User Manual
3.12
Measures in Each System
One quick way to aect the readability of a score in your computer monitor or in a printout is to specify a default number
of measures you want to see in each system. The fewer measures in each system, the more space appears between notes,
rests, and bar lines.
1. Go to the Menu bar and select Score > Full Score Options>Page.
» The Options dialog box opens.
2. In the Measures per system drop-down list you decide how many measures will typically appear east-west for each
system on a page (in any page view other than Continuous). This is a default number that will be lower in number
when there are a large amount of spelled-out glissandos, 16th/32nd/64th/128th notes, German lyrics, or similar
size-busting score markings in one or more measures. With Automatic the software decides (based on font size,
page size, and current score markings) what the best number of measures is on a system-by-system basis.
3. When nished, click OK.
» The change is immediate. Remember: you can add/remove measures in each system (as space permits) by adding/
removing bar lines
System Breaks
One way to help visually separate one system from another (when you have more than one on a page) is to have the
software insert system-break marks throughout the score.
4. Go to the Menu bar and select Score > Full Score Options > More.
» The Options dialog box opens
5. In the System breaks drop-down list select either Don’t Show or Show.
6. When nished, click OK.
» The change is immediate.
◙ System-break mark between two systems.
Measures in Each System / System Breaks