Hiding/Showing staff labels

You can show full or abbreviated instrument names in staff labels, or hide all staff labels entirely, in each layout independently. The first system in each flow and all subsequent systems can have different staff label lengths.

By default, full staff labels are shown on the first system of each flow and abbreviated staff labels are shown on subsequent systems in full score layouts. In part layouts, staff labels are not shown on any systems.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to hide/show staff labels.

    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, clicking and dragging across multiple layouts, Shift-clicking adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual layouts.

  3. In the category list, click Staves and Systems.
  4. In the Staff Labels section, choose one of the following options for Staff labels on first system:

    • Full

    • Abbreviated

    • None

  5. Choose one of the following options for Staff labels on subsequent systems:

    • Full

    • Abbreviated

    • None

  6. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

Staff labels are hidden/shown on the corresponding staves in the selected layouts.

  • None hides staff labels.

  • Full and Abbreviated show staff labels using the corresponding instrument name length.

Tip

These settings apply to each flow in the layout, not the project as a whole. If, for example, you want to show full staff labels on the first system in the first flow in your project, but want to show abbreviated staff labels on the first systems of all subsequent flows, we recommend choosing the setting appropriate for the most flows in the layout, then changing the length of staff labels at other positions as required.

After Completing This Task

  • You can change the full and short names for each instrument.

  • You can change whether staff labels show instrument or player names for each player in each layout independently.