User guide

Chapter 33 Working With Notation 813
The following sections describe the settings in detail.
Top, Bottom, Left, and Right Margin
These values show the margin distances to the outer border of the printable area on
the page. A “Top Margin 0.0 inches” value means that printing will start as close to the
top of the paper as the selected printer driver will allow. This also means that the size of
the printable area can vary between printers, although the difference should be
minimal.
Margins are only visible in Page Print view, where they are displayed as orange lines on
the screen. These lines are not printed. It is also possible to change them directly in the
score, by dragging them with the Pointer or Layout tool.
Add Bracket Space
Creates additional space between the left margin line and the beginning of staffs, for
braces and brackets. If this option is deactivated, staffs will be aligned directly along
the left margin line.
Alternating Margins
If activated, the left and right page margin settings will be swapped on every second
page. This can be useful if a score is going to be bound as a book: the inner margin
usually needs to be a little bigger than the outer one. It’s possible that the opposite
might be preferable, in cases where extra space is needed for remarks that may be
added to the score at a later date.
Header Space
Defines the height reserved for headers, between the top margin of the first page, and
the top margin of the first staff on the page (as per the assigned staff style).
Note: Text objects inserted directly into this area automatically become global text
elements (see “Working With Global Text” on page 747), and are displayed as headers in
all score sets (full scores and parts).
This value can also be changed directly in the score, by dragging the purple line above
the first staff.
Line Distance
Defines additional vertical distance between staff systems (single, multiple, or
bracketed staffs can constitute a system) on the same page. It applies to full scores, as
well as single staff parts.