Moving the view in the music area

You can move the view in the music area to show different parts of layouts. For example, you can scroll through a layout to view each page in sequence.

Procedure

  • Move the view in any of the following ways:
    • To move the view upwards/downwards, scroll upwards/downwards on a mouse wheel or swipe upwards/downwards on a touchpad.

    • To move the view to the right/left, Shift-scroll upwards/downwards on a mouse wheel or swipe to the right/left on a touchpad.

    • To navigate to the next page, press End (horizontal page arrangements) or Page Down (vertical page arrangements).

    • To navigate to the previous page, press Home (horizontal page arrangements) or Page Up (vertical page arrangements).

    • To navigate to the first page, press Ctrl/Cmd-Home.

    • To navigate to the last page, press Ctrl/Cmd-End.

    • In the status bar, click Hand Tool , then click and drag in any empty space within the page boundaries in the music area.

      The mouse pointer changes into a hand symbol during the move.

Result

The view in the music area is moved.

Tip
  • You change the maximum overscroll amount, that is, how far beyond the edges of pages you can move the view, on the General page in Preferences.

  • You can assign a key command for Center Selection on the Key Commands page in Preferences. This command automatically brings the selection into view.