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Changing the horizontal justication of nal systems
You can change whether the nal systems of ows always ll the width of frames or only do so
above a certain fullness threshold in each layout independently. By default in
Dorico SE, the nal
systems of ows only justify to the full width of the frame when they are more than half full.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the justication of the
nal systems in ows.
By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog.
You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, Shift -clicking
adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd -clicking individual layouts.
3. Click Note Spacing in the page list.
4. Change the justication of nal systems in ows in one of the following ways:
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If you always want the nal systems in ows to justify fully, deactivate Only justify nal
system in ow when more than [n]% full.
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If you want to change the minimum fullness of nal systems before they justify, change
the value for Only justify nal system in ow when more than [n]% full.
5. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The automatic justication of the nal systems in ows in the selected layouts is changed.
TIP
You can also change the width of individual systems independently of your default settings by
changing their start/end positions.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the rst system indent on page 807
Fixing the number of bars per system on page 345
Staff size
Staff size refers to the distance between the top and bottom lines of staves, and can be
expressed as a point size or in another supported unit of measurement, such as millimeters. For
individual staves, you can use a scale size of the default staff size in the layout. The most
appropriate staff size depends on the intended purpose of the layout.
For example, full orchestral scores that are quite dense need a much smaller staff size than
individual parts, which require large enough notes so that performers can read them easily.
Staves can overlap and the music can become illegible if the staff size is too large in dense
scores.
In Dorico SE, you can set the staff size using the rastral size and the space size, depending on
which measurement is more appropriate for the selected layouts.
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Rastral size is the size of the full staff, measured from the bottom line to the top line.
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Space size is the distance between two staff lines.
When changing the staff size of each layout in Layout Options, we recommend that you use one
of the preset rastral sizes, as these are based on traditional and generally accepted staff sizes
that are all widely used in music engraving.
Layout and formatting
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