Changing the location of repeat counts

You can change the location of individual repeat counts relative to the repeated section, independently of your project-wide setting. For example, if you want to show some repeat counts at the start of repeated sections or hide some repeat counts entirely. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

  • Repeats are included in playback.

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. Select the end repeat barlines or repeat counts whose count location you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Count location in the Time Signatures group.
  3. Select one of the following options from the menu:
    • Start

    • End

    • Neither

    • Both

Result

The location of the selected repeat counts is changed. Repeat counts shown at the start of repeated sections are left-aligned with the start repeat barlines that correspond to the selected end repeat barlines.

If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

You can change the default location of all repeat counts project-wide in Engraving Options > Repeat Markers > Repeat Count.

Example

Figure 1. Both
Figure 2. Neither