Editing Staff Names

You can set up staff names in the Score Settings dialog.

Procedure

  1. Select Scores > Settings.
  2. Open the Layout tab, and in the Staff Names section, activate Show Staff Names.
  3. Click Apply.

    The name of the track is shown as staff name in the score.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Open the Main tab on the Staff tab, in the Staff Names section, enter a new name in the Long and Short value fields, and click Apply.

    • Double-click the staff name in the score, in the Edit Staff Name dialog, enter a new name in the Long and Short value fields, and click OK.

Result

The edited staff names are shown in the score.

After Completing This Task

To show your staff names to the left of the staves instead of above them, activate Show Staff Names to Left of Staff on the Project tab (Notation Style page) in the Staff Names category of the Score Settings dialog. To fine-tune the vertical and horizontal position of staff names, use the options in the Score Settings dialog (Project–Spacings page).