User guide

804 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Printing the Score
This section covers the display options available when readying a score for printing,
and also concentrates on a number of global layout facilities that will help you to get
the score (and your sheet music) looking just right.
Preparing the Score Layout for Printing
This (and the following) section outlines a number of changes you can make to the
overall score layout. These primarily involve display customizations, and use of the
Score project settings or preferences. Full details on all “Project Settings for Score
Display” on page 811, and “Score Preferences” on page 832.
Using Page View
You should use Page view for layout work, when preparing for printing. In Page view,
Logic Express automatically displays as many facing pages as possible, dependent on
the size of the Score Editor window and current zoom level.
To switch to Page view:
m Choose View > Page view in the Score Editor (or use the corresponding key command).
m Click on the Page View button in the Score Editor’s upper left corner.
You should use linear view for editing, as screen redraws are much faster, especially on
slower computers.
You can jump directly to any page, using the View > Go to Page menu item (or
corresponding key command), when working in Page view mode. The playhead is
automatically set to the beginning of the selected page, unless the sequencer is
running when you choose the command. In this situation, Catch mode will be turned
off.
Additional Page Display Options
The View > Page Display Options menu offers a number of additional settings that are
useful for printing or layout tasks.
 Print View: Print view shows the score as it will be printed. Print view can only be
activated when Page view is active.
 Show Margins: Displays page margins onscreen. These are not printed.
 Show Pages in Pairs: As the name suggests, this shows facing pages. This setting is
reliant on the zoom settings, and score scale.
 Show Page Rulers: Displays a horizontal and vertical ruler (in centimeters or inches)
that makes precise layout tasks easier.
Note: The yellow area on the screen represents the printable area (which also depends
on the printer being used), not the actual sheet of paper. The grayish yellow area
surrounding the page—in Print view—shows how the page will actually be printed.