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Notation reference
Time signatures
Time signatures indicate the meter of music, and apply to all bars from where they first appear until a subsequent change of time signature. Meter describes the rhythmic pulse of music, and its division into beats and bars.
Cautionary time signatures
When a time signature change occurs at a system break, either in the score or in a part, the new time signature is shown at the end of the first system as well as at the start of the new system.
Hiding/Showing cautionary time signatures
You can hide/show cautionary time signatures shown at the ends of systems when time signature changes occur at system breaks. For example, to save horizontal space when using additive time signatures. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Hiding/Showing cautionary time signatures

You can hide/show cautionary time signatures shown at the ends of systems when time signature changes occur at system breaks. For example, to save horizontal space when using additive time signatures. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

Select the cautionary time signatures that you want to hide/show.
In the Properties panel, activate Cautionary at end of system in the Time Signatures group.
Choose one of the following options:
- Hide
- Show

Result

The selected cautionary time signatures are hidden/shown at the ends of systems. This does not affect time signatures shown at the start of systems.

If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.