Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 410)

410 Chapter 15 Score Editor
Song Settings for Score Display
There are six pages of score settings in the Song Settings dialog box. You can switch
between these and the other Song Settings dialog box pages directly, by using the
pop-up menu on the page. In addition to the methods mentioned below, you can also
select these pages in the global Options > Settings > menu.
These settings affect the whole song (in all Instrument Sets). They are saved with the
song file, allowing each song to have different settings.
Note: In most cases, values of “zero” are not displayed in these settings. Zero values are
denoted by an empty parameter box.
Importing All Score Settings
Select Options > Import Settings in the Score window. In the resulting dialog box,
activate Score Settings only, and click on Import. This imports all Score Settings relevant
to the score display (the settings of these six pages) of another song, into the current
song.
If another song file is already open during this procedure, it’s Song Settings (score only)
will be imported. If no other song is open, a file selector box will appear, allowing you
to select the song that contains the Score Settings you want to import.
Global Format
Global Format settings define page margins, spacing between notes, slanting of beams
and format settings.
This window can be opened by:
• Layout > Global Format…
• Key command Settings: Global Format
• Double-click on the page margins in Page Edit view
Note: Distance values can be displayed in inches or centimeters. To switch between
these options, just click on one of the unit depictions.
Settings that affect the general page layout (margins, for example) can be set
independently for a part or the full score. This is indicated by the two input boxes. This
allows you to print out single voices with a page layout that differs from the full score.
The settings in detail:
Top/Bottom/Left/Right Margin
These values show the margin distances to the outer border of the printable area on
the page. A “Top Margin 0.0 inches” value means that printing will start as close to the
top of the paper as the selected printer driver will allow. This means that the size of the
printable area can be different with various printers, although the difference should be
minimal.