Measure width
OK, I have the whole score laid out and it looks good, with the measures adjusting automatically to a width of an inch and a half or so, then WHAM: I get one that stretches across the whole page for no apparent reason. I tried dragging the bar line: nope. I tried using the brackets { } : uh-uh. (Maybe I just don't know exactly how to do that.) Swearing doesn't work either. Ideas?
Comments
Reduce Format > Page settings > Scaling > Staff space a little
I'd bet you have a system break on that measure (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/breaks-and-spacers). Select it and delete it.
In reply to I'd bet you have a system… by jeetee
Once again, jeetee, you have ridden to my rescue. The offending measures were indeed marked with system breaks. Thank you very much. I still wish there was a way to squeeze individual measures down a little. I'll keep looking.
In reply to Once again, jeetee, you have… by ccabell463
There is, the commands in Format / Stretch, or the shortcuts "{" and "}".