Edit Instrument Names dialog

• You can open the Edit Instrument Names dialog in Setup mode by clicking the arrow in an instrument label in the Players panel and choosing Edit Names.

The Edit Instrument Names dialog includes the following options:

Singular full name

Allows you to set the name shown in staff labels whenever full instrument names are shown and the staff contains a single player.

Singular short name

Allows you to set the name shown in staff labels whenever short instrument names are shown and the staff contains a single player.

Plural full name

Allows you to set the name shown in staff labels whenever full instrument names are shown and the staff contains multiple players.

Plural short name

Allows you to set the name shown in staff labels whenever short instrument names are shown and the staff contains multiple players.

Show transposition

Allows you to choose when the transposition is shown in the instrument name for the selected instrument. It is common to see the transposition included in the name of transposing instruments, such as Clarinet in B♭.

You can choose when the transposition is shown from the following options:

• Always

• Follow Layout Options

• Never

Save as default for instrument

Activating the checkbox saves your changes in the dialog as the default for any new instruments of that type that you add to the project.