Changing the font used for figured bass project-wide
By default, figured bass is drawn in a bold, Arabic font that is similar in appearance to the numbers in time signatures. You can change the font used for all figured bass figures project-wide; for example, if you prefer to show figured bass in a plain font.
Procedure
- Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
- In the category list, click Figured Bass.
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In the Design section, choose one of the following options for Figured bass appearance:
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Bold font
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Plain font
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Optional: If you chose Plain font, choose Always use accidentals for Appearance of raised or lowered figures in the Accidentals section.
The plain figured bass font can only show raised/lowered figures using accidentals as it does not contain glyphs for the alternative appearances of figured bass accidentals.
- Click Apply, then Close.
Result
The font style used for figured bass project-wide is changed.
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You can edit different aspects of the font styles used for figured bass in the Edit Font Styles dialog.
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Bold figured bass figures use Figured Bass Font.
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Plain figured bass figures use Figured Bass Text Font.
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Tasto solo indications use the Figured Bass Tasto Solo paragraph style.
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You can edit the appearance of individual bold figures in the Edit Music Symbol dialog.