Changing the position of instrument transpositions in full staff labels

You can change the position of instrument transpositions in staff labels. They can be shown before/after instrument names in each layout independently of other layouts.

Procedure

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

    The Layout Options dialog opens.

  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts whose instrument transposition position you want to change 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 Staves and Systems from the Category menu.
  4. Choose one of the following options for Position of instrument pitch in full staff labels:
    • Start

    • End

  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The position of instrument transpositions relative to instrument names in staff labels is changed project-wide in the selected layouts.

Tip

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