Changing when initial page numbers are shown

You can change when initial page numbers are shown for each layout independently of other layouts. For example, you can show page numbers on every page in the score but hide page numbers on the first page in the parts.

Note

To show page numbers, there must be a text frame containing the page number token on the page. The default master page formats for first pages do not contain text frames containing page number tokens, so you must add these if you want to show page numbers on first pages in your project that use the default master page formats.

Procedure

  1. In Setup mode, choose Setup > Layout Options.

    The Layout Options dialog opens.

  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change when initial page numbers are shown in one of the following ways:

    • Click Select All.

    • Click Select All Full Score Layouts.

    • Click Select All Part Layouts.

    • Click Select All Custom Score Layouts.

    • Ctrl/Cmd-click individual layouts.

    • Shift-click adjacent layouts.

    By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog.

  3. Select Page Setup from the Category menu.
  4. In the Initial Page Number section, select one of the following options from the Visibility menu:

    • Always shown

    • Always hidden

    • Not on first page

  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The visibility of page numbers is changed project-wide in the selected layouts.

Tip

You can change settings for other layouts before closing the dialog.