Changing the margins above/below flow headings

You can change the margins both above and below flow headings, which control the gap between the preceding flow and the flow heading, and the gap between the flow heading and the start of the next flow.

Prerequisite

Flow headings are shown in the layouts in which you want to change the margins above/below flow headings.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the margins above/below flow headings.

    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 Page Setup.
  4. In the Flows section, change the values for the following options, individually or together:

    • Flow heading top margin

    • Flow heading bottom margin

  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The margins above/below flow headings in the selected layouts are changed.

  • Flow heading top margin sets the gap between the top of flow headings and the end of the preceding flow.

  • Flow heading bottom margin sets the gap between the bottom of flow headings and the start of the next flow.

For example, when the bottom margin is set to 0, the bottom of the lowest frame in the flow heading aligns with the top staff line of the first system in the flow below the flow heading.

Note

  • If you want to change the margins above/below flow headings on individual pages, you can do this by inserting a flow heading change and changing the margins at the change.

  • If you want to move individual flow headings upwards/downwards, you can do this by moving the system handle of the first system of the flow to which the flow headings apply. You can also move the frames in flow headings individually, but this creates a page template override, preventing Dorico Pro from updating the page if, for example, you later edit the page template.

Example

Figure 1. Flow heading with default margins above/below
Figure 2. Flow heading with decreased margins above/below