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Working with layouts
Creating a layout
Creating a layout
Layouts are created automatically when you open a new combination of tracks for
editing.
Each track may have been edited before, individually or together with other tracks, it
does not matter. What matters is that you open precisely these tracks. For example, to
create a layout for a string quartet, select parts on the corresponding tracks and press
[Ctrl]/[Command]-[R].
Opening a layout
The “Open Layout” command on the Scores menu opens a dialog listing all available
layouts for the Project.
• Select the desired layout in the list and click OK to open the tracks contained in
the layout in the Score Editor.
This is a quick way for opening several tracks in the Score Editor directly from the
Project window.
Layout operations
The Score Settings dialog contains a Layout page, where you can make settings for
the different layouts. To the left of the dialog, all existing layouts in the project are
listed (this is the same list as in the Open Layout dialog, see above). The layout
currently used is highlighted in the list.
Opening the tracks in a layout
To select another combination of tracks for editing, select the corresponding layout in
the list.
• You can keep the dialog open while you are editing, and use this function for
selecting which tracks to edit.
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The order of the tracks does not matter – you can reorder them in the Project window
without removing the layout. However, the spacing of the staves in the layout is related
to the order of the tracks.