Margins

Margins determine the spacing around music on pages, such as on all four edges of each page and above/below flow headings.

Two pages of music with margins labelled

In Dorico SE, there are the following types of margins:

  1. Page margins

    The gaps between the four edges of pages and the boundary of the content on them. For example, systems that are horizontally justified span the full width of pages between the left and right page margins. You cannot position frames beyond the page margins.

  2. Music frame margins

    The gaps at the top and bottom of music frames. Also known as “music frame padding”.

    • Top music frame margins set the gap between the top edges of music frames and the top staff line of the highest staff in the frame.

    • Bottom music frame margins set the gap between the bottom edges of music frames and the bottom staff line of the lowest staff in the frame.

  3. Flow heading margins

    The gaps above and below flow headings. When flow headings are positioned at the top of music frames, the flow heading bottom margin sets the gap at the top of the music frame, rather than the music frame margin.

    • Flow heading top margins set the gap between the top of flow headings and the bottom staff line of the preceding flow, if applicable.

    • Flow heading bottom margins set the gap between the bottom of flow headings and the top staff line of the next flow.

Note

Notes and notations above the highest staff and below the lowest staff extend into margins.