The Vertical Spacing page on the Layout tab of the Layout Settings dialog allows you to specify the vertical spacing of staves and systems in each layout.
To open the Vertical Spacing page, do one of the following:
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Select . Click Vertical Spacing.
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On the Score Editor toolbar, click the Layout field to open the Layouts pane, and click Settings. In the Layout Settings dialog, click Layout, and then Vertical Spacing.
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On the Visibility tab of the Score Editor, click Settings. In the Layout Settings dialog, click Layout, and then Vertical Spacing.
The following pages are available:
Ideal Gaps
Contains multiple scenarios that allow you to set the gap that you want to allow between staves and systems in the corresponding context.
We recommend setting the ideal gaps to the minimum value acceptable to you. We also recommend setting vertical spacing options after you have finished inputting notes and items, as this allows you to consider the entire project when setting these options.
The options Staff to Staff, Staff Group to Staff, Staff to Staff Group, Staff Group to Staff Group, and Timecode Staff to Staff do not apply in pages that are automatically justified.
The options Braced Staff to Braced Staff and Braced Staff to Unbraced Staff always apply, including in pages that are automatically justified.
Minimum Gaps
Contains options for the minimum gaps that you want to allow for items in addition to the staff spacing gaps.
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Automatically Resolve Collisions Between Adjacent Staves and Systems
Automatically allows extra space between staves and systems to avoid collisions.
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Minimum Inter-Staff Gap with Content
Allows you to set the extra space that you want to allow between staves when items are present.
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Minimum Inter-System Gap with Content
Allows you to set the extra space that you want to allow between systems when items are present.
Vertical Justification
Contains options that allow you to control the frame fullness thresholds above which you want staves and/or systems to automatically justify vertically.
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Justify Distance Between Staves and Systems When Page Is at Least
When pages are filled above the set threshold, the staves and systems they contain are all automatically vertically justified, meaning they are evenly distributed to fill the height of the page. Pages filled below this threshold are not automatically justified; instead, staves follow your ideal gap settings. This can leave gaps between the bottom staff/system and the bottom of the page.
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Justify Staves When Page with Single System Is Above This Threshold
When activated, all the staves in a single system taller than the set threshold are vertically justified, which distributes them evenly to fill the height of the page.
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Justify Distance Only Between Systems When Page is At Least
When pages are filled above this threshold, only the distance between systems in the page is justified. Staves follow your per-layout ideal gap settings. This helps keep a clear distance between systems on very full pages.
Staff Visibility
Contains options allowing you to control when and which empty staves to hide in the layout.
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Hide Empty Staves
Allows you to control when empty staves are hidden. For example, it is common practice to show all staves in the first system, even if some of them are empty, but this is not always required.
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Allow Individual Staves of Multi-Staff Instruments to Be Hidden
Allows you to control whether individual empty staves belonging to multi-staff instruments can be hidden individually or all multi-staff instrument staves are always shown.