Formatting panel

You can hide/show the Formatting panel when Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox in any of the following ways:

• Press Ctrl/Cmd-7.

• Click the disclosure arrow on the left edge of the main window.

• Choose Window > Show Left Panel.

The Formatting panel contains the following sections:

Format Music Frames

The Format Music Frames section allows you to change how the music in the layout currently open in the music area is arranged into frames.

Insert Frame Break

Forces music from the selected item onwards onto the next frame, which is often on the next page. This allows you to control what music appears on each page.

Lock Frame

Fixes the formatting of the selected frames, even if you change the formatting of surrounding frames.

Make into Frame

Forces all music between the selected items into the same frame. You can use this option to force music onto a single page.

Format Systems

The Format Systems section allows you to change how the music in the layout currently open in the music area is arranged into systems.

Insert System Break

Forces music from the selected item onwards onto the next system. Depending on your staff size and other settings, this may mean the music is forced onto the next page.

Lock System

Fixes the formatting of the selected systems, even if you change the formatting of surrounding musical material and other systems.

Make into System

Forces all music between the selected items into the same system.

Bracketing

The Bracketing section allows you to change how the staves in the layout currently open in the music area are bracketed and braced together, and change which staves are joined by barlines.

Insert bracket

Joins the staves on which you have selected items with a bracket. By default, this also causes barlines to be drawn across the bracketed group.

Insert sub-bracket

Joins the staves on which you have selected items with a sub-bracket.

Note

The selected staves must be within a bracket.

Insert sub-sub-bracket

Joins the staves on which you have selected items with a sub-sub-bracket.

Note

The selected staves must be within a bracket and sub-bracket.

Insert brace

Joins the staves on which you have selected items with a brace.

Note

Staves cannot be joined by both a brace and a sub-bracket or sub-sub-bracket simultaneously.

Change barline joins

Joins the barlines across the staves on which you have selected items.