Hiding/Showing system dividers

You can change the circumstances in which system dividers are shown, including specifying the minimum number of players required to show them, in each layout independently. For example, if you only want to show system dividers between systems that contain different numbers of staves.

Procedure

  1. Open Layout Options in any of the following ways:

    • Press Cmd-Shift-L.

    • In the toolbar, click Application Menu Application Menu button and choose Layout Options.

  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to show system dividers.

    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 or by clicking and dragging across multiple layouts.

  3. Click Staves and Systems in the category list.
  4. In the System Dividers section, choose one of the following options for Show system dividers:

    • To hide all system dividers, choose Never.

    • To show system dividers only between systems containing different numbers of staves, When number of staves differs.

    • To show system dividers when layouts contain more than a set number of players, choose When minimum number of players present.

  5. Optional: If you selected When minimum number of players present, change the value for Minimum number of players.
  6. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

System dividers are hidden or shown in the selected layouts.