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Hiding/Showing staff labels
You can show full or abbreviated instrument names in staff labels, or hide all staff labels entirely,
in each layout independently. The rst system in each ow and all subsequent systems can have
different staff label lengths.
By default, full staff labels are shown on the rst system of each ow and abbreviated staff labels
are shown on subsequent systems in full score layouts. In part layouts, staff labels are not shown
on any systems.
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 staff labels.
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 Staves and Systems in the page list.
4. In the Staff Labels section, select one of the following options from the Staff labels on rst
system menu:
Full
Abbreviated
None
5. Select one of the following options from the Staff labels on subsequent systems menu:
Full
Abbreviated
None
6. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
Staff labels are hidden/shown on the corresponding staves in the selected layouts.
None hides staff labels.
Full and Abbreviated show staff labels using the corresponding instrument name length.
TIP
These settings apply to each ow in the layout, not the project as a whole. If, for example,
you want to show full staff labels on the rst system in the rst ow in your project, but want
to show abbreviated staff labels on the rst systems of all subsequent ows, we recommend
choosing the setting appropriate for the most ows in the layout, then changing the length
of staff labels at other positions as required.
You can change both full and short instrument names in the Edit Instrument Names dialog.
RELATED LINKS
Instrument names in staff labels on page 794
Changing instrument names on page 139
Edit Instrument Names dialog on page 136
Staff labels
Hiding/Showing staff labels
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