Fixing the number of systems per frame

You can define a fixed number of systems you want included in each music frame in each layout in your project. Because the default master pages have a single music frame per page, fixing the number of systems per frame usually fixes the number of systems per page.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to fix the number of systems per frame.

    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 Staves and Systems in the page list.
  4. In the Casting Off section, activate Fixed number of systems per frame.
  5. Change the number of systems you want in each frame by changing the value in the value field.
  6. Activate/Deactivate Scale number of systems by frame height.
  7. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The number of systems automatically contained in each music frame in the selected layouts is changed.

If you activated Scale number of systems by frame height, the number of systems contained in each frame is adjusted according to the size of the music frame.