Reference Guide
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Staff View Print Configure dialog
Display
The Display fields in the Staff Layout View dialog box enable you to choose a variety of display
options for the Staff view:
• Whether you want rests to be beamed together with the notes that occur on the same beat (Beam
Rests check box).
• Whether the staff view will display sustain pedal events (Show Pedal Events check box).
• Whether you want chord grids displayed above chord symbols (Show Chord Grids check box).
• What fonts you want for any text, track names, or numbers in the Staff view (Set Font pop-up
menu).
Staff properties (clef, split point)
In the Staff properties section of the Staff View Layout dialog box, you can select the type of clef
you want to display in the Staff view. If you select Treble/Bass the Split option becomes active,
allowing you to set the boundary note between the treble and bass clefs
Tablature settings
The Staff View Layout dialog box creates tablature settings for a whole track at a time. To modify
tablature for selected parts of a track, select part of a track and use the Regenerate TAB command.
In the Staff View Layout dialog box you can choose a preset style of tablature by choosing from the
Preset pop-up menu, or you can define your own style by clicking the Define button in the Staff
View Layout dialog box to open the Tablature Settings dialog box.
See also:
Staff View Layout dialog
The Staff View
Basic Musical Editing
Chords and Marks
Tablature Settings
Staff View Print Configure dialog
When you use the File > Print Preview command, the Print Preview window appears. In the Print
Preview window is the Configure button. Click the Configure button to open the Staff View Print
Configure dialog box, which has the Rastral Size field that you control rastral size with.
Rastral size is the vertical distance between the lines of each staff. Each rastral size has a number
and is used by publishers for a specific genre of musical composition
To change the rastral size, pick a new rastral size from the drop-down menu and click OK.
For more information, see: