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Notation reference
Bar numbers
Bar numbers provide crucial reference points in music and make the chronological sequence of music clear. By providing a unique number for each bar, they enable accurate references to specific parts of pieces and allow players to co-ordinate themselves easily in rehearsals and concerts.
Positions of bar numbers
Bar numbers are typically shown at the start of each system, above the staff, and aligned with the initial barline.
Changing the horizontal position of bar numbers
You can change the horizontal position of bar numbers in each layout independently. For example, you can have bar numbers centered in the middle of bars in full score layouts but centered on barlines in part layouts.

Changing the horizontal position of bar numbers

You can change the horizontal position of bar numbers in each layout independently. For example, you can have bar numbers centered in the middle of bars in full score layouts but centered on barlines in part layouts.

Procedure

Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the horizontal position of bar numbers.

By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, clicking and dragging across multiple layouts, Shift-clicking adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual layouts.
In the category list, click Bar Numbers.
In the Horizontal Position subsection, choose one of the following options for Horizontal position:
- To show bar numbers above barlines, at the top left of the bar, choose Centered on barline.
- To show bar numbers above the staff, in the middle of the bar, choose Centered on bar.
Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The horizontal position of bar numbers is changed in the selected layouts.