
Right click a Section break and select Section Break Properties. In addition, the first end repeat barline in a section always sends the playback cursor to the beginning of the section, so a start repeat barline is optional. When you play back the score, the program adds a short pause between each section. If you change Time signature or Key signature at the beginning of the new section, there will be no courtesy signature at the end of the previous section. The same dialog can be used to change the numbering according to your preference. By default, the first measure of a section is numbered "1" (see image below), though like the first measure of the score itelf, the number is not displayed unless configured in the measure properties dialog. A section break could be used, for example, to divide a piece into separate movements.Įach section can have its own measure numbering independent of the rest of the score. Like a system break, it forces the next measure or frame to begin a new system, and can also be used in association with a page break if required. Section breakĪ Section break, as the name suggests, is used to create separate sections within a score. Select one or more breaks and press Del.Use the keyboard arrow buttons as described in Adjust position of text objects.Enter edit mode for the break in question.

Select a frame then double-click a palette break symbol.Drag a break from a palette onto a frame.To add a break to a frame, use one of the following options: Alternatively, drag a break symbol from a palette onto a measure.Note: If you select a measure range, the break will be applied before and after the selection. Double click a break symbol in a palette (toggle).Select any one of the following elements:.Using a palette symbolĪny break can be added from a workspace palette: Page break: Press Ctrl+ ↵ (Mac: Cmd+ ↵) (toggle).lyric syllable, chord symbol, staff text etc.) (as of version 2.2) A text element associated with a staff (e.g.Click on any one of the following elements:.To add a System (Line) break or a Page break only:

Add a break to a measureīreaks can be added using either (1) a keyboard shortcut or (2) a break symbol from a palette. (3) To split a measure, see Measure operations: Split and join. (2) To add (or remove) system breaks over all or part of the score, see Add/Remove system breaks. Notes: (1) Blue break symbols are visible on the screen, but do not appear on printouts. It can be combined with a page break if required.
