Moving individual staves/systems vertically

You can change the spacing of individual staves by changing the vertical position of individual staves and systems independently of your project-wide settings.

1. In the Formatting panel, activate Staff Spacing.
   Note

   When using the mouse, you can only move one staff/system at a time.

2. Select one of the following on each staff/system you want to move vertically:

   • Staff spacing handle

     

   • System spacing handle

     

   Tip

   You can switch between having a staff or system spacing handle selected by pressing Tab.

3. Move the selected staves/systems in any of the following ways:

   • Press Alt-Up Arrow to move them upwards.

   • Press Alt-Down Arrow to move them downwards.

     Tip

     If you want to move handles by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Up Arrow.

   • Click and drag a single staff/system spacing handle upwards/downwards.

Example

Figure: Staff spacing handles at their default positions

Figure: The second staff has been moved upwards