Changing the staff size in layouts

You can change the staff size project-wide for each layout in your project. For example, you can have a small staff size in full score layouts but a larger staff size in part layouts.

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

   The Layout Options dialog opens.

2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts whose staff size 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 Page Setup from the Category menu.
4. In the Space Size section, select one of the following values from the Rastral size menu:

   • Size 0 (9.2 mm)

   • Size 1 (7.9 mm)

   • Size 2 (7.4 mm)

   • Size 3 (7.0 mm)

   • Size 4 (6.5 mm)

   • Size 5 (6.0 mm)

   • Size 6 (5.5 mm)

   • Size 7 (4.8 mm)

   • Size 8 (3.7 mm)

   • Custom

     Note

     If you select Custom, you can set a custom value in the Space size field, expressed in millimeters. You can change the value in the value field in any of the following ways:

     • Enter a value into the value field.

     • Click the arrows beside the value field.

     You can also set a Custom value by changing the value when any Rastral size is selected.

5. Optional: Repeat steps 2 to 4 for other layouts.
6. Click Apply, then Close.