Changes to the appearance of bar numbers

You can change the appearance of bar numbers in the following places:

• On the Bar Numbers page in Setup > Layout Options.

• On the Bar Numbers page in Engrave > Engraving Options.

• In the Edit Font Styles dialog.

Layout Options

On the Bar Numbers page in Layout Options, you can change the following aspects of the appearance and position of bar numbers:

• Bar number frequency

• Placement above/below the staff

• Distance from the staff and from other objects

• Horizontal position

• Enclosure type

• Hiding/Showing bar numbers at rehearsal marks

• Hiding/Showing the first bar number when bar numbers are shown every bar

You can change options for bar numbers for each instrument layout and full score layouts independently of each other within the dialog. For example, you can show bar numbers every bar in full score layouts but only at the start of each system in part layouts.

You can open Layout Options in any of the following ways:

• Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L in any mode.

• Choose Setup > Layout Options in Setup mode.

• Click Layout Options at the bottom of the Layouts panel in Setup mode.

  

• Right-click an instrumental part or a full score in the Layouts panel and choose Layout Options from the context menu.

Engraving Options

On the Bar Numbers page in Engraving Options you can change the case of letters in subordinate bar numbers and the thickness and padding values for bar number enclosures.

This affects all layouts that show bar numbers in enclosures.

You can open Engraving Options in any of the following ways:

• Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E in any mode.

• Choose Engrave > Engraving Options in Engrave mode.

Edit Font Styles dialog

You can change different aspects of the bar number font style, such as their font size, in the Edit Font Styles dialog.

• You can open the Edit Font Styles dialog in Engrave mode by choosing Engrave > Font Styles.