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Page Layout tool

This tool lets you define the page layout for your file, including the page size, size of the page margins, and the positioning of the systems on each page. The Page Layout menu appears (and you switch to Page View, if you're not already there) when you Choose the Page Layout tool. This menu contains a command for optimizing systems (hiding empty staves within each system to produce a more compact and readable full score), another for grouping measures on a line, so that you can specify the number of measures you want on each line of music, and submenus for editing staff system and page margins. For full instructions, see Page layout, Page size, Systems, Margins, and so on.

Contextual menus

Contextual menus are reached by right/CONTROL-clicking on the handle of an object or within a system. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.

System margin handles
Menu item	What it does
Edit System Margins	Displays the Edit System Margins dialog box

Page margin handles
Menu item	What it does
Adjust Current Page Only	Adjustments only affect the current page margins
Edit Page Margins	Displays the Edit Page Margins dialog box