (or chose ☰ EDIT > Score Properties). In the Score Properties menu, select Staff/Line Spacing.
3
If necessary, manually change Top distance, Bottom distance and Line distance values in the appropriate spin boxes.
4
To apply changes globally or to successive pages, click into the Copy settings to pull-down menu and choose All Systems or Next Systems.
4
Push Copy to apply the change.

NOTE…

If you’re not satisfied with how the changes look, hit Undo .

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