Backward Repeat Bar Assignment
How to get there
- Choose the Repeat tool
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- Click a measure, then double-click one of the two middle graphic repeat icons (both of which are backward repeat barlines). Or, if a backward repeat barline is already in the score, double-click its handle.
What it does
The two middle graphic repeat barline icons (the Backward Repeat and the Backward Repeat with Bracket) aren’t just for display; they can also be defined to affect the playback of your piece. The way in which PrintMusic performs this repeat and the measure to which it repeats are determined in this dialog box.
- Play Section __ Time(s). This box lets you specify how many times during playback PrintMusic should reach the repeat barline (how high it should “count”) before moving on.
- Target; Nearest Forward Repeat • Measure #. This popup menu allows you to assign a target for the selected repeat bar (i.e. the point to which the music will jump upon reaching this backward repeat bar). Choose Nearest Forward Repeat to instruct PrintMusic to scan the document backwards until it finds the nearest forward repeat bar. Choose Measure # to specify a measure number manually. Note that a repeat barline doesn’t necessarily direct the playback backward—the playback can be defined to jump to a later measure.
- OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press RETURN) to confirm the settings you’ve made in this dialog box and place the repeat sign in the score (if it wasn’t there already). Click Cancel to tell PrintMusic to ignore any changes you made in this dialog box and return you to the score, and no repeat sign is placed.
