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Notation reference
Numbered bar regions
Numbered bar regions allow you to show bar counts in specific regions without additional notations. This can help performers keep track of how many bars have passed when playing repetitive music.
Numbered bar region counts
Numbered bar region counts are numbers shown at regular intervals either above or below the staff, to help performers keep track of how many bars have passed.
Changing the numbered bar region count frequency
You can change how frequently counts are shown in individual numbered bar regions, independently of your project-wide setting; for example, if you want to show the count after eight bars in a single numbered bar region.

Changing the numbered bar region count frequency

You can change how frequently counts are shown in individual numbered bar regions, independently of your project-wide setting; for example, if you want to show the count after eight bars in a single numbered bar region.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the numbered bar regions whose count frequency you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate Count frequency in the Bar Repeat Regions group.
Change the value in the value field.

Result

The count frequency is changed for the selected numbered bar regions.

Tip

You can also change the default count frequency for all numbered bar regions project-wide in Engraving Options > Bar Repeats > Numbered Bar Regions.