Appearance of bar numbers

You can change the appearance, frequency, and position of bar numbers in each layout independently.

Layout Options

On the Bar Numbers page in Setup > Layout Options, you can change the following aspects of the appearance and position of bar numbers:

  • Paragraph style used for bar numbers in the selected layouts

  • Bar number frequency

  • Placement above/below the staff

  • Distance from the staff and from other objects

  • Horizontal position

  • Enclosure type

  • Hiding/Showing bar numbers at rehearsal marks

  • Hiding/Showing the first bar number when bar numbers are shown every bar

You can change options for bar numbers for each instrument layout and full score layouts independently of each other within the dialog. For example, you can use different paragraph styles for bar numbers in different layouts, and show bar numbers every bar in full score layouts but only at the start of each system in part layouts.