how to set number of measures per line
I have not been able to set the number of measures per line after hours of trying. How is this done?
I have not been able to set the number of measures per line after hours of trying. How is this done?
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Edit / Tools / Add / Remove Line Breaks
Or just add line breaks manually if you don't want the same number on each line. See the Breaks & Spacers palette.
Note breaks only allow you to put *fewer* than the default number of measures on a line. If you want *more* than what will actually fit given your current settings, you will need to change something in your current settings - overall music size in Layout / Page Settings / Staff Space, or measure spacing in Style / General / Measure / Spacing, etc.
In reply to Or just add line breaks by Marc Sabatella
Everything in MY "Breaks and Spacers" pallette is grayed out. Having 12 measures per line and no obvious way to change it is driving me batty. I've tried the various tips on here, but none seem to apply to the latest (as of this writing) version. I have 3.3.4.9066 for Windows.
I'm taking your on line course; I hope I find the answer.
In reply to Everything in MYH "Breaks… by Large.Bear
Format/Add/Remove System Breaks
In reply to Everything in MYH "Breaks… by Large.Bear
Palette elements cannot be "greyed out" (means you cannot select them) by all means, they're always clickable. Breaks and spacers are grey themselves, if you do want to add one just drag & drop or double-click like any other palette element, they won't be visible on printed sheet music but you can view and edit them in the software.
In reply to Everything in MYH "Breaks… by Large.Bear
Indeed, breaks can be added normally from the palette. Although notes you’d only have 12 measures on a line if they are practically empty, and in that case, there’s nothing really wrong with that. Best to wait until you’re more or less done entering notes before trying to gauge things like this.
For more info on the various techniques involved in controlling this aspect of
Formatting, see the lessons on Page Layout in the course.
In reply to Everything in MYH "Breaks… by Large.Bear
It's greyed out because you are still in note entry mode. You need to get out of it to ungrey the option (Check to see if the N on the top left with all the note values quavers, crotchets, minims, etc. is activated. If it is you need to click it off)
Good god I'm having the same frustration. Why is this so difficult. There should be a short cut like control M allowing us to type the number of measures we want for the selected measure or full score.
Page settings are super complicated.
In reply to Good god I'm having the same… by tmreynolds
Nothing to do with page settings
Adding a system break is dead easy: in the measure just hit return.
If you want system breaks every x measures use the tool listed above
In reply to Nothing to do with page… by Jojo-Schmitz
In the MS 3.6.1 menu that tool is now found in:
Format > Add/Remove System Breaks... > Break systems every n measures
In reply to In the MS 3.6.1 menu that… by DanielR
Ever since MuseScore 3.0 actually
In reply to Ever since MuseScore 3.0… by Jojo-Schmitz
OMG, for how long I have used this program I have not seen that option (albeit it's right there in the menu). [insert face-palm emoji]
Okay (perhaps this isn't the right place for this, but) can I make a request for the next update? Can there be an added button to the dialogue box that is like the ones on Page Settings and Style: APPLY TO ALL PARTS ?
Actually, just found this: https://musescore.org/en/node/281303 which I just commented on to move it up... :-)
In reply to OMG, for how long I have… by amilardovic
There is already a plugin for that, just see Download / Plugins in the menu above.
In reply to OMG, for how long I have… by amilardovic
Guess you mean #281303: Add "Apply to SELECT parts" button for system breaks ;-)
See https://musescore.org/en/project/export-layout-breaks-parts
In reply to In the MS 3.6.1 menu that… by DanielR
Perfect, magnifico. This worked for me! 3 measures per line, just as the original print.
In reply to In the MS 3.6.1 menu that… by DanielR
Excellent, thanks! Format > Add/Remove System Breaks... > Break systems every n measures
In reply to Good god I'm having the same… by tmreynolds
If you continue to have difficulty, please attach your score and describe what you are trying to do in more detail.
But indeed, adding system breaks is dead simple, just as in a word processor, just hit Enter to add a break wherever you want. Unlike a word processor, there is also Add/Remove System Breaks to automatically add them every X bars.
But - again like a word processor - if you want more measures per system than actually fit given your current settings - page size, staff size, measure spacing, minimum note distance - there is no getting around the laws of physics there. You'll have to change one or more of those settings. Again, if you attach your score, we can assist better.
In reply to Good god I'm having the same… by tmreynolds
Bet you use Finale, so miss the Ctrl + m. Having the same issue and driving me crazy now with my score layout.
In reply to Bet you use Finale, so miss… by nathanpianopr
What have Rehearsal Marks got to do with it?
In reply to Bet you use Finale, so miss… by nathanpianopr
Feel free to attach a score you are having trouble with and explain what you re trying to do. Assuming you aren't trying to make your notes so close to gether they physically overlap - MuseScore doesn't support that - anything else should be easily possible already using the methods described.
In reply to Feel free to attach a score… by Marc Sabatella
I am in the same boat as the OP here - Long time Finale user (2001....), and in many cases you want to increase the number of bars per line. You may just disagree with the automated spacing the program has decided on, or perhaps you have other overriding considerations. Here is an example I am currently working on. In the screenshot, you can see that I have a single movement that almost fits on a single page, but for two bars that end up on the next page. This is incredibly inconvenient for performance, and it would clearly be beneficial to make two of those previous lines that have 3, 4, or 5 measures per line to just have a single added measure. Finale makes this essentially trivial - something like Ctrl-M with the measures highlighted.
Musescore may not support "physically overlapping notes", but it should be possible to tell the program to override minimum settings for a particular line (in my specific case, I have a ton of space in the last measure of the second to last line, and the two measures I want to add are also very full of space. So I would like the second to last line to contain 4 measures, and the last line to also contain four measure. Bam, problem solved).
In reply to I am in the same boat as the… by cduston
With "Reduce stretch" you can get the job done here. Just select a ange of measures (maybe starting withthe first) including the last measure of that section and press { once.
In reply to With "Reduce stretch" you… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks - this is a good solution.
In reply to I am in the same boat as the… by cduston
Delete the page break, select them all, and press { twice
Then the part fits onto 3 pages
In reply to I am in the same boat as the… by cduston
Scaling?
In reply to Scaling? by Shoichi
That of course is also an option
In reply to Scaling? by Shoichi
Could you explain this? Just saying the word "scaling" does not help someone with a less-than-advanced knowledge of this program.
In reply to Could you explain this? Just… by cduston
See Format > Page settings