Printing Parts

• Jul 10, 2024 - 22:36

I am printing the score in landscape mode, but want the parts in portrait mode. What is the easiest way to print the parts?

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SteveBlower

• Jul 11, 2024 - 01:06

You can format parts independently of the score and (if you wish) of each other.

Try this.

Format you score how you want it.
Open all the parts (from the parts button)
View one of the opened parts.
Go to Format>Page Settings
Select portrait orientation
Click Apply to all parts

See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/score-size-and-spacing#page-settings

And see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/parts

davery5872

• Jul 11, 2024 - 03:17

A couple of questions. Some of these parts are percussion parts with several different instruments. While these parts are labeled Perc 1, Perc 2, etc - the individual part lists one of the instruments on the part. For example, Perc 1 has a sus cym, bass drum and xylo part and the individual part says xylophone on it, rather than perc 1.

Question 2 - when I get the above problem solved select the portrait mode for all parts, do I have to print each part separately? Or can I just click on print and all the parts will print?

SteveBlower

• Jul 11, 2024 - 11:07

See the second link in my first reply - particularly this bit https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/parts#creating-custom-parts - a single part can include one or several instruments.
Yes you have to print each part separately if you are printing from within Musescore. However, I find it more convenient to first export to pdf and then print that using Adobe as it gives more control over the output (printing as a booklet, for example). When you export to pdf you have the option of creating separate pdfs for each part or of combining all the parts in a single file. The latter seems to be what you want. It also has the advantage of producing a pdf version which you can reprint later on or send to someone else to print.

See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/file-export