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780 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Creating a New Staff Style
In single view, you can create a new staff style by choosing New > Single Staff Style or
New > Dual Staff Style. The parameters of styles created this way are very basic, and
need to be edited (see below) to meet your requirements, in most cases.
The default name of styles created in this fashion is “*New Style”. A double-click on the
name box opens a text entry field, where any name can be typed in.
Creating New Staff Styles Based on Existing Ones
You’ll often need a new staff style that is almost identical to an existing one. In this
situation, just make a copy of the close style, and edit the copy.
To copy a staff style, do one of the following:
m Choose New > Duplicate Style in the Staff Style window’s single view.
m Click the arrow button next to the Staff Style window’s Name box, then choose
****DUPLICATE!**** in the pop-up menu.
∏ Tip: You can copy the current staff style, and assign it to a selected MIDI region in one
go: Select the desired MIDI region in the Score Editor, click the Style parameter in the
Display Parameter box, then choose the “****DUPLICATE!****” command in the Staff
Style pop-up menu.
Any of these methods will result in a new style—named after the staff style it is derived
from—with “*copied” appended to its name. This text can be edited in the name box of
the Staff Style window.