Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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Moving bar lines
The following operations can be made using the regular Object Se-
lection tool or the Graphic Move tool, it doesn’t matter.
Moving a bar Line
If you drag a bar line to the left or right, the surrounding measures are 
adjusted proportionally.
Moving bar lines on all staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] when dragging a bar line, all bar lines 
below the one you drag will be moved accordingly.
Moving a single bar line...

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Making indents on several lines
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the first or last bar line in a 
system, all following systems will get the same indent. If you want all 
lines on all pages to be indented in the same way, hold down [Alt]/
[Option] and drag the appropriate bar line on the first system of the 
score.
The last bar line in the piece
Cubase SX attempts to move the last bar line and space the bars on 
the last line in a...

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Dragging staves
The following operations can be made using the regular Object Se-
lection tool or the Graphic Move tool, it doesn’t matter. However, 
dragging staves can only be done in Page Mode.
Adding space between two grand staves
1.Locate the first staff in the lower of the two systems you wish to 
spread apart.
2.Click just to the left of the first bar line and keep the mouse button 
down. The entire staff is selected.
3.Drag downwards...

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Setting the same distance between all grand staves
1.Hold down the [Alt]/[Option] key.
2.Drag the first staff of the second system, until you have the correct 
distance between this and the first system.
3.Release the mouse button and the [Alt]/[Option] key.
All systems will now be the same distance apart as the one you dragged and that 
above it.
❐This operation affects the system you drag and all following systems.
Setting the distance...

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Setting the same distance between staves in several systems
1.Hold down the [Alt]/[Option] key.
2.Drag the desired staff as described above.
3.Release the mouse button and [Alt]/[Option] key.
The corresponding staves in all following systems are moved accordingly.
Moving one staff only
You may wish to move one staff without affecting any other staff in any 
way:
1.Hold down the [Ctrl]/[Command] key.
2.Drag any staff as described above.
Moving...

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Adding brackets and braces
Brackets and braces (curly brackets) are added in the Layout Settings 
dialog. The settings you make are specific for the current layout, 
meaning you can have different brackets or braces set up for different 
track configurations.
1.Pull down the Scores menu and select “Setup” from the Layout Set-
tings submenu.
In the track list, you will find columns for braces ( { ) and brackets ( [ ).
2.Click in one of the...

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Auto Layout
This item on the Scores menu brings up a submenu with nine options. 
Selecting one of these makes the program “walk through” the score 
and make adjustments to measure widths, staff distances etc. auto-
matically. Exactly which parts and properties of the score are affected 
depends on which option you select and the result depends on the 
settings you make in the Auto Layout dialog, as described below.
❐The automatic layout...

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The Auto Layout dialog
The Auto Layout dialog contains settings that affect the result of the 
Auto Layout functions. 
•The dialog appears when you use the Bars and Staves or Optimize All 
functions (or click the Auto Layout icon on the score toolbar).
To make settings for the other Auto Layout functions, select Bars and Staves, make 
the desired settings and click Cancel. Often you can set up these settings as desired, 
once and for all.
The...

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Move bars
This option looks at the currently active grand staff, and attempts to 
adjust the measure widths, so that all notes and symbols get as much 
room as possible. The number of bars on the staff is not affected.
•You can perform this function for several staves in one go, by drag-
ging a selection rectangle over their left edges, and then selecting 
Move Bars.
•You can also perform the Move Bars function by selecting the staff 
and...

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•If you activate the option “Auto Layout: Don’t hide first staff” in the 
Preferences–Scores dialog, staves in the very first grand staff will not 
be hidden, even if they are empty.
This is useful for example if you are creating an orchestra score, and want to show the 
complete “layout” of the orchestra on the first page of the score, without hiding anything.
Bars and Staves
This is a combination of Move All Bars and Move Staves, plus...