Hiding/Showing bar number enclosures

You can optionally show bar numbers in either a rectangular or circular enclosure in each layout independently; for example, if you want bar numbers to appear with rectangle enclosures in the full score layout, so the conductor can easily see them, but with no enclosures in part layouts, where pages tend to be less busy.

Bar numbers in enclosures automatically erase their backgrounds.

Procedure

1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts in which you want to change the bar number enclosure type.

   By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, clicking and dragging across multiple layouts, Shift-clicking adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual layouts.

3. In the category list, click Bar Numbers.
4. In the Appearance subsection, choose one of the following options for Enclosure type:

   • None

   • Rectangle

   • Circle

5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The enclosure type of all bar numbers in the selected layouts is changed. The size and shape of enclosures depends on their padding values and the bar number font size.

Tip

You can change the line thickness, size, and padding values for all bar number enclosures project-wide on the Bar Numbers page in Engraving Options.

Example