Changing the placement of bar numbers relative to the staff

You can change the side of the staff on which bar numbers appear for each layout independently. For example, bar numbers can appear below the staff in full score layouts but above the staff in individual part layouts.

1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the bar number placement.

   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, Shift-clicking adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual layouts.

3. Click Bar Numbers in the page list.
4. In the Placement subsection, choose one of the following options for Placement relative to staff:

   • Above

   • Below

5. Click Apply, then Close.