User manual

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The basics
Setting clef, key, and time signature
On the Staff page of the Score Settings dialog
1. Make the desired staff active, open the Score Settings dialog and select the Staff
page.
The Clef/Key section on the Staff page
2. Use the right scrollbar in the Clef/Key section to select the desired key.
3. Click Apply.
Ö You can select other staves in the score and make settings for these, without having
to close the Score Settings dialog.
Setting the key for a split system
If you have a split system with two staves (see “Split (piano) staves” on page 766 and
“Strategies: How many voices do I need?” on page 783) you can set different keys for
the upper and lower staff.
1. Click in the system to make one of its staves the active staff.
2. Open the Score Settings dialog on the Staff page.
3. Set a key for the upper staff.
This automatically sets the lower staff to the same key.
4. If you need to set a different key for the lower staff, activate the “Lower Staff”
checkbox and set a key for this.
Setting a local key
You can also set a different key for the selected staff only. This is useful for
instruments like oboe and English horn that change display transpose and therefore
also the key.
Proceed as follows:
1. Make the desired staff active, open the Score Settings dialog and select the Staff
page.
2. Activate the “Local Keys” option on the Main subpage in the Clef/Key section.
Ö This option is only available if “Key Changes for entire Project” is activated in the
Score Settings dialog, on the Project–Notation Style subpage (Keys category).
3. Use the scrollbar to the right to set the desired key.
4. Click Apply to set the selected key for the staff.