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Bar numbers
Bar numbers provide a crucial reference point for music that has multiple players, and make the
chronological sequence of the music clear. They indicate where players are in the piece, which
allows them to co-ordinate themselves easily in rehearsals and concerts.
Bar numbers can also be useful when preparing parts and scores, as you can use bar numbers
and rehearsal marks to help you quickly compare a part to the score and check the music is
correct.
In Dorico SE, bar numbers appear automatically, following the most common practice of showing
a bar number at the start of each system in all layouts by default. You can hide and show bar
numbers in each layout independently, including showing them at a
specied regular interval or
in every bar, which is frequently used in lm music scores.
TIP
The majority of options relating to bar numbers are on the Bar Numbers page in Setup >
Layout Options. This is because it is very common to display bar numbers differently in different
layouts, such as in every bar in full score layouts but only at the start of each system in part
layouts.
RELATED LINKS
Positions of bar numbers on page 503
Layout Options dialog on page 100
Hiding/Showing bar numbers
You can hide/show bar numbers in each layout independently, including showing them at
different frequencies. For example, you can show bar numbers every bar in full score layouts but
only at the start of each system in part layouts.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to hide/show bar numbers.
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 Bar Numbers in the page list.
4. In the Frequency subsection, choose one of the following options for Show bar numbers:
Every system
Every n bars
Every bar
None
5. Optional: If you chose Every n bars, set a custom frequency for bar numbers by changing
the value for
Interval.
6. Click Apply, then Close.
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Dorico SE 3.1.10