User manual

771
Staff settings
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
- How to make staff settings.
- How to work with staff presets.
Staff settings
Below follows a run-through of all staff settings, more detailed information about the
ones already described and references to other places in the manual for some
options.
The Staff page has four tabs – here, the Main tab is selected.
Making settings
1. Open the Score Settings and select the Staff page.
2. With the dialog open, make the desired staff active.
Click anywhere in a staff to make it active, or use the up and down arrow keys to
step from staff to staff.
3. Select the desired tab and make all necessary settings.
The settings for regular staves are found on the Main and Options tab, the
Polyphonic tab contains settings for split systems and polyphonic voices while the
Tablature tab lets you set up tablature scores.
4. When you have made the desired settings, click Apply.
Ö If the “Apply closes Property Windows” option is activated in the Preferences dialog
(Scores–Editing page), clicking Apply also closes the dialog.