Bar Number Properties
The Properties tab for bar numbers in the right zone of the Score Editor allows you to make settings for the bar numbers in your score.
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To open the Properties tab for bar numbers in the right zone, select a bar number in the score display.
Bar Numbers Section
The following options affect the selected element:
- Bar Offset
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Specifies by how many bars the bar number is offset.
Project Settings Section
The options in the Project Settings section in the right zone affect the entire project.
- Show every
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Allows you to set how often bar numbers are shown above the bars.
- First Bar Number to Barline
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Shows the bar number on the first bar of each staff.
- Show Range with Multi-Bar Rests
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Shows the bar number for a multi-bar rest as a range.
- Below Barlines
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Shows bar numbers below the staff rather than above the staff.
- Auto Space
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Automatically adjusts the vertical position of the bar numbers depending on the contents of the bars.
Font Settings Section
The options in the Font Settings section in the right zone affect the entire project.
In the Text section, the following options are available:
- Font Set
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Allows you to create and edit text attribute sets for the appearance of text.
Attribute sets are available in the text sections of the Score Settings dialog.
- Font
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Allows you to specify the font for the text.
NoteThe Steinberg fonts are special fonts that Cubase uses. They are not suited for common text.
- Font Size
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Sets the size of the text.
- Bold
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Allows you to show the text in bold.
- Italic
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Allows you to show the text in italics.
- Underline
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Allows you to show the text underlined.
Font Options Section
The options in the Font Options section in the right zone affect the entire project.
- Frame
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Allows you to encase the text in a rectangular or oval frame.
- Melisma Style
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Allows you to specify whether the melisma line is dotted or solid.
Melisma lines are shown when you add a text symbol and you drag the handle at the right edge of the text block to the right. This can be used for specifying duration or for indicating lyrics sung over several syllables, for example.
- Melisma End
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Allows you to specify how the melisma line ends.
- Positioning
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Allows you to select which side of the text block is used for calculating its position.
This has an effect in situations where that text block is moved by the Auto Layout function.
- Alignment
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Allows you to specify the alignment of the text.
These options are only valid for texts with more than one line.