changing measure lengths
How to force a change in a measure(s) length?
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See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/measure-operations#duration
Using Format→Stretch → Increase/Decrease Layout Stretch
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In reply to Using Format→Stretch →… by Shoichi
Another interpretation of the question...
Or https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/time-signatures
Or it's also possible you want to change whether a system is extended all the way to the right margin or not, in which case, you answer is, add a horizontal frame.
If you attach your score and describe in more detail what you are trying to do, we can understand and assist better.
In reply to Or it's also possible you… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, Thanks for your input. I'd like to combine measures 4,5,6 on one line. I can't seem to shorten the length of those measures. Any help is much appreciated. Dave Craft dacr@hotmail.com
In reply to Marc, Thanks for your input… by dave c
You have a very large staff size selected, and relatively narrow paper, so it's going to be a bit tricky to fit much more on a system. But since you already have the measure spacing turned down to the minimum in Format / Style / Measure, you can also try reducing other settings there. For instance, setting minimum note distance to 0 - potentially allows successive notes to physically touch - would help. The lyrics will prevent notes from physically touching, and they'll still be spaced by at least 0.25 sp as per Format / Style / Lyrics (you can turn that down too). You can also probably turn down note to barline distance since the lyrics are already providing more than enough space.