How do I squeeze notes closer together?
For my student video clips, I want to reduce the width - notes closer together, and notes closer to the barlines => 
To clarify further, note locations can be moved by dragging with a mouse, one at a time. Is there a page setting that compresses all notes?
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Not page settongs (axcept for the Staff Space setting, which makes almost everything smaller/bigger), but there are several style settings, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/layout-and-formatting
I'm not sure what your goal is. In the picture you provided there would be no good reason to push the 1/4 notes closer together and have those only be the notes on that system.
In general there are three things you can adjust to help with this.
Note that as long as you have those 5 measures on a system, 1 will probably not have much affect. If your final goal were clearer I could give better advice.
In reply to I'm not sure what your goal… by mike320
I found a way to compress a line - add a note in the last measure, and drag that note to the right. This compresses all notes and measures. =>
![MuseSqueeze2.jpg]( "MuseSqueeze2.jpg")
In reply to I found a way to compress a… by bhs67
a horizontal frame should do the same a better
In reply to a horizontal frame should do… by Jojo-Schmitz
Absolutely! There's no better choice knowing the goal.
In reply to a horizontal frame should do… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, a horizontal frame works exactly the same! Is there a way to move the right edge with a mouse? Or move a note position with a mouse?
In reply to Yes, a horizontal frame… by bhs67
Well, not quite: it doesn't add clutter like your workaround does ;-)
In reply to Well, not quite: it doesn't… by Jojo-Schmitz
You are correct! Is there a way to move the right edge with a keyboard arrow? Or move a note position with a keyboard arrow
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In reply to You are correct! Is there a… by bhs67
Either works in edit mode, i.e. after a double-click
In reply to Either works in edit mode, i… by Jojo-Schmitz
This works. I could not find this in the manual. Thanks!
In reply to This works. I could not… by bhs67
What didn't you find in the handbook, frames or edit mode?
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/frames, esp. https://musescore.org/en/handbook/frames#edit-width-hf and https://musescore.org/en/handbook/edit-mode
In reply to What didn't you find in the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Moving a note with a keyboard arrow. Search for --- "move note keyboard arrow"--- "move note location" --- does not find anything. Search for --- "move note" --- does not find anything with moving note location.
In reply to Moving a note with a… by bhs67
Yeah, the handbook search leaves a lot to wish for. It is in there though. Just do yourself the favor and read the entire handbook at least once front to back
In reply to This works. I could not… by bhs67
This is a nice trick you can use with horizontal frames. The manual is designed to let you know what tools are available. If every trick that you can use each tool were included for the already 250 page manual it would grow to several times that size.
Our secret is that we know the tools. Sometimes someone asks for something we've never seen before and we apply the tools we know to the situation. In your case, we've see the question a few times. The How to... part of the website could be used more for explaining tricks like this.
In reply to This is a nice trick you can… by mike320
I understand. It would be nice if the measure spacing, relative to notes, would shrink too by resizing the horizontal frame. This is easier, than trial and error using Format => Style => measure.
In reply to I understand. It would be… by bhs67
The spacing is proportional based upon a rather complex algorithm. I know it will be different in 4.0 but I don't know exactly how.
In reply to The spacing is proportional… by mike320
What is the procedure to post this as a feature request?
In reply to What is the procedure to… by bhs67
You can add it to the issue tracker as an S5-Suggestion severity issue but it probably won't get fixed before 4.0. The estimated date for 3.6, which is the final 3.x release is the end of October. I would suggest that you see how this is implemented in 4.0 then revisit the issue if you still see a need for it. Putting it as a suggestion against 3.5 will likely get it lost in my opinion.