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4. In the System Objects section, activate the checkboxes for the instrument families above

which you want system objects to appear.

5. Optional: Activate Additionally show repeat endings below bottom staff.

6. Click Apply, then Close.

RESULT

System objects appear above the top staff in each bracketed group you select if a bracketed

group for that instrument family is included in the selected layouts. If you activate Additionally

show repeat endings below bottom staff, repeat endings additionally appear below the

bottom staff.

NOTE

System objects are only shown above instrument families that are bracketed or braced together.

You can change bracket grouping in each layout independently.

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System objects on page 805

System indents

System indents control the distance between the left page margin and the start of systems of

music. According to tradition, the rst system in part layouts is indented, but in modern use this

is not always necessary.

According to convention, coda sections at the start of new systems are also indented. Dorico SE

uses the same gap size before the start of codas whether they occur partway through systems or

at the start of a new system.

A violin part with the rst system indented

In Dorico SE, system indents automatically adjust to accommodate staff labels. For example, if a

system contains a staff label that is signicantly longer than the minimum system indent, Dorico

SE increases the indent on that system to ensure the staff label remains legible and is not cut off

on the left edge or collides with the music.

You can change both the minimum indent on systems with staff labels and the rst system

indent in each layout independently. You can also adjust the system indent at both the start and

end of individual systems, independently of your per-layout settings.