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Notation reference
Divisi
Divisi is when players split, or divide, in order to play multiple lines of music, commonly for a limited passage, before returning to play together, or tutti. Divisi passages can be notated with all lines on a single staff or across multiple staves.
Divisi change labels
Divisi change labels identify the divisions on each divisi staff. They are particularly useful when divisi changes occur partway through systems and the precise division of the section would otherwise be ambiguous.
Editing divisi change labels
You can show custom text in individual divisi change labels shown above staves. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains. This does not affect the content of staff labels on divisi staves.

Editing divisi change labels

You can show custom text in individual divisi change labels shown above staves. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains. This does not affect the content of staff labels on divisi staves.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the divisi change labels you want to edit.
In the Properties panel, activate Custom text in the Divisi group.
Enter the text you want into the value field.
Press Return.

Result

The text shown in the selected divisi change labels is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Tip

You can change the default unison indication for both divisi change and player labels on the Condensing page in Engraving Options.