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Global text parameters, Working with automatic text objects – Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual

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Global Text Parameters

When a global text object is selected, the Event Parameter box contains some
additional parameters:

Pages
Defines the pages that the global text object will be displayed on. You can choose
between the following options:

 1: The text will only be displayed on the first page.
 2: The text will be displayed on all pages except the first one.
 Odd: The text will be displayed on all pages with odd numbers.
 Even: The text will be displayed on all pages with even numbers.
 All: The text will be displayed on all pages.

Zone
The margin area that the text belongs to/is associated with: You can choose between
Top, Header, Side, and Footer.

Align
Although alignments relating to bar positions are shown in the pop-up menu, they
cannot be selected here.

Working With Automatic Text Objects

The text group in the Part box contains four objects which represent names that are
automatically displayed, if inserted:

 REG (Region/Folder): Displays the name of the current display level. This can be a

MIDI region, a folder, or even the name of the project file (on the highest level).

 INSTR (Instrument): Displays the name of the currently displayed instrument or score

set (see “

Using Score Sets to Create Scores and Parts

” on page 762).

 SONG: Displays the name of the project file.
 DATE: Displays the current date (at the time of printout).